Example sentences of "[vb past] i [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Mrs Fawcett came rushing up to the hospital with the perfect solution : she lent me a battery-operated portable radio . |
| 2 | Then the King asked me a large number of questions . |
| 3 | My grandson asked me the other morning , when was I gon na die ? |
| 4 | Then they had their way and asked me the usual series of childish but charmingly eager questions about myself , about London , about England . |
| 5 | It was De Gaulle who asked me the dumb question in the van-his condescension brought him down to what he imagined was my level . |
| 6 | He immediately took to his heels with is case of cigarettes and led me a merry dance away from the docks , through a council estate , finally finishing up on the perimeter track of Ipswich Airport where I was rescued in the nick of time by a squad car full of policemen just as I was about to be filled in by the burly seaman . |
| 7 | I was certain he did n't know I was following him , but he led me a pretty dance almost as if he was trying to lose me . |
| 8 | ‘ Someone recently got me a small Vox practice amp which is okay , but when I 'm recording at home I go straight through a JHS Rock Box . |
| 9 | For one thing the lamp , the light 's gone and Tony got me a new one but it was n't |
| 10 | They told me to stay there until they came and got me the following day — which I did n't . |
| 11 | GENEVIEVE CAUDEN ( STUDENT ) : A bullet just grazed me a little bit . |
| 12 | Finally , J. got tired of my everlasting complaints , took pity on me and made me a small electric fire . |
| 13 | She also made me a small bed , which was placed on a shelf too high for rats to reach . |
| 14 | He made me a fair offer in the circumstances and I even picked up another two pounds from one of the street traders for Charlie 's huge barrow ; but hard though I tried I could n't find a buyer for Granpa Charlie 's dreadful old nineteenth-century relic . |
| 15 | ‘ I thought he was laughing at me , that he did n't want to see me , but then he stopped me and he made me a little bow , just like a real gentleman , and gave me a present , as if he did care . |
| 16 | Anyway , that made me a scarlet woman . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ A girlfriend made me a wonderful big , bright red jumper which I liked so much that I asked her to knit me another . |
| 18 | ‘ A week ago he sold me a second-hand car that he said was almost new . |
| 19 | The ‘ Dragon-in-charge ’ sold me the requisite shoes , leotard and headband , finally producing a crossover cardigan in a scratchy wool , of a dirty mustard colour . |
| 20 | The taxi driver leaned through his window at one point and passed me a small scrap of paper . |
| 21 | Then Sir Alfred pulled in in his Bentley and promised me a free hand to design a car that worked . |
| 22 | Promised me a free ticket for the opening . |
| 23 | Why , he even once built me a tiny crystal set in an empty match box saying , ‘ Here , Kit . |
| 24 | He drew me a small but accurate map . ’ |
| 25 | He drew me a little plan of how to get to W H Smiths and that . |
| 26 | but found me an old yapp album , |
| 27 | And he either phoned me the following morning or if it was n't the following morning it was the one after that . |
| 28 | Ricci helped me a great deal with the fingerings and interpretation , and also gave me tips on how to improve my technique . |
| 29 | It cost me a two-stroke penalty and £3,500 . |
| 30 | After all , you were n't overly concerned about my feelings when you interviewed me the other day , were you ? ’ |