Example sentences of "i [verb] [art] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we came to Préfleur I asked Jean-Claude if he would teach me to drive the motor cycle . |
| 2 | Can you help me make a shopping list ? |
| 3 | In the summer of 1846 Charlotte took me to see an eye doctor in Manchester . |
| 4 | If so , it may only be necessary for me to see the Executive Summary to get the gist of its conclusions . |
| 5 | Listen , listen so you may have a right to defend at any cost which you think is privileged society the fact of the matter is people out there I received twenty seven letters in support against the fox hunting I did not receive a single letter asking me to support the fox hunting . |
| 6 | Then it was time for me to attend the evening reception on Britania . |
| 7 | Attlee , for his part , was equally strong in urging me to accept the majority opinion . |
| 8 | Our friendship developed and she invited me to write a Fount book . |
| 9 | The dream lingered through the endless moments while I trudged up the clinging sand , seeing our little cottage grow larger and more ominous , till suddenly it was if the film director grew tired and cut to me opening the cupboard door and peeping out . |
| 10 | My wife asked me to dismantle an island breakfast bar , and retain the units so we could incorporate them into the existing kitchen later . |
| 11 | Can you let me know the fax number you used to get in touch with Mr. Silver ? |
| 12 | ‘ Ineptitude did n't stop me becoming an asshole doctor ! ’ |
| 13 | I became a bird watcher in Orkney . |
| 14 | For a brief spell I became a Troop Leader , which I enjoyed because the Troop Leader carried the flag , but unlike " Sister Anna " ( who also carried a banner in the song which I was to learn much later ) I had a handsome leather pouch which went over one shoulder . |
| 15 | I became a demon domino player . |
| 16 | I 've nothing against them , they just hate me , so I became a founder member of the Campaign for Quill Pens and Ink . |
| 17 | I became a Shoreline member last year . |
| 18 | To speak personally , I might have found life easier , though possibly less interesting , if the English synthesis had continued to exist in approximately the same state as when I became a university teacher at the end of the 1950s : a genuine humane discipline , self-respecting , enjoyable , expanding , with methods that were established and familiar , if subject to variation between the different emphases associated with Oxford and Cambridge . |
| 19 | I became a Market Gardener and my parents and sisters spent a lot of time not only on my costume but also in the decoration of my wheelbarrow . |
| 20 | I became a railway enthusiast mainly because the civil engineer on the Gwili Railway at the time was willing to give of his time to answer my questions . |
| 21 | There are times when you can feel successful when you 've done virtually nothing — I remember when I became a radio actor , and I was pushing my motor bike , which had run out of petrol , up the main street in Cardiff , and I felt that I was a great star , and was very pleased with myself . |
| 22 | I became a car driver again widely overtaking walkers and cyclists , and made forays of comfortable detective work returning to my cornucopian base , some of the victuallings within you will learn about in the Lewis section . |
| 23 | When I became a freelance writer in 1989 , I finally found a career which could accommodate wanderlust . |
| 24 | I became a house model for the great designer Jean Muir and it was a wonderful foundation because she was meticulous . |
| 25 | I became a shop assistant , a gardener 's labourer , a furniture porter , a salesman — the list went on . |
| 26 | As the fear of raids increased , I became an ambulance driver , on duty mainly through the nights , while women drivers took the day shifts . |
| 27 | At the age of eleven I became an errand boy for a working tailor , and every Saturday , and perhaps on an evening in the week , delivered the suits and costumes that he had made , though often the finished article was well behind the promised date , so the errand boy received critical comments rather than a small tip . |
| 28 | Mum can I make a phone call ? |
| 29 | ‘ Can I make a suggestion missus ? ’ he asked . |
| 30 | How can I make a glass box look like a stream ? |