Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked him to go to the shed and take all my kites away and burn them , which he duly did , in a hollow now called Kite Pyre Dell . |
| 2 | Oh I asked him to go to the insurance company and find out whether I 'm covered with them for having my aerial replaced and I wrote a letter asking if he could be empowered to sign the claim form for me |
| 3 | She did not fire when I asked her to go with the winner and faded right out in the last furlong , ’ said disappointed rider Frankie Dettori . |
| 4 | I asked her to look under the sinker plate , to see whether all the brushes and plastic gear were spinning freely . |
| 5 | This was the reason I asked you to return to the house of your childhood : because the places we have loved — or hated — as children remain in the mind as almost a structuring force . |
| 6 | A few months ago I asked you to write to the magazine with your queries about Silver machines , and suggestions for the subjects you 'd like me to write about . |
| 7 | ‘ You see , ’ I overheard her say through the half-closed door , ‘ I told you he could be useful . ’ |
| 8 | I realized she relied on the extra money . |
| 9 | ‘ 84 for 2 , Mr Beesley , ’ I would shout as I passed him snoozing in the sun beneath the gangling wisteria . |
| 10 | Erm I went in the mill to get some wood and noticed this young man and , I think I told you , I found him smoking in the , in the Porsche . |
| 11 | I found him sitting on the bench to the side of the house gazing out over Backyards . |
| 12 | I found her standing by the sink , which she was filling with hot water . |
| 13 | I found her lying among the Foinmen . " |
| 14 | But if I was going to have to disillusion the boy , I thought it kinder to do it personally than by letter , and I invited him to come to the studios to see the programme and have a drink . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't know no more , except that I helped him to hide in the hayloft . |
| 16 | My aunt , the last survivor of my mother 's family , had lost her sister the previous year , and I helped her to arrange for the sale of most of the contents of her house , and for her own establishment in a club . |
| 17 | I helped her prepare for the date , pressing her nicest blouse , lending her my best necklace and polishing her shoes . |
| 18 | Paul looks better , I seen him rushing down the road at great speed to catch the train , not looking as white as he was a few months ago . |
| 19 | ‘ I told her to go into the other room- and say she thought he was going to be in there . |
| 20 | I told him to surrender without the sugar . |
| 21 | I told it to come to the Vecchio Reccione in Leicester Square at 9.30 , then I rang the restaurant and made a booking , using my PKB Amex card to confirm it . |
| 22 | ‘ I told you to stay at the house . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I told you to keep to the centre of the track . ’ |
| 24 | I noted him working on the machinery while we were waiting to ascend . |
| 25 | I noticed her hanging around the bar , staring through its window , while I ate my fish and potatoes . |
| 26 | Erm I would like to formally second Mr because I followed a situation where the previous minister had baptised anyone and when I arrived I discussed with the session what our policy on baptism was and we concurred that we should follow the nineteen sixty three law but apply it under grace and with the spirit of God in mind and we had some very difficult situations when people said to me no I have no time for God in my life but I want you to baptise my baby . |
| 27 | I heard them talk about the ‘ good creature ’ who did these ‘ wonderful ’ things . |
| 28 | I heard them whispering to the other sailors several times , but I did not suspect what they were planning . |
| 29 | I left right , right , I ran off I jumped out the car because I heard them driving round the corner |
| 30 | Quite soon I heard them coming up the stairs . |