Example sentences of "[vb past] i [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They seemed happy about my victory in Germany and most of them expected me to win more races last year . ’ |
| 2 | It 's just that somebody asked me to do some heads . |
| 3 | ‘ They 'd never heard of me , surprisingly enough , but they went mad over my work and asked me to do some portraits for them . |
| 4 | " You asked me to report preliminary findings as soon as I could , so I 'm giving you a ring , " he said . |
| 5 | ‘ He asked me to take good care of them . |
| 6 | Then glancing at Agnes , she said , ‘ Aggie asked me to take some towels across to the house for the people coming in tomorrow . ’ |
| 7 | They asked me to get thirty-six teams , at one point in was fifty-seven but it settled down to thirty-six |
| 8 | Betty 's letter said , ‘ Last year , as he was going to take part in the World Championship in Canada , he asked me to make some gold socks to match his waistcoat . |
| 9 | Dad kissed me on the forehead and asked me to make another pot of tea and he sat down in his chair and smoked a quiet pipe of tobacco looking happier than he had for days . |
| 10 | When the Editor asked me to write this article I happily agreed . |
| 11 | ‘ Details , of course , will take time and come later , but that 's my general philosophy ; that 's what you would get if you asked me to complete this job for you . ’ |
| 12 | She asked me to have two trees planted in the school playing field in her memory to provide shade for children in the summer . |
| 13 | So he asked me to bring some stuff up . ’ |
| 14 | It led me to ponder two questions . |
| 15 | ‘ The pleasure of being top , and nothing else , except the interest of my father , made me do such homework as I did in the evenings … . |
| 16 | He made me do terrible things , things with animals , for instance . |
| 17 | And she gave me an indulgent look and she said , ‘ I 'm really sorry , the pictures made me feel tender feelings for you , but they just really did not arouse me . ’ |
| 18 | His shaking hands with me made me feel half hero , half saint . |
| 19 | Made me laugh last night , he said erm I , I , I always do a load of spuds he said even if it 's |
| 20 | ‘ You had them all the time — you trailed me round — you bloody filthy lying bastard — you poked my head into every shit-bin in Bristol — you led me up hill and down dale till my feet were dropping off — you made me steal some people 's boat — I could 've been got by the police — I might be festering in jail now — handcuffed — criminal — you do n't care , you 're criminal anyway — I would n't be surprised if you 'd murdered half a dozen innocent people and cut them up and kept their pieces stashed away in the hole where you 've been hiding my bag and my things and my money and my dreams … ’ |
| 21 | Thanks once again for a charming picture — it made me smile all day . |
| 22 | My knowledge of history and myself made me ask awkward questions . |
| 23 | I remember terrible arguments when shopping for shoes — I wanted to have fashion shoes ( high heels , pointed toes ) like my friends , but Mum always made me have sensible shoes . |
| 24 | ‘ I realised I had 17 years to go before retirement and I wanted to spend them doing what I wanted to do . |
| 25 | I realised I wanted another guitar player . |
| 26 | They 'd got ta be secure as you could imagine and er not easily picked , if you follow what I mean and er yes , made I made four locks for Lord 's cricket ground . |
| 27 | So the A fifty nine well let me put it let me put another question , does the A sixty one serve a similar function to the A fifty nine ? |
| 28 | It helped me do all sorts of things I would n't have done otherwise . ’ |
| 29 | Sister Susan McGuiness F.C.J. Sister Madeleine F.C.J. and Bishop Kevin O'Brien all helped me to answer this question . |
| 30 | I think attending an evening class in life drawing helped me overcome this hurdle . |