Example sentences of "and [verb] i [verb] [noun sg] " 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 | At last he reached me and asked me to demonstrate el thwing . |
| 3 | The man beckoned to me as I stood around vaguely , and asked me to fetch cognac for him , vodka with ice for his wife and … what for Nell ? |
| 4 | ‘ The practical help in developing my business plan was invaluable in focusing my idea and helping me obtain LEDU assistance ’ . |
| 5 | Even for two days I would n't be able to bear the sight of Auntie Jean first thing in the morning , without her make-up on , her face blank as an egg , as she had prunes , kippers and cigarettes for breakfast and made me drink Typhoo tea . |
| 6 | When I felt strong enough to get dressed and go downstairs , Diana and Mary looked after me very kindly , and made me feel welcome in their pleasant home . |
| 7 | And say I want Rice Crispies You pour the Rice Crispies no , no , Cornflakes I do n't want no sugar on them today . |
| 8 | But later , I realized that it had been quite good for me and stopped me getting big-headed . |
| 9 | Eventually , a church member who was a nurse tabulated all the medical information , and helped me to write begging letters to pharmaceutical firms . |
| 10 | He rose to go and told me to take care . |
| 11 | We sat and drank our tea in silence then Dad stood up and told me to tell Mum , when she returned , that he 'd gone to have one last talk to the relief officer . |
| 12 | If you held the cup and let me get hold of handle I 'd have been alright . |
| 13 | I want you to unload all your problems on me and let me take care of them . |
| 14 | It would have been a problem for me if the bloody sergeant had come along and seen me drinking beer or seen that bottle beside me . |
| 15 | We can either do nothing erm and just wait and see whether he com comes back to you and says I want access contact to er to Ricky , erm in which case we can then do something about it . |
| 16 | They did n't want me at this party , but because I AM , fang and claw I have grapple-hooked their smooth cliffs , and have the right to stalk these wooded cliffs , lap at their abundant streams . |
| 17 | You could even say that Milton 's rejecting the future in this speech and saying I label sin what is going to become , if you have prophetic powers , new kind of ethic . |
| 18 | That cut our speed some and gave me thinking time , but the traffic seemed to consist entirely of black cabs and VW Golfs full of party-hoppers . |
| 19 | She said anyway she was away to make a wee cup of tea and did I take sugar ? |
| 20 | She was most attentive , introduced me to another lady straight away , as Elsie , and said I had family in the Diplomatic Service . |
| 21 | He looked at my work and said I had talent , but that I needed " earnest practice in drawing " , to which I wholly agree : He also said he would be glad to take me as his " chela " but that my name and work must go before the council of professors of the Academy , which meets next Thursday , 17th inst. and that if they accepted me I could start work on the following Monday , 21st inst . |
| 22 | The sand functions as a ground plane or as a surrogate elevation and enables me to shift building elements so as to understand their sculptural capacity . |
| 23 | ‘ Come on in and help me make sense of this life I live . ’ |
| 24 | And I , er and I pretended to be incapable and I , and said I would like someone to go and help me do shopping , home health service would have , come along . |