Example sentences of "i [verb] [noun prp] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I upset George the other day
2 Supposedly , when I , when I told Nicola the other day that you reckon that I do n't do enough work , she says cor blimey she was shocked she was , shocked oh do it , do it as near to the microphone as you can mum
3 I think it would be better if I told Alan the bad news .
4 ‘ It would be better if I told Alan the bad news . ’
5 But I told Una the next morning when all of you left the house .
6 The doctor suggested I give Chris a cold drink or an ice cream , and bring him into hospital if he got worse .
7 I mean I give Bruce the biggest bit you know
8 I owe Laverne a great deal .
9 I tell Fairfax a great deal more than I had intended , but I believe our confidences are drawing us together .
10 I heard Talich a great deal .
11 I watched Dallas the other day and guess who was in it ?
12 I duly completed the essay on the rise and fall of The Criterion , and I sent Eliot the relevant copy of The Townsman .
13 And with that monumentally fate-tempting remark , I gave Posi the new course to follow , and settled back peacefully in my pouch-seat .
14 I gave Zuckerman a first draft of the book in 1984 .
15 I gave Ewen a chilly glance .
16 There was a Liberty-pattern tablecloth over it , and I bought Jamila a white vase in which there were always daffodils or roses .
17 Gentleman that I am , I offer Steve the first pitch .
18 That 's what I said Paul the first time
19 I left Plumford a long time ago . ’
20 I left Trieste the following morning for Mavhinje and the house of my Aunt Ema , whom I always remembered with real affection .
21 I left Dublin a long time after you … ’
22 ‘ All I know is that I left Freda a jolly-looking woman and when I came back she was altered .
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