Example sentences of "and [vb past] i [to-vb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eliot saw the point , and asked me to sit down forthwith and draft a synopsis . |
| 2 | Recalling that horrifying October day when she visited Courtney in Harley Street , Miss C told the jury : ‘ First , he took me into his office and asked me to go out and buy baby oil . |
| 3 | And on this morning , of all mornings , James phoned at the crack of dawn and asked me to preside over a ridiculous Press party . |
| 4 | When he joined Ingard and wanted a number two he thought of me and asked me to come in with him . |
| 5 | He called to me , and invited me to go in and have a drink with him . |
| 6 | She phoned me earlier this week and invited me to come down here to see her land . |
| 7 | She saw that I was looking pale and vacant and told me to sit down . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Somewhat naïvely , I had expected it all to be sorted out then and there , but the chap just took my name , gave me a form to fill in and told me to come back a few days later for a full interview . |
| 10 | The sergeant offered to phone Mr Jones for me , and told me to stay around because Mr Jones would no doubt ring me back . |
| 11 | Esmerelda jumped up and down and told me to hurry up and make the kite fly . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The coachman took my luggage and called me to hurry up . |
| 14 | My wife and I are staying at the Danieli , but she 's not been feeling well and urged me to take up the offer of an observer 's seat here . ’ |
| 15 | He looked suddenly suspicious that I was making fun of him , which I was n't , and grabbed me to look down the front of my dress . |
| 16 | ‘ But my chief at Liverpool CID would not let me take part , because he was away on holiday himself at the time , and required me to stand in for him . |