Example sentences of "[vb infin] and [verb] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er they used to come to me and ask things about what they should do and did I think they had a claim for this and that you know , and I used to tell them you see . |
| 2 | Although how we were supposed to be able to afford to rebuild , I had no idea , but whenever I queried anything he would just laugh and tell me to leave it all to him . ’ |
| 3 | When I 'm not happy every day , about the things I said today , she caught me being rude today , but I know , she 'll tell stories to make me laugh , she makes me laugh , makes me laugh , she 'll tell stories to make me laugh and to make me feel this bad , I love my mum , she 's the best mum in the world |
| 4 | My mum remembers long ago , when she makes snow men in the snow , and pulled a face at Mrs Jones , but I 'll know she 'll tell stories to make me laugh , make me laugh , make me laugh , she 'll tell stories to make me laugh and to make me feel this bad , I love my mum , she 's the best mum in the world |
| 5 | I do n't daydream about things in my future very much because I must admit I have n't got much to daydream for — because I 'm very lucky , I 've got a lovely house , a lovely husband ; we go on lovely holidays , we lead a nice social life , I 've got lovely clothes — I ca n't really daydream and say I wish I was this , I wish I was that . |
| 6 | ‘ He got a bit upset when the bowels did n't work and let me know it , ’ he recalls . |
| 7 | ‘ Let's try and forget I said it . |
| 8 | Old Stevenson would go spare if he knew , and I 'm not certain whether he 'd try and get me moved as a danger to junior staff , or you moved as a wicked woman . |
| 9 | Each time I got back to Rocamar Peter would say , ‘ Well ? ’ and I would shrug and pretend I did n't know what the hell he was talking about . ’ |
| 10 | Then they would n't find me , and I could plan my life and find a job and a flat and go home in six months ' time having proved I 'm adult and they 'll have to let go and let me do what I absolutely , passionately want to do with my life . |
| 11 | ca n't you go and say I volunteer that my son has homework |
| 12 | However , later David did come and see me to ask if his group could play on the school steps at the PTA fête which was to be held in the summer , so I suppose that was one of his first public engagements with his group . |
| 13 | ‘ Sometimes at the weekend Mr Rosenbloom would come and ask me to iron his shirts . |
| 14 | ‘ You can come and help me to carry some pictures , George dear , ’ she said to young Curdle , who was skipping about the playground . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's all the bloody same to me , so when you 've finished acting like a six-year-old will you come and help me unpack ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Could you come and help me get it out ? ’ |
| 17 | Can I Can I just interrupt and say I 've forgotten . |
| 18 | For this is to understand my experience in a certain way , a way that others can challenge and ask me to explain . |
| 19 | Not much help to you , I know , but why should I fib and say I walked in ? |
| 20 | And you can it 's alright , it 'll only ask and say I do n't like it , put the proper one in , silly idiot . |