Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pers pn] the [noun sg] [coord] " in BNC.

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1 And I said I said so I told her the registration and she gave me the room number but she said .
2 I told him the love and character evident in that sofa was worth at least £50 .
3 We never run out of conversation , although it knocked the wind out of his sails when I told him the news and he suggested I contact a faith-healer friend of his .
4 I showed him the photograph but he declared that the cottage had stood close to the road , nowhere near my site .
5 I handed her the drink and she smiled at me with all her splendid teeth and said , " Thank you .
6 I handed her the water and climbed back between the sheets .
7 I offered her the job and after Donald Wilson met her she joined us .
8 I gave them the afternoon and she said , Oh that was lovely Mrs .
9 She added : ‘ I gave them the bag and then they ran off .
10 I gave her the carrier and watched her jaunty backview disappear with it into the crowds , and I was more and more sure that what she was carrying was harmless .
11 I gave her the number and hung up feeling baulked of my escape , almost as if I 'd expected that the thing could be done now , tonight .
12 Then I gave him the slip and came to London . ’
13 I think I said it was a 6-iron or maybe a 7 , but I gave him the yardage and he hit his shot right at the hole .
14 I gave him the money and they told me to walk on and not look back because they would be following me .
15 But Mary was out so I gave him the letter and began to tell him about the trouble at home .
16 I gave him the booklet and I told him I 'd been doing it … oh , yes , and he 'd put it in as one of his objectives for this year .
17 I did n't give them my mouse , er , I gave 'em the mouse but no joy-stick .
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