Example sentences of "i [verb] [pron] [adv prt] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arrived at my chambers , I reviewed it over a pipe and the next day I wrote the first chapter . |
| 2 | ‘ Corsages were kept in a little drop of water , ’ Harry explained , ‘ but you ca n't plunge a bouquet in a drop of water , so I put them over a bowl of water supported by two canes . |
| 3 | ‘ Perhaps I put it on a bit , but that 's a bad house . ’ |
| 4 | Er well I left the stuffing cos I , I did n't think I 'd left it in long enough , I put it in a bit late and I thought we 'd leave the stuffing . |
| 5 | Shall I bring you up a tray , or will you come down ? ’ |
| 6 | Can I bring you up a cup of tea or something ? |
| 7 | I set you up a mini-orgy , a nice little threesome , and the minute it rocks a bit , nothing a mite of persuasion would n't put right , you start giving an address on the Greek verb ‘ to rub ’ . |
| 8 | I cooked it over a fire or dried it in the sun . |
| 9 | I kept them on a bit too long . |
| 10 | In fact I took her out a couple of times myself when I found that Angela was occupied with someone else . |
| 11 | I felt a bit sorry for 'im once , so I sent 'im over a bird but 'e were n't 'aving none of it . |
| 12 | I felt a bit sorry for 'im once , so I sent 'im over a bird but 'e were n't 'aving none of it . |
| 13 | I won it off a chap at poker . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ You know the answer to that , and so does Beryl now , though I wrapped it up a bit to save her having a fit on the spot . |