Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] i [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One that has plagued me for some while . |
| 2 | Is it my Unconscious ( of the existence of which I have informed doubts ) that has dropped me in this plight ? |
| 3 | ‘ He has forbidden me to fast or even keep the days of abstinence . |
| 4 | By the time the aged parents had arrived , Lisabeth was ensconced in my bedroom , the sleeping-bag ( which has seen me through three continents , two sit-ins , an eviction and a New Year 's Eve in Trafalgar Square , and which I called Hemingway ) in place on the sofa . |
| 5 | I have to say that nothing in my career so far has prepared me for this kind of work . |
| 6 | Suddenly , the other evening , he starts asking me about all the new sorts of mobile phone on the market — how they work , what their range is , how much they cost . |
| 7 | Board masters are guests with years of experience of Scourie fishings , and my favourite is a wonderful gentleman called Stanley Tuer ; a man of advancing years , but fleet of foot , who has exhausted me on many a long hill walk . |
| 8 | No-one has set me above this people . |
| 9 | I see alright well or I I invite members of the jury , the council wants to address me on some point of law which need n't concern you , so if you take a short break please . |
| 10 | I have a severe visual problem and this has led me into wonderful ventures around the galleries , ‘ seeing ’ art in my own way . |
| 11 | None has led me to that dangerous conclusion that we were doing it better over there than here . |
| 12 | ‘ My whole life has led me to this point . |
| 13 | Yeah but er it really has knocked me for six this time . |
| 14 | I have set down the following experience as one that has haunted me for many years . |
| 15 | Several years of research into our love of meat has left me in little doubt that most of us nowadays would prefer not to face up to the carnal origins of our flesh foods . |
| 16 | ‘ He has jolted me into new experiences , obliging me to reconsider old questions about good and bad , beautiful and ugly , vulgar and elite , ’ and ‘ has been a major innovator in exploring new visual sources , new media , new thresholds of propriety ’ . |
| 17 | Can anyone tell me where ‘ balmpot ’ did originate as it has puzzled me for some 60 years ? |
| 18 | The reply , which has mystified me until this day , was , ‘ Oh ! we did n't know you meant that one ! ’ |
| 19 | I believe that it was a good inheritance , and one that has stood me in good stead all my life . |
| 20 | In essence , what has stood me in good stead all these years in broadcasting is spotting good people and waiting for them to come forward with what interests them ; what obsessions , what passions they have in translating those into programmes . |
| 21 | It is not the only time my profound knowledge of football has stood me in good stead . |
| 22 | Palace chairman Ron Noades confirmed Sunderland 's move for Coppell , saying : ‘ Steve was asked two weeks ago whether he was interested in the Sunderland position and he has informed me of this approach . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ He has coached me for many years and will certainly do so again , ’ admitted Gooch . |
| 24 | One of the things that never ceases to amaze me about any technology is that once you have it you always expect it to do more . |
| 25 | I have money but I ca n't control it : Fielding keeps supplying me with more . |
| 26 | But no , this ai n't Alvin Stardust , and anyone who tries to lump me with these people gets the wrath of Harley straight on their head . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Yet no-one thinks to ask me about this . |
| 28 | Whether my knowledge that I shall some day die , that a nuclear war is likely sooner or later , that alcohol will kill me , that another person is suffering , does move me in one direction or another , depends on the extent of my disposition to take these things into account in choices , on awareness which may spontaneously vary from one moment to the next and be sustainable only by an effort of will . |
| 29 | Well , thank you very much er , Geoffrey , erm that was a very full , and I think er , and as he says , cautious account of what 's been happening , and he does remind me of all the finance officers that I 've ever known , in this thing , I 've never really seen , or rarely seen them smile . |
| 30 | On the machine build that he 's given me for this year , of which that is an example . |