Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [verb] i [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For when I was hungry , you gave me food ; when thirsty , you gave me drink ; when I was a stranger you took me into your home , when naked you clothed me ; when I was ill you came to my help , when in prison you visited me . ’ |
| 2 | Of course , when we were in Bruges you told me about the hypochondriac darling you worked for , but what about before that ? ’ |
| 3 | And then gradually and then when I got to Donnington I had to go , I use to go to Litchfield you see , to examination , then when I got to Donnington they sent me to Shrewsbury . |
| 4 | In the first cell they took me to , which was single , there was blood everywhere . |
| 5 | In the interview they asked me about my future plans . |
| 6 | ‘ The crime they sent me to prison for ! ’ |
| 7 | Since DOL is hopefully making a comeback this evening for the reserves it leads me to this question . |
| 8 | ‘ At the end of the interview he accused me of trying to stir up trouble , refused to shake my hand and stormed off . |
| 9 | In support of this submission he referred me to Heaven v. Pender ( 1883 ) 11 Q.B.D. 503 and Le Lievre v. Gould [ 1893 ] 1 Q.B . |
| 10 | That frigid little scene you treated me to over breakfast ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ But I 'm not the fool you believe me to be either . |
| 12 | The girl you told me about years ago . |
| 13 | in the endland It was too far to go every day , so I went for the week , came home to the flat at weekends , She had squash , groundnuts , rows of beans on nylon lines She had me for the weeding . |
| 14 | You will recall , however , that before you vanished from our lives you entrusted me with the notes you had kept while working on the Big Glass and the Green Box , telling me I could do what I liked with them , and adding , in your usual sensitive way , that I could always use them to wipe my arse if the paper decided to sack me and I found myself really hard up . |
| 15 | I 'm not the fool he took me for ! ’ |
| 16 | Yeah that 's considering it 's January it reminds me of this global warming that 's taking place down on everywhere |
| 17 | On his return he puzzled me by behaving exactly as I expected an S.S.O. to behave . |
| 18 | Once I 'd discounted the story you gave me about Lori 's reasons for being there , I realised the note could only have come from her , and therefore she must have taken the jade . ’ |
| 19 | Not that syrupy old Whatsisname you told me about at the beginning … |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm not quite the sloth you imagine me to be . ’ |
| 21 | Won t you forgive me for keeping it a secret ? ’ |
| 22 | Another afternoon she took me with her to deliver the knitted garments . |
| 23 | And erm then of course she told me about this so my mother went to see him . |
| 24 | After all , I do n't want to miss your opening in this wonderful part you told me about . ’ |
| 25 | It was the second time Vonetta and I had met ; both times she struck me as an extremely self-possessed young woman with a lot of presence . |
| 26 | In his address to the two houses of the Parliament he proclaimed : ‘ My reign does not date from 1815 ; it dates from the moment you informed me of the nation 's votes . ’ |
| 27 | Mrs Knelle gave a shudder , and in that moment she reminded me of a Karen Blixen figure in Kenya , who has stayed on after Mau Mau to make the best of life in a new Republic . |
| 28 | I used one of your tapes you brought me for Christmas yesterday , very nice ! |
| 29 | I still have that little book of selected poems you gave me on my twelfth birthday . |
| 30 | ‘ What fascinating revelations you offer me about your family , ’ murmured Lucenzo , still apparently thrown off-balance by what she was saying . |