Example sentences of "and [verb] i [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sat beside me and lent me his shoulder as a back-rest . |
| 2 | He already had my passport in front of him , and he opened it and asked me my name , age , parents ’ names and a lot of other routine questions . |
| 3 | She used to squeeze through the fence and bring me her bones . |
| 4 | And bring me my mouth-organ , if you would . |
| 5 | and bring me my change . |
| 6 | I had to check with John what had been sent and it turned out Rollersnakes — or one particular roller skating employee of said carpet shop/skateboard emporium — had kept most of my stuff for themselves and given me their old stock off the shelf . |
| 7 | Dickie had just collected the afternoon post from the postman in the lane and given me my letter before taking in the rest to his mother . |
| 8 | Waaagh ! ’ — Jack leaned forward and passed me his handkerchief . |
| 9 | A women sat outside her hut cooking some grass seeds for her two teenage children , both of whom were painfully thin and too weak to stand , and told me her story : Her husband had been shot months ago , and when the food ran out in her village her only choice was to come to Kismayo where aid agency food was arriving . |
| 10 | I had n't been in your shop two minutes before she asked me my birth date and told me her hobby is astrology . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ The reason I 'm here is because my brother phoned me and told me your cousin was in urgent need of a tutor . |
| 12 | They laughed at me and told me my fingers were no use for that work , which was true . |
| 13 | Well he come into garage the other day and told me his wife had kicked him out ! |
| 14 | Take me to the sea-king 's palace and show me his throne of silver , and his trumpets of pearl , and his coral candles burning beneath the waves ! " |
| 15 | ‘ Take your hat off , then , and show me your hair . ’ |
| 16 | Are you going to read me a story and show me your bedroom ? |
| 17 | This had some value , leading old ladies to get up and give me their seat on public transport . |
| 18 | When you 've done that homework , then you 'll come back and give me your answer . ’ |
| 19 | He tells me what to do , and shows me his stump . |
| 20 | She had a room to herself , and showed me her built-in dressing-table , wardrobe , and cupboards . |
| 21 | It was there she told me about this sister and showed me her hand . |
| 22 | But every year , and often more than once , he made the pilgrimage to Kidlington in Oxfordshire and on one of those visits ( I can not have been more than eight years old ) took me to Thame and showed me his name on the board as head boy . |
| 23 | Lloyd pushed the door open and showed me his teeth . |
| 24 | I did n't want to stay there — I wanted to go home , but Mum told this old woman my name who smiled at me and showed me my bed and that . |
| 25 | ‘ I would expect them to do the honourable thing and give me my job back . ’ |
| 26 | And I think you 've got ta address my doubts because if I have doubts how am I going to stand in front of members and say hang on a minute , I can give you all of these answers , I can tell you what unison 's going to be like and this is what 's been decided , now come back to me and give me your fears , give me your doubts and I 'll go and take them on to represent you . |
| 27 | I give you one bio-day exactly to make contact with me and give me your answer . ’ |
| 28 | Could you look over the guidelines in relation to this particular interest and give me your thought on how they might be improved for application in the Lothians . |
| 29 | ‘ Sit on the edge and give me your hand . |
| 30 | Right , sit down on the bed and give me your legs . ’ |