Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] i [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was quite calm and told me to get a watch and try and time how far apart the pains were . |
| 2 | ‘ That I 'm able to offer specially designed , hand-painted tiling lifts my kitchens out of the ordinary and helps me to market them . |
| 3 | My wife and I are staying at the Danieli , but she 's not been feeling well and urged me to take up the offer of an observer 's seat here . ’ |
| 4 | His catches at Tring on flavoured maggot were extraordinary and led me to follow him . |
| 5 | First of all he picked up my clubs , pronounced them useless and advised me to sell them forthwith . |
| 6 | 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 … |
| 7 | Sir John and Lady Frankling are very kind and wish me to feel quite at home … |
| 8 | The landlord was furious and told me to wash it off . ’ |
| 9 | You pop up out of the blue and expect me to drop everything , just like that . |
| 10 | He pulls me close and tells me to sit tight . |
| 11 | She saw that I was looking pale and vacant and told me to sit down . |
| 12 | 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 . |