Example sentences of "[vb past] i [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because I 'd done two prison sentences they obviously expected me to go back again . |
| 2 | Mum an , mum and dad expected me to come up last week |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't think that she expected me to run down the shot ’ said Emmons , referring to her magnificent dash across the baseline to reach an all but winning forehand from Bentley which would have given her not only the first set , but also the psychological ‘ first blood ’ . |
| 4 | It amused me to think back to my life in London . |
| 5 | I can see why he asked me to sit down ! |
| 6 | Eliot saw the point , and asked me to sit down forthwith and draft a synopsis . |
| 7 | The organization which you asked me to set up now exists , at least in embryo . |
| 8 | They asked me to set up a buffet for a press launch , then they said it was for me ! ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Then , about a month later , he asked me to go up to Camp David while he and his family were using the facility . |
| 10 | Yeah eh she asked me to go over to John |
| 11 | Recalling that horrifying October day when she visited Courtney in Harley Street , Miss C told the jury : ‘ First , he took me into his office and asked me to go out and buy baby oil . |
| 12 | So I was put in a total quandary when my partners asked me to go out and do just that , ’ she says . |
| 13 | Perhaps the toner fluid intoxicated her — there were over a hundred sheets to copy — or maybe it was the lack of air in the photocopying room , but after we had done and she had commented favourably on the comprehensive and detailed nature of the notes , she asked me to go out with her . |
| 14 | ‘ No , David asked me to go back for coffee but I refused . ’ |
| 15 | I did so and , afterwards , Andrew asked me to take over the bulk of the manufacturing for them . ’ |
| 16 | She asked me to join in like a kind of guinea pig and keep a weekly budget . |
| 17 | ‘ Yer Mum asked me to call in and clear away the crocks and tek the chairs outside ready ter goo back ter the mission 'all . ’ |
| 18 | Well , Ibrahim asked me to call in at Mohammed Fingari 's to get a package for him . |
| 19 | And on this morning , of all mornings , James phoned at the crack of dawn and asked me to preside over a ridiculous Press party . |
| 20 | Rob Maidment asked me to fax through to you the hotel plan for the shoot from Sunday night next week . |
| 21 | Well I had a phone call , well it was there on Tuesday they asked me , they asked Fred asked me to ring back Wednesday morning so she rang me |
| 22 | I should have spoken to you this afternoon about the stock footage you asked me to follow up on . |
| 23 | She asked me to find out . |
| 24 | At their recent meeting the parish council asked me to find out whether the Ramblers ' Association is contemplating appealing against this decision . |
| 25 | The cleaner upstairs , she asked me to find out what kind of cakes everybody liked cos she 's buying every single person an individual , like you know , a single cake for everybody . |
| 26 | ‘ He said you were bringing her some thirst quenchers , and he asked me to run down and collect them . |
| 27 | ‘ Michael asked me to come up with a funny line for him to say on leaving the house , ’ recalled scriptwriter Raymond Allen . |
| 28 | ‘ He did n't mention you until he asked me to come up here with him . ’ |
| 29 | She asked me to come round and I told her about you not showing up . |
| 30 | Margaret was nearly out of her mind when she asked me to come out here to look for you , but that 's all in the past now . |