Example sentences of "[to-vb] i [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Anyway , I 've come to see me old mate Bella here . |
| 2 | ‘ Snodgrass , ’ Oliver remarked , picking up Angela 's quotation , when at last they reached the safety of the gardens far below , ‘ do not let me be baulked in this matter — do not obtain the assistance of several stalwart Lionisers to carry me prostrate back to Broadstairs , do not listen to me when I say never , never again shall I visit a sight connected to the late great Mr Charles Dickens . |
| 3 | I was still handed a second to cause me extra hassle . |
| 4 | And they used to buy me new material to encourage me and I learnt how to sew from that . |
| 5 | From her knowledge of the continent she was able to give me useful information , advice , and travellers ' tips , and she suggested that I take with me a supply of those items which were in even shorter supply in France than in Britain , such as coffee and cigarettes , and use them as barter . |
| 6 | Most of the action is in the top half of the rod , which is enough to cushion the strike , but is fairly stiff for the rest of its length to give me good casting and striking . |
| 7 | ‘ I was particularly impressed by the easy-to-understand literature they had on the subject and the lady behind the counter was able to give me instant advice . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll have a couple of drinks to give me Dutch courage , then I 'll join you . |
| 9 | Why do people always want to give me maternal advice ? |
| 10 | Well , you know , apart from anything else they always they were prepared to give me free tickets for the would never do that . |
| 11 | . She said when she comes to kiss me good goodnight I let her kiss here but she said I ca n't have her cuddling me or she said I think of him all the time . |
| 12 | I was greatly relieved , both because this decision was going to save me endless work in revision and because I knew that if all my marks over the year were taken into account I should not have any problem in passing . |
| 13 | ‘ Do not begin to ask me idiotic questions , ’ he warned . |
| 14 | ‘ Did you come here , ’ mumbled Dottie , very close , ‘ to ask me fatuous questions the police have already been through a hundred times , or for other reasons ? ’ |
| 15 | and that 's , what I wan na do next , take them , to take me old curtains down and gon na re-make them for Lee 's bedroom . |
| 16 | People have brought their cars to my advice surgery to show me burnt paintwork caused by soot deposits . |
| 17 | ‘ My dear , since we first came to this terrible place you are the only person to show me true consideration . ’ |
| 18 | Clare , walking with a stick now , though still in braces , had come to London to lend me moral support — Father , of course , could n't just leave his job at will . |
| 19 | As I got older and people used to bring me injured birds to look after , I was always very careful of them and did n't approach without the leather glove I wear when working with birds of prey . |
| 20 | Cheek to tell me good luck . |