Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pers pn] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I made him a little tent to sleep in , but for a few weeks I always took my gun to bed with me . |
| 2 | well any way look , if I made you a thin bit of steel straight across the centre like that |
| 3 | Well I actually rang them up to say , why why are you taking my wages into consideration , I did n't break up this marriage , I met him a long time afterwards an I was told by a C S A agent or clerk or whatever , that my wedding was nonessential spending . |
| 4 | Oh I got her a lovely cute little teddy . |
| 5 | I got you a wee ball of your wool for your mittens . |
| 6 | ‘ I got it a little wrong , ’ says Eva . |
| 7 | So I found him a small house called Kirk o'Field , outside Edinburgh . |
| 8 | Actually , I found him a pleasant companion . |
| 9 | I found him a fascinating , knowledgeable and eclectic artist , someone who thinks deeply about his work and is not content simply to record the bare facts of the world in front of him . |
| 10 | At first I found him a difficult subject to interview because , to paraphrase Donne , when he had done he had not done , he still had more ; and I had to learn to give him at least five seconds , grace before moving on , because his afterthoughts were often gems . |
| 11 | I found him a clean scarf to hold over his face . |
| 12 | She says she did the Byrd show ‘ because I found her a fascinating part of the underground scene in New York , and I felt somebody should expose her to a bigger market . |
| 13 | I 'm a comparative newcomer to this computer age that many people of my generation would rather try to ignore … but you really ca n't … and as an owner of a computer and an 8 year old , I found it a good read and picked up lots of new tips on home entertainment/education as well . |
| 14 | There with the Princess 's permission as the only journalist , I found it a fascinating insight into how Diana conducts a part of her life that has until now been comparatively secret . |
| 15 | I had been his guest in the air very briefly before when I was taken up to see Low Birk Hatt as a bird would see it , and I found it a thrilling experience , quite the best way to travel . |
| 16 | I moved it a little way away . |
| 17 | But I could make no sort of impression upon him … when I visited him a second time , the fear of death was gone , and with it all solicitude about religion . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I promised you a romantic walk — is this romantic enough ? ’ |
| 19 | I weighed it a few minutes later and was delighted , to say the least , when it pulled the needle round to 10lb 3oz . |
| 20 | Yes well I think I told him a wrong , you see , there were two there there are two ways of tackling it and I do n't think the way I told him is what they want for the examination purposes , at all ! |
| 21 | ‘ I told him a few home truths , but it was a waste of breath , there was nothing I could do . ’ |
| 22 | He said : ‘ The van was not there at 6pm but I noticed it a little bit later . |
| 23 | I admired him a great deal … ’ |
| 24 | My eyes were shut most of the time now as I blundered round the park and when I opened them a red mist swirled . |
| 25 | He sank into a fireside chair and I poured him a small medicinal quart of Absinthe to steady his nerves . |
| 26 | I taught her a new move and she practised it on me but she missed and got me in the and I fell on the ground . |
| 27 | My priestly friend set me down outside the two cathedrals and I bade him a fond farewell . |
| 28 | I heard him a few times , he was very very entertaining , very entertaining , nice bloke really . |
| 29 | Hey , I heard me a new one . |
| 30 | I was once a Member of Parliament and one day in the chamber at Westminster , a Puritan , a lozenge of sanctified humility , got up from his arse and roared at me because I called him a blackened turd . |