Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] i a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Simultaneously mythic and painstakingly real ( ‘ the giant Exxon sign/That brings this fair city light ’ ) , his cityscape was inhabited by characters whose lives were condensed into their names , a few gestures or scraps of dialogue ( ‘ Hey , Eddie , can you lend me a few bucks … |
| 2 | Three , six , nine twelve , can you lend me a few fingers ? |
| 3 | Can you give me a little help ? |
| 4 | ‘ Could you give me a half a day 's holiday tomorrow , Joe ? |
| 5 | Could you give me a few examples ? |
| 6 | Can you give me a few examples ? |
| 7 | Even , for instance , what you told me a few weeks back ? |
| 8 | Not until you give me a few answers and do me the courtesy of telling the truth . ’ |
| 9 | . Is it possible for you to give me a few more names — of some people who are working in that field ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Afraid your lords and masters will fire you if you allow me a few minutes to put the subject on hold ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ And yet , again , I believe I felt you giving me a little assistance against the others ? ’ |
| 12 | I want you to tell me a few things and then I 'll let you go back to sleep , all right ? ’ |
| 13 | They asked me a few questions and they said , ‘ You 'd better come along to the police station . ’ |
| 14 | They asked me a few questions and withdrew to grunt amongst themselves , then came back and welcomed me as one of them . |
| 15 | ‘ So he got me a few gigs round the Irish pubs , and I had to learn off some traditional Irish ballads quickly for the sort of audiences you got there certainly did n't want to hear me singing songs by James Taylor or Simon and Garfunkel . |
| 16 | It takes me a little time to get calm again . |
| 17 | Could he drop me a few grams on credit ? |
| 18 | So I was not surprised when he rang me a few weeks later to say that Dorothy was in hospital . |
| 19 | As for playing the Manson , well , it took me a little time to get into it . |
| 20 | It took me a few months to realise that my life was changed completely . |
| 21 | It took me a few minutes to get the hang of things when I put the Legend through an amp . |
| 22 | ‘ It was an unbelievable move and it took me a few weeks to come back down to earth . ’ |
| 23 | It took me a few minutes to feel brave enough to try her again . |
| 24 | He gave me a few quick , curious glances from time to time as I slowly sipped my coffee , but he did not appear to have heard any of the rumours . |
| 25 | who is a tough and widely experienced chap and he gave me a few more ideas to mull over . |
| 26 | It gave me a few minutes to stop and think about what the hell I was doing . |