Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [verb] i [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My Creator gave me life , and the profit of it is I know how to curse ; he gave me feeling , and the profit of it is I know how to suffer ! |
| 2 | I made my parents tell me bird stories — |
| 3 | ‘ My parents call me Bunny and shorten it to B. ’ |
| 4 | " My father left me land here , " Hasan said . |
| 5 | In the end I remember I said to him that I was just a spoilt Yank and my father sent me money so he need n't worry about a thing . |
| 6 | ‘ My father called me Breeze , ’ she added , as he seemed interested ; and as she said that her mind went back to the hot summer 's day when her father had given her the nickname which had been adopted by everyone . |
| 7 | I do not expect my father to lend me money simply because he is a father . |
| 8 | Years ago , in 1909 , my uncle taught me rope-making . |
| 9 | I therefore continued to stand there awkwardly , waiting for my employer to give me permission to undertake the motoring trip . |
| 10 | I remember my dad telling me stuff though . |
| 11 | My dad calls me Tiger and calls her Tiger , too . |
| 12 | Nor had it stopped her form giving me news that struck me dumb with panic . |
| 13 | BORINGLY familiar it may be as a measure the rise in the price of cigarettes in the latest budget gives me open , honest pleasure , though its smallness causes me disappointment . |
| 14 | She disnae recognise me withoot bein' tellt and even then she forgets a meenit efter . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Yer niver knew me dad , did yer ? ’ |
| 16 | He was great , a handful , but I liked him , and anyway Clare said she would give me lessons to help me cope with him . |
| 17 | ‘ His grandchildren call me Auntie , and I love looking after them when they come . |
| 18 | ‘ Your father bought me lunch once . |