Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The silence that enclosed me made me feel the world had come to an end , that the trees had not yet been informed but soon would be , and would fall on to the stone and thorn , the heather and the fern , skeletons to be picked over , not by vultures but by time . |
| 2 | ‘ Of course , why do you think I asked him to attend the opening of the store ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I asked him to get the UFO files opened . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I asked him to hand the letter to you . |
| 5 | Well I asked him to bring the dust bins in . |
| 6 | When I asked him to itemize the price , so I could add it up for myself , the total came to over £100 less than he 'd quoted for the bundle . |
| 7 | I asked her to clean the place and make our supper , ’ said Mother . |
| 8 | At this point a friend of mine appeared , whose house is nearby , so I asked her to call the vet and to bring me a couple of bandages to keep the flies off until the vet arrived . |
| 9 | I asked her to meet the press off the back of the BAC One-Eleven as it came to a stop in front of us . |
| 10 | ‘ I had the chance to go out when there were only four cars on the track , but I made them change the car which meant I went out in the busy section . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I made her face the truth , ’ he grated , laying Isabel down on a bench by the door . |
| 12 | A forward has a sixth sense and from an early stage I realised I had the corner back in my pocket . |
| 13 | ‘ I realised it lacked the ring of truth , ’ Silas said while regarding her intently . |
| 14 | Does the Prime Minister recall that , on 26 February 1991 , I met him to discuss the case of my constituent , John Hall , who is seriously ill with leukaemia , an illness contracted while he was serving on Christmas island ? |
| 15 | I expected you to produce the infant out of the basket . |
| 16 | I found him trying the window . ’ |
| 17 | I helped him put the frame back . |
| 18 | And Gee ( 1975 : 311 ) argues that whereas in I helped them carry the load " I take part in the carrying " , this is not necessarily implied by the sentence with to , where " I need not actually have done any carrying " , as shown by : ( 16a ) I helped them to carry the load by having my secretary get them a cart . |
| 19 | And Gee ( 1975 : 311 ) argues that whereas in I helped them carry the load " I take part in the carrying " , this is not necessarily implied by the sentence with to , where " I need not actually have done any carrying " , as shown by : ( 16a ) I helped them to carry the load by having my secretary get them a cart . |
| 20 | ( 16b ) * I helped them carry the load by having my secretary get them a cart . |
| 21 | ‘ I was only down here the once , you know , early on when I helped you clean the kiosk up . |
| 22 | I told her to throw the lot away . |
| 23 | ‘ I told her to get the supper ready . ’ |
| 24 | I told him to lock the car . |
| 25 | ‘ I told him to come the day before the operation , ’ she says ‘ I thought I 'd still be looking fairly reasonable then . ’ |
| 26 | Maurin began to speak but Durance prevented him , saying : ‘ At the time I believed I wanted the gun so I could intervene . |
| 27 | ‘ I noticed you admired the cathedral . |
| 28 | He 's aware of concern expressed by Parish Council and he 's going to see them and he will be very happy to come and er speak to us and answer any questions that we wish him to , so I advised him to contact the clerk to make arrangements . |
| 29 | So , ’ she drew herself up to her full height , her tight black dress clasping her full figure as though the material was pasted to her , ‘ so , ’ she repeated , ‘ I opened it to check the photograph and saw it was Ed Riverton 's . |
| 30 | I could not understand what he meant , and wanted to hear more about Céline , so I encouraged him to finish the story . |