Example sentences of "done [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike me , he at once felt at home in that charged , aggressive , almost militaristic atmosphere , joined heartily in the drinking and singing , and soon had all the students on his side , which was fortunate for me , because el Americano 's prestige deflected a terrible submerged violence and hatred that might well have done me harm . |
| 2 | I done me time . |
| 3 | Bartram expressed gratitude for Miller 's offer to assist him in understanding Linnaeus 's system and commented on the Swedish naturalist 's publication of all the North American plants observed by Kalm on his visit ( i.e. Species Plantarum , 2 vols. 1753 ) adding , ‘ I long to see these books — to see if they have done me justice , as Kalm promised me . ’ |
| 4 | And lass ’ — she now bent over Agnes — ‘ if that Dad of yours has done me lad any deep damage he 'll pay for it . |
| 5 | You know that your brother killed our son in the course of robbing him : but another brother has done me worse harm . ’ |
| 6 | The request that you have done me the honour to make , to receive the record of my voice , is one that I cheerfully comply with so far as lies in my power ; though I lament to say that the voice which I transmit to you is only the relic of an organ the employment of which has been overstrained . |
| 7 | Polycarp , the second-century Christian leader in Smyrna , faced a hostile mob and quietly refused to go back on his faith in Christ : ‘ Eighty and six years have I served him , and he hath done me no wrong ; how then can I blaspheme my King who saved me ? ’ |
| 8 | So you 've done me a favour , you see . |
| 9 | As far as the orthopaedic consultant 's concerned , the layoff 's done me good . |
| 10 | ‘ And it has n't done me a whole lot of good , let me tell you ! |
| 11 | I certainly felt it had done me good and now whenever I recall it , I smile . |
| 12 | And you 've done me proud too . ‘ |
| 13 | You have to have confidence in your own ability and being black is a good thing as far as I 'm concerned 'cause I 've had to sample bits and pieces of how life can be nasty and it 's done me good . |
| 14 | ‘ You have never done me anything but good , and I love you tenderly , ’ he had written to her soon before her death . |
| 15 | And I daresay she thinks she 's succeeded — done me out of my rights and fixed up a snug home for herself for the rest of her days ! |
| 16 | The official was a friend of mine , and had done me some good turns over the previous few months ; most of which time I had spent in this same hotel . |
| 17 | In a way , without knowing it of course , the Old Man had done me a favour . |
| 18 | The unfortunate Captain — later Major — Lingary ( retired ) and Doctor Halziel have done me a lot of good by disappearing so mysteriously . |
| 19 | Annabelle 's father , George , and her mother , Martha , have done me the honour of offering me the opportunity to make a speech on this wonderful occasion and propose a toast to Annabelle and Steven . |
| 20 | But you get used to it and I think it 's a grand place , it 's done me the world of good anyway , they do n't half help you . |
| 21 | Heaven reward you for the good you have done me . |
| 22 | He 's done me up like a kipper and I fucking fell for it . |
| 23 | In a way , I was thinking , Gharr had done me a favour . |
| 24 | When I expressed my appreciation of the honour he had done me by inviting me to his coronation , he replied that as the eldest son of his trusted friend , to whom he owed so much , it was proper that I should be present . |
| 25 | Miss Macdonald had done me proud . |
| 26 | Time to fast from it That session with She-She had done me no good at all . |
| 27 | ‘ You 've done me a favour really . |
| 28 | ‘ It was sweet of you to come — it 's done me so much good . |
| 29 | ’ Never mind , Mr. K. You 've done me a power of good . |
| 30 | ‘ He has done me no injury — yet . |