Example sentences of "[vb past] i [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In breaks in our work Edward entertained me with curious stories of the old alchemists . |
| 2 | Without taking hold of me , she forced me to stand in one spot of my own will , while she whipped me on all sides . |
| 3 | Words failed me at this last find … but not so my companions ! |
| 4 | ‘ You nearly expected me in vain , ’ the Friar said . |
| 5 | Ward was due to take over the driving and at the end of it I slumped into the seat beside him in a happy daze which insulated me from all sense of reality . |
| 6 | The staff and right leg propelled me for forty yards until the leg gave way and the injured one , without a thought , took the strain and I ended up on my hands and knees ranting and raving . |
| 7 | There was a very long and comfortable settee in front of the window which had a view of the River Thames which mesmerized me to such an extent that I could scarcely tear myself away to go to bed . |
| 8 | The hon. Gentleman asked me about future numbers . |
| 9 | When I next saw the King , he asked me about this experience . |
| 10 | That was why , when you first asked me about this , I turned the whole question round and said ‘ You have to begin from the philosophical problem ’ , but indeed it could be applied in many places . |
| 11 | That was why , when you first asked me about this , I turned the whole question round and said , ‘ You have to begin from the philosophical problem ’ . |
| 12 | I mean you asked me about formal education , and immediately we 're talking about nursery education . |
| 13 | I mean you asked me about formal education and immediately we 're talking about nursery education . |
| 14 | The hon. Member for Linlithgow also asked me about competitive tendering and the tendering process . |
| 15 | After my return to England I was able to continue my interest in Burma 's future , for when General Aung San and his colleagues came to London for consultations with the British Government , Mr Attlee asked me to 10 Downing Street to introduce the various members to him . |
| 16 | You asked me for that ? |
| 17 | He asked me for 50,000 francs for Félix . |
| 18 | No one asked me for any comment . |
| 19 | ‘ Yes Dad , she asked me for some help . ’ |
| 20 | They asked me for more money . |
| 21 | My new project led me into unexplored realms of psychology which I might otherwise have ignored . |
| 22 | I want to take you through the thinking that led me to that conclusion , and then to concentrate on one of the keys to securing that future — the whole question of advancing the cause of children 's books . |
| 23 | A thin disdainful blonde girl led me up narrow stairs to a room filled completely by a single bed . |
| 24 | A small Palestinian boy led me up some steps to the side of the building and the woman ushered me inside . |
| 25 | Much to my surprise , he led me towards one of the public beer tents . |
| 26 | That got me to thirty-and-five . |
| 27 | In the time I was there she did pencil out a few passages , and got me to red ink a lot more . |
| 28 | Yes and er I er they got me on that and I 'd er seen a bit on it before hand one way or another , but I went to a place and , and asked them if I could er see and er they showed me and explained it , the er the way to er . |
| 29 | I dreamt of making an Olympic team when I was in high school , a rather far-fetched dream for a 4:36 miler , but that dream was part of what got me through all those hard times during the years that I was losing race after race in college . |
| 30 | And last night it got me into hot water . |