Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [verb] i [det] " in BNC.

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1	A hypothetical imperative tells me that , as a rational being , I must do such and such if I desire to obtain a certain upshot , because it is the essential means to that upshot , and he who wills the end must will the means .
2	I want some teabags get me some please .
3	Another monster gave me some fruit to eat .
4	Cos you ca n't get , an old bloke told me that .
5	( The Bass Centre tell me this has now been superseded , although details of the new ‘ P ’ logo have not yet been made available . )
6	I must admit that this situation caused me some anxiety at an earlier stage , but no point was made about this in the Press either before or after the Election .
7	I have n't thought of Victoria , whose sexual peccadilloes gave me such pain , for days .
8	Liberal chums tell me that old , white , military men top the bill .
9	A call from a trusted contact informed me that senior police officers from the Royalty and Diplomatic Protection squad had been summoned to Buckingham Palace and ordered to find who leaked the story .
10	These courses gave me enough enthusiasm for the sport to want to join a club .
11	A little bird tells me that Scottish & Newcastle 's private jet has been spotted in the neighbourhood of Pilsen .
12	‘ My most basic instincts tell me that , but my reason and my God tell me differently .
13	I 'd then put down the typical weight , a typical height , the main use , the usual colour tell me some key to press please ?
14	Oliver now come on darling be a good boy give me that .
15	Great Casterton taught me much but it also encouraged me towards directing my own training school .
16	Milky Way and Oculist Witnesses give me most satisfaction , he wrote .
17	‘ I know I 'm your therapist , but I do n't think it 's a good idea to tell me this .
18	‘ That 's what poor Thomas told me that afternoon .
19	The bloody stairs knacker me these days .
20	But my clinical experience tells me that for many of you , there 's no choice — other than the possibility of celibacy — for as you 've developed , you 'll have gradually realised that your sexual orientation is homosexual and that you can no more change that than the colour of your eyes .
21	And how often those opinions can really surprise us ; a young woman patient who had four hearty older brothers told me that , although they always treated her well , she always felt completely insignificant beside them .
22	If those winters caused me any anxiety it was only in the nets where Graham and I , as the two overseas professionals in a team of mainly part-timers with jobs to do in midweek , spent a lot of time practising together .
23	Speaking of which , the controversial rapper offers me another drink .
24	Grand Lodge Librarian and Curator John Hamill made it his first priority to assure me that ‘ freemasonry contains neither pagan nor occult practices ’ .
25	‘ Of course , I agreed to carry his bag like a shot , and the Irish golfer gave me some very basic instruction in my duties over a couple of pints of the dark stuff from his native land .
26	My reflex actions had never failed me , as if these were computerised signals informing me that immediate action was vital .
27	Mr Brandreth tells me : ‘ I discovered that we were at Oxford when an American reporter rang me some months ago to ask about him .
28	Several Members told me that most still speak in much the same way as they did before the cameras were introduced , and that is certainly my own impression when I watch them on television .
29	Big style give me some boards to look at
30	I think if you went and saw our own doctors a lot of our fears would be allayed because most of the young doctors would n't , would recommend to you , my own doctor asked me all the questions and different things and then he says he 's a young doctor , he says if I were a women and if I 'd answered all the questions as you did , I would go on H R T.

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