Example sentences of "and [verb] i the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ward stirred and asked me the time in a voice heavy with sleep . |
| 2 | And bring me the rum . |
| 3 | And passed me the shovel . |
| 4 | Be a pal , Kate , and slip me the copy of Gay News you hide under your desk because I do n't allow it in the library , talk about work , Kate , discuss how we spend £5000 on economics books for the university libraries , tell me about how you 're stopping the students thieving my favourite art books , but please for God 's sake , Kate , do n't be difficult , do n't talk about imperialism and marxism and feminism , I 've heard it all before and said it all myself , twenty years ago before I had a wife and children to support . |
| 5 | Tonight Lorenzo gave me the doge 's ring , and told me the history of this lovely old house . |
| 6 | I was just as confused as that day she came in and told me the news . |
| 7 | If they want to take it all away in the end and match me up with that slimy halfwit , why then take me up to the mountain and show me the world ? |
| 8 | If he came to me now and knelt and handed me the poker , I could n't hit him . |
| 9 | How Alan kept his temper I will never know , but he quietly sorted out the mess , mounted a huge Loch Ordie , rowed out from the shore again and handed me the fly rod : ‘ Here , Bruce , you fish , I 'll work the dap and mind the oars . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Rats , ’ I told him , but he opened the cover on the drain outside my back door and showed me the trap to stop rats climbing up . |
| 11 | He nodded politely and showed me the palm of a gloved hand . |
| 12 | He took me back to the past and showed me the future . |
| 13 | Reaching down under the counter he pulled out a flat bottle and showed me the label . |
| 14 | You will tell me if you find it was murder and give me the name of the murderer . |
| 15 | I asked him to let me have his agreement to this and give me the destination . " |
| 16 | Sit down and give me the time I need to explain everything to you ? ’ |
| 17 | You tape it me and give me the tape and I 'll give you a tape in exchange because I wan na keep it . |
| 18 | And pass me the soor plooms |
| 19 | Just give me its name and tell me the place where I can find it . ’ |
| 20 | Crawl out of that little shell of yours and tell me the truth . |
| 21 | So why do n't you put an end to it here and now and tell me the truth ? |
| 22 | And lift me the box up there . |
| 23 | A young man of shaven pate , E-X-P-L-O-I-T-E-D tattooed on his forehead , approaches me brandishing a splashing can of Carlsberg Special Brew and asking me the time . |
| 24 | My very sincere thanks to everyone involved in the Art in Nature Competition — thank you for choosing me , and giving me the opportunity to spend a little time on this magic island , which so generously allowed me to paint , and to enjoy , its special beauty . |
| 25 | Thank you , yes , erm thank you very much for inviting me to attend to those meetings and giving me the opportunity to meet you all . |
| 26 | He pulled out his wallet , removed a twenty-dollar note from it and offered me the money . |
| 27 | Not until you give me a few answers and do me the courtesy of telling the truth . ’ |
| 28 | I ad-libbed for a few minutes while the re-take was set up and they warmed to me , which boosted my confidence and gave me the edge . |
| 29 | ‘ Disney executives flew me out there and gave me the kind of treatment I 'd always dreamed about when I was an actress … bouquets , champagne , limousines , ’ says Lynda . |
| 30 | He tore out the early pages and gave me the rest of it and we use it now for our visitors ' signatures . ‘ |