Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb past] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In I gave the book to him or I gave him the book , him would normally be considered thematic in FSP theory . |
| 2 | I happened to have with me the journal of Dorothy Wordsworth on my trip to the Dales as I had forgotten to return it to the public library , and you have my word that I dropped it the instant I was made aware that they were harbouring a drug addict . |
| 3 | He was the goalkeeper for Manchester United and I joked later that I threw him the bag of money and he dropped it ! |
| 4 | After drawing a blank on Rhodes , I had to write something that justified my travelling expenses , so I made you the villain of the piece . |
| 5 | I went around being nice to children for a while , being a sort of modern Pied Piper , but I learnt that they 're a manipulative lot and crazy for money , literally crazy for it , so I gave them the elbow . |
| 6 | But Mary was out so I gave him the letter and began to tell him about the trouble at home . |
| 7 | ‘ And I sold them the best . |
| 8 | After a few minutes , he got out and wandered over : ‘ Here , son , give me a shot at that , ’ he said , and I passed him the rod . |
| 9 | And I got you the roses . ’ |
| 10 | And I kept it the same and that 's When we bought this in nineteen fifty four , there was a lot of alterations to be done . |
| 11 | Looking back later , Helen recalled three things about this new life , so different from the unhappy days when she and Edward discovered that his passionate letters to her were being read by Mrs Andrews : ‘ The beauty of it delighted me , and I thought it the perfect setting for these people with their freedom of manner and thought … . |
| 12 | ‘ And I spotted it the moment we drove off from my flat , ’ Newman rapped back . |
| 13 | Because I asked in the other classes , three or four American students , and I asked them the same question . |
| 14 | Then I , I put it in a saucepan and I stewed it the next |
| 15 | And she called me later , and said , ‘ Excuse me , but I just talked to Fred and I told him the story , and he 's invited you to tea tomorrow at his house . ’ |
| 16 | And I told him the whole story of our voyage , and the danger we were now in . |
| 17 | ‘ And I told him the mud in the high street was an absolute disgrace . |
| 18 | and I told him the ones to see . |
| 19 | Check all the spellings , and I told you the horror story about the gentleman whose name was wrongly spelt . |
| 20 | ‘ Tom and I saw it the other day , ’ she was saying . |
| 21 | That Saturday when ( the Iranian contact ) was in Washington , I flew up to Camp David to talk to the President , and I showed him the ( weapons ) list , and he said , ‘ Why are you thinking so small ? ’ |
| 22 | and I showed him the escape hatch in the cockpit , " open this hatch and get out and get as far away from the aircraft as you can " . |
| 23 | I told her I 'd be in the Maple Leaf in Covent Garden until about nine , then down in Fulham and I gave her the address of the party and told her to ask for Louise . |
| 24 | The Sheriff asked me the same question and I gave him the same answer as I have you . ’ |
| 25 | When Victor and I gave them the slip at Victoria station they knew we were onto them . |
| 26 | Absolutely they 're reading it with you so they 're with you so you 're you 're holding their interest even though you 're not actually saying anything , yeah , and again you may you may have noticed well another thing is once you 've once you 're written put the pen down and the easiest thing in the world to have a but if you want to make a point and you probably noticed once I once I put the red lines around the red boxes round there and I gave you the first demonstration of the Aldershot method I stood here okay . |
| 27 | The lady looked modest , but said nothing , and I handed her the bag . |
| 28 | Mrs Scamp levered them on to her face and I handed her the Access card . |
| 29 | I know my father would raise a terrific stink if I told him the Headmistress had grabbed me by the hair and slung me over the playground fence . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Tell me , ’ he complained , ‘ what would be your reaction if I told you the moon just fell out of the sky ? ’ |