Example sentences of "i [verb] [pron] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Will I make you a hot drink ? ’ he suggested . |
| 2 | I made myself a nice profit out of it . |
| 3 | Then I made him a little tent to sleep in , but for a few weeks I always took my gun to bed with me . |
| 4 | well any way look , if I made you a thin bit of steel straight across the centre like that |
| 5 | I mean what a good idea you have a week off away from all the kids and then you have another couple days and call them training days . |
| 6 | fair point , its still er , I mean its a considerable number , I mean you can see why the insurance company 's are doing quite well , but your willing to put up with that as well for the , for the good points of a car , for the freedom that er , that cars give you and the safety someone has said , the individual safety as a woman , yes . |
| 7 | I realized what a marvellous actor he was when I saw him in this and only wished that he had n't relied so much on the funny voices and hidden behind the easier way out of doing the characters that he could do so easily — and it was easy for him . |
| 8 | It was only after we had left , and were returning home that I realised what a good feeling it was to have helped someone in pain . |
| 9 | ‘ It was then that I realised what a lovely person he was , ’ says Avril . |
| 10 | WHILE watching the Olympic boxing , I realised what a sensible idea it is for the amateur fighters to wear headguards to protect them from brain injuries . |
| 11 | Sheridan Lorrimore , who was sitting at a table apart from his parents , demanded I bring him a double Scotch at once . |
| 12 | Well I actually rang them up to say , why why are you taking my wages into consideration , I did n't break up this marriage , I met him a long time afterwards an I was told by a C S A agent or clerk or whatever , that my wedding was nonessential spending . |
| 13 | I make you a good lasagne . ’ |
| 14 | So , impressed by him , I got myself a bass guitar . |
| 15 | I got you a wee ball of your wool for your mittens . |
| 16 | ‘ I got it a little wrong , ’ says Eva . |
| 17 | Having worked on hanging committees , I realise what a difficult task the 14 Academy selection council members have . |
| 18 | I found myself a nice bit of grass with a backrest against a tree trunk and waited for the show to begin . |
| 19 | And so it went on in what was styled — even in the ranks — as the Baldwin Air Force , and it was in this environment that I found myself a mere fragment within a daily expanding Air Force . |
| 20 | So I found him a small house called Kirk o'Field , outside Edinburgh . |
| 21 | Actually , I found him a pleasant companion . |
| 22 | I found him a clean scarf to hold over his face . |
| 23 | She says she did the Byrd show ‘ because I found her a fascinating part of the underground scene in New York , and I felt somebody should expose her to a bigger market . |
| 24 | I 'm a comparative newcomer to this computer age that many people of my generation would rather try to ignore … but you really ca n't … and as an owner of a computer and an 8 year old , I found it a good read and picked up lots of new tips on home entertainment/education as well . |
| 25 | There with the Princess 's permission as the only journalist , I found it a fascinating insight into how Diana conducts a part of her life that has until now been comparatively secret . |
| 26 | I had been his guest in the air very briefly before when I was taken up to see Low Birk Hatt as a bird would see it , and I found it a thrilling experience , quite the best way to travel . |
| 27 | I found it an impressive programme and I hope it will not lead Mr Heseltine to conclude that chess sets are less harmful potentially than television sets . |
| 28 | And when I 'm talking to myself I say what a clever fellow you are ! |
| 29 | One night I promised myself a hot water bottle , a basket of marzipan fruits and a video . |
| 30 | ‘ I promised you a romantic walk — is this romantic enough ? ’ |