Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] me [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 ‘ I picked it for you because Jeff told me that blue 's your favourite colour . ’
2 Do you like me Christmas frock , the , our David sent me some money from America
3 Marie gave me that hat — I do n't want it spoiled .
4 ( Jennifer Hornsby gave me this idea . )
5 I am so glad that the hon. Member for Derby , North asked me that question
6 Mr Blackadder tolled me this buk is ful of jokes that are abowt as funny as getting your bottom caut in a bacon slicer .
7 Alan showed me another way out of the bar , so we avoided Young Trotsky , and walked with me to the van .
8 Do n't worry I 'll get this , Ray gave me some money , I 've got ten pounds so
9 But in 1976 , when Jean Darnall gave me this advice , I knew exactly what she meant and I knew that what she recommended was exactly what I wanted to do .
10 All she did was hold out her hand and say , Look , Ma , Bernie gave me another dime . ’
11 14.45 : Secretary informed me that Class Teacher had written a letter to parent of child with Head Lice to replace one written by Head .
12 I had invited any of the hospital staff who had cared to come , and my ‘ Dawes Road ’ friend Miss Dorrie Pierce told me that church folk had organized a little wedding tea , and my husband-to-be had ordered and paid for a wedding cake .
13 But anyway : while he was tramping through that dull and backward province with his malign companion , Gustave sent me another flower , plucked from beside the tomb of Châteaubriand .
14 That 's what well Kevin gave me that slip .
15 Bailey told me this morning .
16 One day Sapt brought me some news — he had found out where the King was .
17 Bill gave me that bonus cheque last week , and — ’
18 Neither the General nor Bill gave me any hint of lolly . ’
19 So Parsons got me this job and I used to sit up there and answer the phones . ’
20 Since Siah told me this story about a supreme storyteller , 1 have told the story myself many times .
21 and er Susan told me this morning , you wo n't say nothing to nobody
22 and er Susan told me this morning , you wo n't say nothing to nobody
23 And one 's been on er apparently I did n't know this but George showed me this morning .
24 The second point i is this issue about self containment , er Mr Davis accused me this morning of using some somewhat outlandish words , I think , erm , I did obviously refer to the er my vision of what a new settlement of this size proposed would be , and I I did n't in that mean to imply that I did n't in that mean to imply that I did n't expect that with the right planning that it could n't have clearly local facilities , local school , library , etcetera , but it seemed to me quite clear that the scale proposed it would not have the higher order functions which as we 've heard earlier , Greater York has been defined based on York 's planning assumptions , clearly the major shopping , educational , and social facilities will continue to be provided in the city , and it will produce what is in effect dormitory settlement .
25 ‘ That 's what poor Thomas told me that afternoon .
26 ‘ That , more or less , is what Miss Henry told me this afternoon , ’ she admitted .
27 The passive is one such option in English ( cf. John gave me this book and This book was given to me by John , which are both unmarked ) .
28 The Emissary gave me another view of his new teeth as I glanced round .
  Next page