Example sentences of "and [vb base] i [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | They will understand me too quickly ; they will turn my own generosity against me and despise me for the lovers I took ; and they will cast me as the woman who briefly threatened to interfere with the writing of the books which they have enjoyed reading . |
2 | It screeches to a halt beside me , three guys get out , blindfold me , tie me hand and foot and bundle me into the van . |
3 | She stripped the bed and lay me on the bed . |
4 | From the outset , McLaren was convinced that Branson wanted only to take the Sex Pistols away from him , ‘ and grind me into the ground ’ . |
5 | I 'd say — and interrogate me in the cell itself with shouted , rapid-fire questions , punctuated by slaps in the face and , just once , hair-pulling . |
6 | Then saddle ye my horse Bavieca , and arm him well ; and ye shall apparel my body full seemlily , and place me upon the horse , and fasten and tie me thereon so that it can not fall : and fasten my sword Tizona in my hand . |
7 | Ten minutes later the staff began to arrive and at nine o'clock Fred Workman walked in to introduce me to the staff and show me around the building . |
8 | The King agreed , and ordered his officials to put me down on Balnibarbi , and show me round the capital , Lagado . |
9 | ‘ Oh , come on , Deveraugh , quit messing around and let me on the damn boat . ’ |
10 | Owen was keen to show me his new electric racing car set and let me by the arm to his room . |
11 | This was a big step for me and put me on the road to caddying top tournaments at a very young age . |
12 | My sister and me are very close , so this woman gave me a giro to go to my sister 's — they took me to the station and put me on the train . |
13 | They gave me a feeling of my own finiteness , and put me in the mood for my evening Bible reading . |
14 | Now I need you to back up my story and put me in the clear . |
15 | I once worked in the shopfloor in a factory , putting cream on to cream cakes , when I finished college , and they took me out and put me in the lab even though I did n't have any science degree , and I was in the labs for three months . |
16 | ‘ All right , I 'll take you to Winchester , but you 'll have to get out of the castle on your own and meet me on the road tomorrow . ’ |
17 | Get them all and meet me in the Operations Room . |
18 | ‘ Oh , it 's you , ’ she said , and kneed me in the groin . |
19 | I drift back indoors , in case she decides to go all the way and tip me over the edge while she 's at it . |
20 | Their family was really big and they were really noisy people and Nigo used to fancy everything in sight , he used to fancy me and chase me round the playground . |
21 | You come down here and tell me about the time you went to the Abacos . ’ |
22 | And tell me about the lady who did abortions , erm , did you know very much about what sort of people they were ? |
23 | I 'll forgive you if you find me a taxi that will take me back to pick up my baggage and get me to the airport on time . ’ |
24 | ‘ Linford , ’ he said , ‘ if you beat Emmit King you can come back here and punch me in the mouth ; that 's how confident I am . ’ |
25 | It used to lead lead to Station and er I 've seen these two when I 've been walking around , I 've seen them take their head up and lift me off the ground . |
26 | Some said they 'd , they 'd be interested in playing , they knew how to play certain things and others wanted to play others and that 's how we started , and in a matter of a year the new headquarters at er Lowestoft was being opened , by the Dutchess of Kent , and we decided that the band was going to play at that one and you can imagine , and it was all ready and they were playing music , but I 'm not sure what , what quality music it was , and blow me on the week before , the band leader , the conductor decided he could n't play because he had a sprained wrist so we were left without a conductor even , but we managed to get another conductor and we played and I do n't know what it sounded like , but the Dutchess of Kent was very kind , she said the music sounded lovely . |
27 | Only I know which carved wooden panel to press to release the catch and allow me into the sanctuary of my past . |
28 | Thanks to all those who have informed me of sightings of wildlife ; please keep up the good work and contact me in the Library & information Service , |
29 | Or perhaps she thought she could always pretend to be a relative and come and claim me from the hospital . |
30 | Shine through the gloom , and point me to the skies : |