Example sentences of "[vb past] i [verb] [det] [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 Then glancing at Agnes , she said , ‘ Aggie asked me to take some towels across to the house for the people coming in tomorrow . ’
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 When the Editor asked me to write this article I happily agreed .
8 ‘ 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 . ’
9 So he asked me to bring some stuff up . ’
10 ‘ 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 … .
11 His shaking hands with me made me feel half hero , half saint .
12 ‘ 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 … ’
13 Thanks once again for a charming picture — it made me smile all day .
14 I realised I wanted another guitar player .
15 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 ?
16 It helped me do all sorts of things I would n't have done otherwise . ’
17 Sister Susan McGuiness F.C.J. Sister Madeleine F.C.J. and Bishop Kevin O'Brien all helped me to answer this question .
18 I think attending an evening class in life drawing helped me overcome this hurdle .
19 I think attending an evening class in life drawing helped me overcome this hurdle .
20 She said she 'd like to walk round the garden while Mrs Hope helped me to get some clothes on . ’
21 However , a more careful analysis of methods of work and recreation in the Easter vac helped me to overcome these problems and be more in charge of myself , rather than being tossed about at random .
22 But I found I had little idea how to set about producing a crime short story .
23 When I started writing it , I found I had more sympathy with Frank , and he started saying more and more , and Betty merged into the background . ’
24 Doctor Tinsley , my old medical man , absolutely forbade me to lift any kind of weight , not so much as a shopping basket . ’
25 Joy told me to find some sort of a lining , and off they went .
26 Early on within this game I th when Blackburn scored I thought this game would be taken away from 'em .
27 They played I mean all sorts of games that we played they do n't play today .
28 She has woven her spell and allowed me to see another world , another life , a life of the spirit .
29 I am invited from time to time to sow the seeds of Medau , and last time Brown Owl allowed me to present each girl with a Medau leaflet .
30 It was the emergence of the Chinese Lesbian Group which allowed me to start this process of healing and accepting myself .
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