Example sentences of "i [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Watching me wind two strands together on the cone winder he exclaimed ‘ Ah , now I know what ‘ k 2 tog ’ means ! ’ |
| 2 | Let me inscribe these words on this papyrus of a person that I have become and trust , my saviour , that one day they will enlighten me . |
| 3 | ‘ You can come and help me to carry some pictures , George dear , ’ she said to young Curdle , who was skipping about the playground . |
| 4 | " You asked me to report preliminary findings as soon as I could , so I 'm giving you a ring , " he said . |
| 5 | ‘ Nerina 's always on at me to wear western clothes , ’ confided Mrs Khalid , ‘ but I like to be comfortable . |
| 6 | Critics seem to have it the other way round , so there 's a lot of stuff talked about me using different styles , but there does n't seem to be much said about whether it works , or whether it 's done with taste , or whether the end result is worth having . |
| 7 | ‘ Allow me to weave coloured strands into a ribbon to bind your hair . ’ |
| 8 | Given the excellence of the cause which benefits from the sales of ‘ Ruby Trax ’ and the generosity of the artists etc , etc , it would be churlish of me to rubbish individual tracks — although there are one or two here which have tempted me sorely — so I will pick out some highlights for you . |
| 9 | He did not , as I had feared , ask me to perform covert assassinations on his behalf and nor did he insist on my using my eidetic capabilities to project myself into the noumenal world that he inhabited with such terrifying ease . |
| 10 | And let me assist such reflections by reporting that a gifted and earnest English poet of thirty-two , whom I met this very summer , not only confessed that he had never read through Basil Bunting 's Briggflatts , but quite plainly saw no reason why he ever should . |
| 11 | Fixing my eyes on them , I could n't help cursing Aisha , wishing she was dead , swearing by the Prophet Muhammad that I would have my revenge because it was she who was stopping me walking those streets and riding in those red buses to find work and a flat or a room of my own . |
| 12 | They are like nowhere else on earth and inspire me to try new things . |
| 13 | Young Black and I became good friends . |
| 14 | After that Nellie and I became close friends and so did her Mum and my Dad . |
| 15 | Q Can I make private calls ? |
| 16 | May I make two points in reply to the hon. Gentleman ? |
| 17 | Should I make fresh efforts to get him back ? |
| 18 | Did I make any deals , brush up any publishing contacts ? |
| 19 | Mr Y wrote me a note , ‘ would I make some notes on her , there is a possibility of her going into the unit ’ ( withdrawal unit for disruptive pupils ) . |
| 20 | I asked innumerable friends and acquaintances which was their favourite house in England ; almost invariably their choice was built between these dates . |
| 21 | I asked many Goans if they disliked the freakish visitors , and their verdicts were almost unanimous . |
| 22 | ‘ But there is one thing that does very much interest me , as it happens … and that 's your answer to my question … the one I asked five minutes ago and to which you have so far avoided giving an answer … ’ |
| 23 | He looked very doubtful when I asked certain questions and laughed me to scorn when I gave my verdict . |
| 24 | I asked both bodies to get together if they needed further information from British Coal they should secure it . |
| 25 | SO I asked some friends of mine who were in the antique business from , Indiana , pick it up . |
| 26 | To get a more general view of how the Health Service departments treat their Asian women patients , I asked social workers in different parts of London what their experiences had been in dealing with hospitals , Health Visitors and Area Health Authorities . |
| 27 | I asked three teachers where she was and they said she was n't in |
| 28 | I asked several times but eventually was just caught up in the crowds . ’ |
| 29 | Have you ever said , ‘ I think I was meant to be big ’ or ‘ I only have to look at a cream cake and I gain 2 lbs ( 0.9kg ) ’ or ‘ I ca n't diet ’ ? |
| 30 | ‘ I overheard various conversations between her and other CIA people . ’ |