Example sentences of "i [vb past] them [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I got them in some shop in Covent Garden . |
2 | I got them from that er |
3 | I found them in those dawn hours . |
4 | I used them on many rainy days , and never once suffered from wet feet . |
5 | The Muslim Palestinian defenders of Beaufort were ignorant of all this , sitting around the walls in silence when I told them of this historical the old tale of fear , treachery and pain . |
6 | Let's try and get it on the board , which somebody has written on and I told them about that and asked them to clean it , but , bring a spray can of white paint next time . |
7 | Yeah I know I told them about that ! |
8 | And I told them about this job I 'd done here . |
9 | Mm , mm and no , I dropped them off this morning , that 's it , he 's picking them up |
10 | Although the ministers were too polite to commit themselves , even when I pressed them on this point , it was clear to me that they felt they , and their church , had been used . |
11 | I followed them at all three , but if The Valley was a 100 miles away , I 'd still be back . ’ |
12 | I had a clear view of them from a branch of a tree that overhung the water , and I watched them on several occasions . |
13 | I could n't get to sleep , and I noticed in the air there was a red light flashing , and several other green lights flashing , and they were coming , helicopter noises , and er I watched them for several minutes and they seemed to be landing and one was stationary in the air , without moving , and rest were going up and down . |
14 | I watched them for some time , thinking smugly ‘ Ha ! |
15 | I called them into this room and spoke to them . |
16 | And I 'll say this now , they was in business there , nextdoor , and I knew them like that , they says any machinery come here and use it , and they 'd got shears and all that sort of thing , and with their help , you know , I had these four locks and did them and took them down in no time to m to er , to and they was flabbergasted because of the quickness of them , you know , and they says er we can always find you sommat to work if er this is the case . |
17 | ‘ I had to coax two into it because they are not very experienced cook , but I chose them for that very reason , ’ he says . |
18 | I discussed them in some detail in the chapter on event planning . |
19 | it 's like party balloons , she 's got like water balloons I mean , with water and , they was , I had them in this box mucking about , I was trying take something out , and then like we dropped a water balloon in their bathroom and erm , we started having water fight , and that they filled them up and go into the balloons and then you go and tie it up |
20 | I left them with this |
21 | She got in the bed to watch Neighbours and we came back about five o'clock and I went up the stairs , the T V was and he was erm out for count , so I left them for another hour and I said to mum |
22 | TWICE IN MY LIFE I have consciously avoided meeting someone , because I held them in such awe . |