Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Yes and he 's very , very difficult to feed himself , to get the food in because , you know , he liked to come in a half past ten and bully me to cook things for him that 's why sometimes I used to run up to bed and pretend I was asleep . |
| 32 | ‘ O Lord , ’ he prayed earnestly , ‘ I know how wicked , how unworthy , how evil and wanting I have been and am and will be for ever . |
| 33 | I think my first issue was about September 1970 and do I recall a two-page debate along the lines of ‘ Does Bob Dylan Really Want To Be Elvis Presley ? ’ |
| 34 | The members are accountable and let me go back about the committees . |
| 35 | First of all he picked up my clubs , pronounced them useless and advised me to sell them forthwith . |
| 36 | I heard him working away up here alone , and he kept coming down all eager and excited and asking me to come and look , and I would n't … of all the ridiculous , petty … |
| 37 | " Fancy staying on at three-thirty and helping me paint ? " |
| 38 | Sir John and Lady Frankling are very kind and wish me to feel quite at home … |
| 39 | The landlord was furious and told me to wash it off . ’ |
| 40 | ‘ Tell Wally to keep his eyes open and let me know when they pass him , ’ Hitch instructed . |
| 41 | I waited there for what seemed ages , and then they put me in a room on my own and told me to put on a paper gown . |
| 42 | ‘ Okay , blue-eyes , ’ I drawled , even though they were green , ‘ be difficult and make me twist the information from you until you scream for my kisses … ’ |
| 43 | You pop up out of the blue and expect me to drop everything , just like that . |
| 44 | He pulls me close and tells me to sit tight . |
| 45 | ‘ They gave me £50 million and told me to develop a string of new brands . ’ |
| 46 | She saw that I was looking pale and vacant and told me to sit down . |
| 47 | For more than 20 years the IRA has been executing a horrendous campaign of genocide against the Protestant community , and in the names of the thousands of dead and injured I urge the Government to take the war to the terrorists . |
| 48 | She was still very active and made me feel so welcome , especially when she opened the sherry bottle . |
| 49 | And that 's what really makes the area so special and keeps me coming back . |
| 50 | ‘ We arrived back at Blackpool and after the usual checks with Special and refuelling I went over to the waiting ambulance to join the reception committee . |
| 51 | He was there merely to look wise and let me talk . |
| 52 | It was fun and made me feel useful and wanted . |
| 53 | Within minutes I was safely on board with my bag , leaving Mrs Knelle waving and asking me to give her good wishes to her friend in England . |
| 54 | ‘ Initially it was very disconcerting and made me feel very self-conscious , ’ she said . |