Example sentences of "[prep] i [verb] [pers pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Is it permitted for me to call you Cara ? ’ he enquired , having just asked that she use his first name . |
| 2 | but I mean there 's no reason for me to send them memos |
| 3 | Brenda 's initial response to Trevor 's " even if " e's in is car , man " is the London English " I would n't sleep in " is car " ( line 10 ) : but she reaffirms this in Creole in the same turn ( me na sleep in " is car ) and furthermore gives her reason : " for me have me bed at home " . |
| 4 | Like , for instance , when my Dad , proud of his craft , and his special friendly relations with a good customer , a Mr Watson , was saying : ‘ My goot friend , Mr Vatson , vas so pleased vit his suit — he brought a friend to my house for me to make him von . |
| 5 | That is for local authorities to decide , and it is not for me to offer them advice . |
| 6 | I 've had half of it , there about I tell you Chris had leave got get a new carpet when kids have come back |
| 7 | As can be observed from the contrast between I saw him swim/swimming across the river , the infinitive refuses a partial view of an action-like event as intercepted midway between the beginning and the end . |
| 8 | ‘ One is afraid of making friends , one is afraid of moving ; like the old lepers , one would like to call from afar to the people : ‘ Do n't come too near me , for intercourse with me brings you sorrow and loss . ’ ’ |
| 9 | She was prepared to come to Edinburgh with me again , and even go to gay discos with me to keep me company . |
| 10 | Though her long musical career has seemed very erratic , the overview provided by Greatest Hits 1965–1992 from I Got You Babe and the brilliant Gypsies , Tramps and Thieves right up to The Shoop Shoop Song — proves she has a great voice and a devilish way of picking the best tunes . |
| 11 | She , why she , throughout my life , has always stood by me to help me make big decisions … ’ |