Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] i the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More than any other sound , more even than the grunting roar of a lion , their howling evokes for me the African night . |
| 2 | And then he described to me the first time he and Montaine had happened upon it . |
| 3 | Please confirm your acceptance of this post by signing and returning to me the docketed copy of this letter . |
| 4 | ‘ Forgive me if I seem to be playing the amateur sleuth once again , but something else occurred to me the other day , which might or might not be of interest to you . ’ |
| 5 | As he opens the door the lid snaps up and as he looks at me the social dimension locks me in its perspective . |
| 6 | His poem exemplifies for me the many wonders and the brilliant light of the transcendent ; and also the unity of our soul as it basks in the warmth of that light . |
| 7 | You drove past me the other day when I drov , was it you ? |
| 8 | Only later , I told the now somewhat quivering Principal , only later , when Rosa had gone , did it come to mind that one or two of the other girls had made of me the same enquiry over the past twelve months . |
| 9 | ‘ He did n't try to flirt with me the whole time , ’ she defended , and half wished then that she had n't said anything about lunchtime . |
| 10 | He came with me the whole way of my round south of the Court . |
| 11 | Then they clapped me on the back with too many hands , thrust upon me the plastiform wafer that confirmed payment of the rest of my fee , and proclaimed that they would create a song for the festival in praise of ’ the , most safe and reliable Delmore Curb , master courier ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ To be sure , the lad 's name is Gabriel , and he came to me the very day I was needing an angel . |
| 13 | The following case study is unusual because Charlotte ( not her real name ) had not revealed to me the actual reason why she felt the need for aromatherapy . |
| 14 | However , this job revealed to me the big , wide , illegal world of the homosexual . |
| 15 | Reveal to me the great secret . |
| 16 | That God will give me a clear vision for the future and reveal to me the next step after DTS . |
| 17 | This seemed to me the greatest achievement of the afternoon ; some people do n't even learn to think for themselves at university . |
| 18 | Apart from this minor eccentricity — and I knew old people often became eccentric — she seemed to me the same as she had always been : vague in practical matters but sharp-witted enough in other ways , and eager to talk about what was happening in the world . |
| 19 | The chapel seemed to me the focal point of our small , humble community . |
| 20 | I caught Cam looking at me the other day . |
| 21 | His daughter fed him on tins of baby food , which again confirmed for me the sour joke of existence and the particular contemptibility of this old man . |
| 22 | After a hundred yards or so I could see behind me the whole cliffed extent of the headland , and the house . |
| 23 | His age and status induced in me the normal mixture of deference , fear and cheek . |
| 24 | ‘ See , ’ said Renwick pointing to his balding pate , ‘ that 's what happened to me the last time I did n't stop ! ’ |
| 25 | Certainly I always tried to remember the shocking effect which the sight of so many old prisoners , some of them bearded , all of them strangely dressed , had had on me the first time I arrived in a main camp . |
| 26 | Professor Donaldson was so irate at my letter in the Times , which he considered to reflect upon English architects in general , that he proposed moving the Institute to reverse the recommendation of their council to award to me the annual Royal Gold Medal of the Institute , and was only dissuaded from attempting to inflict that gratuitous dishonour upon me by strong remonstrances . |
| 27 | Of course , he does not care a rap whether it is true or not — but he is dreadfully afraid that by prematurely espousing it he might lose some subscribers , though he acknowledged to me the other day he thought it would be generally accepted before long . ’ |
| 28 | It hangs over me the whole time . |
| 29 | I had a determined attitude , a few months ' really hard winter training under my belt and a driving ambition to put behind me the previous year 's exit in the opening round . |
| 30 | And this Mr he was , he used to c he well he was collec calling f with Mr and he kept calling with me the same so I used to order my bulk in October to come in for Christmas goods . |