Example sentences of "they [vb past] i on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They got me on the face , stomach and legs . |
| 2 | Then they clapped me on the back with too many hands , thrust upon me the plastiform wafer that confirmed payment of the rest of my fee , and proclaimed that they would create a song for the festival in praise of ’ the , most safe and reliable Delmore Curb , master courier ’ . |
| 3 | They told me on the 'phone that you were not wounded . |
| 4 | But this ruse failed , for the education journalists were not interested in the nice distinctions I offered them when they interviewed me on the phone . |
| 5 | My men , whom I had instructed to keep close together and sing from the time they left the camp until they joined me on the forest road , were not due for an hour and a half , and during this time it was more than likely that the tigress would break cover and try to stalk or rush me . |
| 6 | And er erm they saw me on the you know television programme and they asked me to go go to the school and |