Example sentences of "[vb past] i [to-vb] [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 | Sister Susan McGuiness F.C.J. Sister Madeleine F.C.J. and Bishop Kevin O'Brien all helped me to answer this question . |
| 16 | She said she 'd like to walk round the garden while Mrs Hope helped me to get some clothes on . ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Doctor Tinsley , my old medical man , absolutely forbade me to lift any kind of weight , not so much as a shopping basket . ’ |
| 19 | Joy told me to find some sort of a lining , and off they went . |
| 20 | This caused me to regrade double jacquard . |
| 21 | As I opened the case I heard a groaning , splintering noise , which caused me to experience extreme pain as the bridge flew off and whacked me on the side of the head ! |
| 22 | She has woven her spell and allowed me to see another world , another life , a life of the spirit . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | It was the emergence of the Chinese Lesbian Group which allowed me to start this process of healing and accepting myself . |
| 25 | He ordered me to cut this lot immediately ’ — he laid heavy stress on the word , his mouth twisted in a sardonic grin — ‘ and I told him it would have to wait till this afternoon . ’ |
| 26 | It was this that prompted me to scrutinize Greek tragedy and thereby gain the new view of the Hellenic spirit that I have been putting forward . |
| 27 | Graciously the principal did apologise for the ferocity of his attack but that encounter prompted me to produce this leaflet in defence of the Word of God and the integrity of some very important person who are in effect made out to be liars if the theory of evolution is true . |
| 28 | After I got back to work I realised just how many people do n't give blood in the Institute ( which is what prompted me to write this article ) . |
| 29 | More important to me was the need to obey this instinct that warned me to put some distance between us . ’ |
| 30 | In those days before the National Health Service , one did not run off to the doctor except in real emergencies ; but , at this juncture , my mother , noticing that I showed unusual signs of debility , urged me to seek medical advice . |