Example sentences of "[v-ing] i the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thank you very much for bringing me the transistor — and I 'm sorry , Dr Vaughan . |
| 2 | So although I did n't like him touching me the way he had , I decided not to tell anybody . |
| 3 | Firstly can I say thank you to Asda and Long Eaton who I work for for allowing me the day off so I can come into Radio Nottingham . |
| 4 | ‘ I am not bitter about that , only grateful to Arbroath for allowing me the opportunity to put what I have learned over the years into practice , ’ said McGrain , who was awarded the MBE in 1983 for his services to the game . |
| 5 | This is saving me the trouble . ’ |
| 6 | She was tellin' me the ovver day she wants Fred ter try an' get that empty 'ouse next door ter make the place bigger . |
| 7 | I 'm the highest paid driver today — it 's not because of my skin colour , my eyes , my hair or anything , it 's because it 's worth paying me the money . |
| 8 | Thank you President and Congress for granting me the honour to report back on behalf of the ten G M B Members in the European Parliament . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't like your attitude , ’ he informed me , and then went on to say he would feel irresponsible selling me the bag since I displayed such a devil-may-care response to his safety lecture . |
| 10 | So all Oswaldston will read that , and they 'll read between the lines and they 'll start calling me the marriage-breaker , will they ? |
| 11 | ‘ I have had no hassle from the other women but the prison guards at Risley were awful , they kept calling me the Duchess , ’ she says with a touch of nastiness . |
| 12 | He insisted on calling me the Professor of French Letters — introduced me to everyone as that in the pubs . |
| 13 | As the car moved away , out of sight , and she walked on air up the path to the front door , she thought , Of course , I was right before , he did just feel sorry for me , and now he 's regretting kissing me the way he did . |
| 14 | One of the girls is teaching me the language . |
| 15 | I never did think they were primitive and they always told the truth ( except when they were teaching me the language ) and were a damn sight more trustworthy than some of the white men we had on the job . |
| 16 | He 'd kept his part by buying me the nightdress , now it was up to me to keep mine . |
| 17 | Petri often quoted the older man 's opinion : ‘ He called me his most genuine pupil and tried everything to further me , recommended me to managers and conductors , sent to me all the pupils he did not want to take , and was instrumental in getting me the appointment of Professor of Piano at the Royal College of Manchester , England , where I remained from 1905 to 1911 ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ So instead of letting me finish it , you let her carry on giving me the runaround . ’ |
| 19 | I could not get over the fact that people were giving me the responsibility of telling them how to get me up , and that I could choose what time I went to bed ! |
| 20 | We were brought back to reality by Marty , who stood dripping on the pier head in a bitter east wind shouting , " Come on , when you lot have finished , what about giving me the headrope ? " |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm thrilled that the board have shown faith in me by giving me the chance to work with them for another 12 months . |
| 22 | Down on the dark grey beach there was a collection of glaucous gulls and a few purple sandpipers , and then to my delight a snow white ivory gull flew in and settled on the shingle , giving me the chance to stalk and photograph one of the world 's rarer gulls . |
| 23 | I 've got I , I as I say , I feel very grateful to the society for giving me the chance . |
| 24 | Mrs Goreng presented the idea like she was doing me a big favour , giving me the chance to teach the future malai President . |
| 25 | I 'm therefore doubly grateful to you for giving me the chance to meet you today , and I hope that some of the contacts I might make today will stand me in good stead in the job that I 'm doing in Oxford over the next year or so . |
| 26 | So thank you for giving me the chance to , to air that view . |
| 27 | He 's in the dressing room next door and , after sorting himself out , he knocked and joined me in mine , giving me the opportunity to ask him about his illness . |
| 28 | My very sincere thanks to everyone involved in the Art in Nature Competition — thank you for choosing me , and giving me the opportunity to spend a little time on this magic island , which so generously allowed me to paint , and to enjoy , its special beauty . |
| 29 | My barren womb , once so degrading , had become a positive qualification , giving me the opportunity of generating money in place of babies . |
| 30 | I am very grateful to the Accademia Bartolomeo Cristofori in Florence for giving me the opportunity to give this paper as a lecture at the Accademia on 1 May 1992 . |