Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [vb past] me the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And you gave me the best ! ’ |
| 2 | I a lot , cos I remember erm when Claire was I got a really formal invitation to something and I asked Claire how you were supposed to reply and she told me the exact wording of how you should reply and I just looked at her I looked at her and I said I 'm not bloody writing that . |
| 3 | It was of course my mother , and she asked me the same questions as my neighbour . |
| 4 | And she gave me the immortal reply , ‘ No , I 'm Heather , but wo n't I do ? ’ |
| 5 | There was a slight delay as she read it and then her head slowly turned in my direction and she gave me the biggest grin I 'd ever seen . |
| 6 | Even so , I did meet one girl at Binbrook who had knitted a whole twin set from darning wool cut into short lengths , weaving all the ends together as she knitted ! — and she showed me the finished product to prove it . |
| 7 | ‘ One train a week and they told me the wrong day . |
| 8 | And they sold me The Last Boy Scout . |
| 9 | Not only was Pumblechook 's elbow in my eye , but I was n't allowed to speak , and they gave me the worst pieces of meat . |
| 10 | I paid the hostel owner three thousand intis for the last time and he handed me the neat slip , carefully signed and stamped twice : ‘ Hostal America PAGADO . ’ |
| 11 | A moment later , I spotted the young Mr Cardinal not far away , still standing on his own , and it struck me the young gentleman might be feeling somewhat overawed in the present company . |