Example sentences of "i and [vb past] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Much to my surprise and delight , sure enough in ‘ 84 he contacted me and asked me to take part in the Mozart ‘ Coronation ’ Mass to be performed in front of the Pope the following year . |
| 2 | He looked at me and asked me to take it . |
| 3 | At last he reached me and asked me to demonstrate el thwing . |
| 4 | I thought at the time she made nought of it , but back last summer , like you say , round August bank 'oliday , she came to see me and asked me to tell 'er everything I remembered 'bout the day of the explosion . |
| 5 | He said he 'd flown over urgently to see me and asked me to come to the Cheshire Cheese , that pub in Fleet Street , at ten o'clock that night . |
| 6 | When he joined Ingard and wanted a number two he thought of me and asked me to come in with him . |
| 7 | She phoned me and asked me to come straight over . |
| 8 | Type Report on Yugoslav Spitfires by Peter Arnold in the April issue ( p70 ) evoked many memories for me and caused me to rummage around for some half-forgotten photos of nearly half a century ago , and there it was , Mk VcJK808 ‘ B ’ with yours truly in attendance . |
| 9 | He took my passport off me and told me to sit down on a bench sat against the wall ; I picked up a magazine and read it while he checked my details . |
| 10 | I wanted to sit there and ask him all about it , but he finished questioning me and told me to leave . |
| 11 | He showed this to me and told me to note especially the inscription on the coin 's obverse side : ‘ O.A. Paykhull cast this gold by chemical art at Stockholm , 1706 . ’ |
| 12 | you see Sister makes all these arrangements , it 's she who does so many of the arrangements , she has made the arrangements about there being no coffee , several people have come to me and said I do n't know why you 've got to stop coffee because we can always go over and have lunch anyway , you know , er after the coffee , but Jean came to me she said look I 'm giving you this , and she gave me three pounds , she said I would much rather that was put into this , there your charity thing than take it across the hall , she said my Margaret wo n't go over there any more , because they , they say , you know , put in for your lunch what it would cost |
| 13 | It has affected me and made me pause for thought . |
| 14 | I now thank that friend who first put the direct question to me and made me make the decision . |
| 15 | And he hung it there for me and made me feel its proportions . |
| 16 | ‘ It really touched me and made me feel quite sad that a man should have died in the street from hypothermia so I 've decided to try and do something to help ’ she said . |
| 17 | Stuart came home last night in his usual cheerful mood , gave me a kiss , put his arm round me and made me sit down as if he had something important to say . |
| 18 | He relaxed his death-hold on me and made me sit down with him on a convenient bench . |
| 19 | When it was on television it really looked , it really looked good but er the reality of it was it was pretty bad really but er the editor was very kind to me and made me look quite a hero but . |
| 20 | I left him the fare I had been quoted , but he pursued me and stopped me entering my flat . |
| 21 | But later , I realized that it had been quite good for me and stopped me getting big-headed . |
| 22 | He said he loved me and wanted me to stay … ’ |
| 23 | He appeared to enjoy talking to me and invited me to call in whenever I was passing . |