Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] i in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some candidates for overseas study told me in all honesty that the acquisition of consumer durables , the modern-day trappings of success , was the main motivation for their efforts , although they also hoped to help the ‘ motherland ’ in the process . |
| 2 | The President told me in person last night . |
| 3 | ‘ I have also been to the Guildhall , ’ he mournfully concluded ‘ The mayor told me in no uncertain terms how displeased His Grace the Regent Duke of Lancaster is at our lack of progress . |
| 4 | If there is any attempt to bypass me in this matter , you shall all know of it ! ’ |
| 5 | Grief hit me in its fullest force much later . |
| 6 | The pheromone experiment puts me in mind of the effects of sandalwood essence : people can sometimes have a specific anosmia to its aroma . |
| 7 | They made no attempt to molest me in any way , and after having hugged the post for about five minutes they went over to see if any of the Museums were open . |
| 8 | He showed that he understood Lisner 's thoughts and encouraged him in his dream ; Lisner wrote to me that ‘ John was excited about my plans … my enthusiasm stimulated him and his own infectious enthusiasm affected me in turn . ’ |
| 9 | This of course put me in the wrong . |
| 10 | When we were both ready mum dropped me in Ipswich , gave me some extra money for some food at lunchtime and some school shoes and went to her course . |
| 11 | ‘ That couple are not really married , ’ Peter M. told me in wondering tones . |
| 12 | ‘ Do Black Magic people in England attack you ? ’ a Roscommon chip shop boy asked me in awe . |
| 13 | ‘ Poetry places me in a very special position — as someone who in the end came to terms with society but not enough to be socially acceptable . ’ |
| 14 | Jenny , now happily married , cried when she heard her torturer was dead and said : ‘ I 'm relieved I will never again feel my stomach churn when a man with his silhouette passes me in the street ’ . |
| 15 | The chairman of the committee telephoned me in the late spring of 1976 to say that they were organising a series of public meetings at Wapping when the committee 's plans for the area would be disclosed to the local population for the purpose of hearing their comments and enquiries . |
| 16 | The question placed me in danger of a box over the ear from the broken-nosed physics master who , despite his pugnacious appearance , failed to keep order in any class . |
| 17 | The fireman put me in a car and drove me back home . |
| 18 | As he opens the door the lid snaps up and as he looks at me the social dimension locks me in its perspective . |
| 19 | , you are with us today and I assure you that all members of of Council join me in conveying our love , affection and good wishes to you . |
| 20 | The boy carried me in my travelling box , and put me down on the beach , while he looked for birds ' eggs among the rocks . |
| 21 | I also visited the scene of the crime at Ayr , and had several lunches and dinners with the diminutive , widowed but friendly Mr Ross ; while an interview with the horrible Waddell in a Glasgow pub left me in no doubt that he was his attacker . |
| 22 | ‘ Then let me tell you that you have no right to include me in your sordid games . |
| 23 | As the time approached for me to concentrate on my matriculation , I decided to offer Charlie the opportunity to buy out my share of the partnership and even arranged for a qualified accountant to replace me in order that they could take over the book-keeping . |
| 24 | The use of acrylic colours in my palette allows me in all aspects of landscape painting to correct and add light ; in fact it enables me to work more in the manner of an oil painter . |
| 25 | Mummy tell daddy to put me in the hall . |
| 26 | And the full awfulness of my landing hit me in a rush . |
| 27 | Yvonne Paul whose The Glamour Game ( W H Allen , £2.95 ) tells all about the Glamour Biz sent me in the blouse off her back , drenched in exotic perfume , as a ‘ thank-you ’ after I 'd interviewed her for the Daily Mail and mentioned how much I liked her get-up . |
| 28 | I remember the teacher showing me in school , as well , how to do it and I just , I ca n't remember |
| 29 | ‘ Got no business putting me in there . |
| 30 | Had my Pop passed me in the street , he would n't have recognised me . |