Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] i the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The card told me the rest . |
| 2 | The Brazilian agent saw me the next morning . |
| 3 | Her entry gave me the chance to ignore Ernest and present her with Victor 's note myself , which I did . |
| 4 | D.C.L. degree by Oxford University and the College gave me the honour of welcoming her with flowers ’ . |
| 5 | But I have never forgotten advice that my research adviser gave me the first time that I was pursuing a dead end : ‘ It is important to recognise when to quit . ’ |
| 6 | Recently my local baker told me the stoneground organic loaf I was buying would be the last . |
| 7 | Mum told me the facts of life when I was twelve . |
| 8 | The warden 's wife at the Beinn Eighe Nature Reserve told me the no doubt apocryphal tale of a traveller in Northern Canada laboriously taking down phonetic notes from an Inuit pointing to various landmarks in his territory . |
| 9 | ‘ As a newcomer to AEA the Strategic Options Exercise gave me the chance to focus on some fundamental issues about the way we manage our activities , ’ he told AEA Times . |
| 10 | The thought of the delicious lunch gave me the extra boost I needed to reach the summit . |
| 11 | My grandson asked me the other morning , when was I gon na die ? |
| 12 | I was probably asleep when the robot teacher told me the answer to that ! |
| 13 | My husband gave me the news that my father had died back in the village . |
| 14 | ‘ Royal Gait gave me the best day of my racing career at Cheltenham last March , ’ he added . |
| 15 | When a friend asked me the car 's name I answered at once — Anastasia Fyodorovna Romanova , Princess of all the Russias . |
| 16 | The landlord showed me the way to the railway station and off I went . |
| 17 | Before I went into hospital , a close friend sent me the ‘ brochure ’ ; from a Quaker I got the pamphlets . |
| 18 | That night Anthony 's wife sent me the following balm from Chequers : |
| 19 | That 's west unless we 're off course , in which case it 's night ; the King gave me the same as you , the King gave you the same as me : the King never gave me the letter , the King gave you the letter , we do n't know what 's in the letter ; we take Hamlet to the English King , it depending on when we get there who he is , and we hand over the letter , which may or may not have something in it to keep us going , and if not , we are finished and at a loose end , if they have loose ends . |
| 20 | ‘ Yes — bred from a mare Burun gave me the year we fought the Alan . |
| 21 | As to Maurice , my godmother gave me the money to buy a bit of property when I left Southport . |
| 22 | More importantly , the Fellowship gave me the opportunity to study a subject of my choice at a university of my choice : so ( who would not at that time ? ) |
| 23 | I was short of a few quid to do anything about it so my mate lent me the money , we went to a scrap yard , picked up a spare and he delivered me back here in his motor , then your chaps picked me up . ’ |
| 24 | Our librarian passed me the disk ready for review , I ran it and nervously waited for the title page . |
| 25 | Our librarian passed me the disk ready for review , I ran it and nervously waited for the title page . |
| 26 | In 1238 Alexander III 's father promised me the crown but then he married again and begat Alexander , the third of that name , and the up was dashed from my lips . |
| 27 | George pointed wordlessly to an immense tank of water and with amusement showed me the system for telling the quantity of the contents . |
| 28 | ‘ My father taught me the value of manners and being a gentleman . |
| 29 | My father sent me the cheque , needless to say , so David and I thought we 'd better get married because that was the reason he sent the cheque . |
| 30 | It was the first time I had ever seen a live tennis match — Wimbledon has always been out of the question financially , and the Midland Bank tournament offered me the chance to see live international tennis at a reasonable price . |