Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] i the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You will tell me if you find it was murder and give me the name of the murderer . |
| 2 | ‘ Cut the crap and show me the pics , ’ he said . |
| 3 | ‘ Mr Lloyd George came … and informed me that he is able to form an administration and told me the proposed names of his colleagues , ’ the King wrote in his diary . |
| 4 | She heard that : — — Papa is grown stout and has need of bigger trousers but Mama cries he is more handsome than ever and so do I. I have little time my Lily to write because I am put to Latin with the Abbe which is sore hard work and gives me the headache . |
| 5 | Please accept my application and enrol me as a member of The Literary Guild and send me the introductory books whose numbers I have printed in the boxes provided . |
| 6 | I ad-libbed for a few minutes while the re-take was set up and they warmed to me , which boosted my confidence and gave me the edge . |
| 7 | They made me very welcome , then gave me a clean towel and showed me the showers . |
| 8 | ‘ However I wanted to race in Ireland and I was frustrated when the Lisburn club came back to me a few days after I had signed up for the French meeting and gave me the full details . |
| 9 | Just give me its name and tell me the place where I can find it . ’ |
| 10 | She used to tuck me in at night and tell me the most wonderful stories . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ My hosts have driven me down the avenue and given me the figures . |
| 12 | I was not a skilful boxer but I did have a knock-out punch , which connected early in the first round and won me the fight . |
| 13 | He took me back to the past and showed me the future . |
| 14 | ‘ Two sharks got into the perspex tunnel and believe me the startled look we got from Sean was not anything to do with his acting ability , ’ said Terence . |
| 15 | ‘ Rats , ’ I told him , but he opened the cover on the drain outside my back door and showed me the trap to stop rats climbing up . |
| 16 | Eva sat down on the edge of the bed and read me The Selfish Giant , dramatizing all the characters and imitating a smug vicar at the sentimental end of the story . |
| 17 | A young man of shaven pate , E-X-P-L-O-I-T-E-D tattooed on his forehead , approaches me brandishing a splashing can of Carlsberg Special Brew and asking me the time . |
| 18 | I would be grateful if you could look into the matter and send me the duplicate Agreement as soon as possible , as I have your copy of the tape ( VM on IBM at 1600 bpi ) ready to despatch to you on return of the documents . |
| 19 | Then they had their way and asked me the usual series of childish but charmingly eager questions about myself , about London , about England . |
| 20 | Reaching down under the counter he pulled out a flat bottle and showed me the label . |
| 21 | If they want to take it all away in the end and match me up with that slimy halfwit , why then take me up to the mountain and show me the world ? |
| 22 | He knew somehow that I was dealing with this section and gave me the serial number of a wagon and told me not to go anywhere near it . |
| 23 | A Corporal had given me a coathanger and a broom and showed me the Foreign Legion 's way of unblocking a difficult lavatory bowl ; it involved unbending the coathanger , jamming it down the U-bend , and working it vigorously backwards and forwards . |
| 24 | Love for another is one of the main derivatives of this awareness of difference ( two bodies in different skins ) and the accompanying gratitude when good things are provided : ‘ I love you because you are my mother and give me the good things I need . ’ |
| 25 | She opened the envelope and handed me the forms which would be needed if the senator undertook the repairs to Masquerade . |