Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [pron] [vb infin] the " in BNC.

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1 The silence that enclosed me made me feel the world had come to an end , that the trees had not yet been informed but soon would be , and would fall on to the stone and thorn , the heather and the fern , skeletons to be picked over , not by vultures but by time .
2 ‘ I had the chance to go out when there were only four cars on the track , but I made them change the car which meant I went out in the busy section . ’
3 I helped him pull the two long wicker chairs from the far end of the terrace .
4 ( 38 ) I helped him address the letters .
5 I helped him put the frame back .
6 And Gee ( 1975 : 311 ) argues that whereas in I helped them carry the load " I take part in the carrying " , this is not necessarily implied by the sentence with to , where " I need not actually have done any carrying " , as shown by : ( 16a ) I helped them to carry the load by having my secretary get them a cart .
7 ( 16b ) * I helped them carry the load by having my secretary get them a cart .
8 ‘ I was only down here the once , you know , early on when I helped you clean the kiosk up .
9 I let him work the slot screen for me and point out the sights .
10 I let him use the toilet .
11 Instead , I let her discover the advantages of a demon lover : no sharp elbows , no ragged fingernails , no limits to the reach of hand or tongue .
12 I 'm standing behind her feeling nice and cold and angry , but I let her ask the questions so I can see how this game is played .
13 If you want to know something , that 's why I let you do the ordering this last year or so .
14 ‘ But never have I seen anything like the fights in Delhi .
15 I hear them turn the engine on .
16 I thought I heard him bring the cows in earlier but he 's grown so deaf he did n't hear when I called him .
17 I heard him mention the Crusades and the Inquisition .
18 I heard him lock the chamber door and , a few minutes later , the mewing of his cat scratching at the wood for admittance .
19 Then he climbed out , and I heard him unlock the door .
20 I heard him question the Indian and I reached into the cat for the map which he had left on his seat .
21 I heard him greet the Radio 1 man through the door 30 minutes earlier .
22 This was the only time I heard anyone get the better of Wellington .
23 I heard you mention the day you were
24 ‘ I thought I heard you say the Guild of Merchants ? ’
25 Yes , I heard you , yes , I heard you say the other day , and also did read in the press , where you 've been quoted , Councillor Warby , that you would build various by-passes and no doubt you will be putting , I have n't yet heard any amendments to the capital goal .
26 Right , I er , I heard you say the right answer , so I was obviously incorrect .
27 I heard someone say the other day that modern people treat the Ten Commandments like examination questions : only four need be attempted .
28 The area in which I feel I know the least is that of inverts .
29 After opening this campaign with a 6-0 , 6-1 win over Greece 's Christina Papaduka , Evert said : ‘ I feel I let the team down in that match two years ago .
30 I felt him rip the tape off my hands , but he kept my left arm in a hammer lock .
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