Example sentences of "and [verb] i [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Michael was anxious to get it sorted out and asked me to arrange the wedding . ’ |
| 2 | Their president , Gordon Stulberg , became president of Twentieth Century-Fox and asked me to direct The Poseidon Adventure , which became the company 's most profitable film . |
| 3 | ‘ When Julius phoned me yesterday and asked me to bring the files he wanted to work on , he did n't tell me you were staying here . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Okay , blue-eyes , ’ I drawled , even though they were green , ‘ be difficult and make me twist the information from you until you scream for my kisses … ’ |
| 5 | Then my father swung me up out of the sledge high above his head and down again , trying to distract me , to make light of what had happened and make me see the funny side of it . |
| 6 | They 've cut it down and agreed I pay the arrears back at a pound a week . |
| 7 | I now thank that friend who first put the direct question to me and made me make the decision . |
| 8 | He was terrific and made me realise the only reason I had these thoughts was because of the enormous love I have for you . |
| 9 | He took his job very seriously and made me rewrite the book to make it understandable to nonscientists like himself . |
| 10 | One of them sat in the back — again — and made me follow the Escort , but at least this time they were plainclothes men not uniformed , so my street cred did n't suffer . |
| 11 | The tree was 360mm in diameter and to enable me to get the correct clearance around the tree and the seat width I drew a rough development on the patio with chalk . |
| 12 | One officer , a really nice screw , a senior officer called Mrs [ R ] , understood why I wanted to be moved off the pregnant house and got me moved the next day . |
| 13 | Not in a very big way , but I 've got an eye for that sort of thing and I told him I would n't split on him if he resigned and helped me choose the successor I wanted . |
| 14 | He gave me every encouragement , lent me camp equipment , provided me with a Somali called Ali as my headman and helped me collect the necessary servants . |
| 15 | Now , for God 's sake , go to bed , and let me do the same . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Now for heaven 's sake get some sleep — and let me do the same ! ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Let's say that he should have come to me first , ’ George said in a heavy , measured tone , ‘ and let me sort the whole thing out . |
| 18 | Just shut up and let me get the fuck on with it . |
| 19 | ‘ Chris , great to see you , and let me introduce the lovely Lindy . |
| 20 | I should be grateful if you would look into the matter and let me know the outcome . |
| 21 | There were many heads like that in Spain , and I would follow outstanding examples gazing in admiration at that nape , that neck , that flat-backed skull , until the head turned and let me glimpse the face , which was never disappointing . |
| 22 | Well shut up and let me shut the door |
| 23 | PAMELA : [ unwillingly ] I 'll get undressed if you lock the door and let me have the keys in my own hand . |
| 24 | Let his man make his way back there , and let me have the third horse and bring you the quickest way to Ullesthorpe . |
| 25 | ‘ And let me use the phone ? ’ |
| 26 | She was using condoms and advised me to do the same . |
| 27 | For more than 20 years the IRA has been executing a horrendous campaign of genocide against the Protestant community , and in the names of the thousands of dead and injured I urge the Government to take the war to the terrorists . |
| 28 | This is an important finding and leads me to question the enthusiasm and commitment that the National Blood Transfusion Service laboratories will bring to the provision of autologous blood throughout the country . |
| 29 | " You come and watch me cutting the grass , " Quentin suggested , but the twins shook their heads , not understanding because such a long time had passed since there 'd last been grass-cutting . |
| 30 | As for ‘ the old lady ’ , as he called Mrs Chadwick 's mother , ‘ well , she just loved to sit out by that mulberry bush and watch I cuttin' the grass . |