Example sentences of "i [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | My father looked after me on the long journey home , and sat with me for every minute . |
2 | If I do n't , I think she might sue me for every penny I have . |
3 | She came with me for no reason at all , whereas it would have taken quite a few other PCs to shift her . |
4 | Pembridge said last night : ‘ I do n't know what the background is — all I know is he elbowed me for no reason at Highbury . |
5 | They wanted my bag and they grabbed it , but then they started to beat me for no reason except sheer wickedness . |
6 | I believed her on both counts , especially when she visited me for a weekend and gave me a bottle of ‘ Denim ’ aftershave which she had shoplifted from a Chemist in mid Wales . |
7 | All it is yeah , is a project yeah that six peo me and other five other people yeah in the school were asked to do yeah for a university which is studying ch er children 's language yeah and what it 's like and basically I 've got to carry it on me for a weekend yeah , record loads of different conversations on ten different tapes |
8 | Miguel promised to look after me for a year while I got some business experience before going to university . ’ |
9 | That he 's owed me for a year ! |
10 | My father 's passion for Tracey Childs prepared me for a life of drama |
11 | ‘ Do you think your mother would let you go out with me for a day in Newcastle ? ’ |
12 | As chance would have it we were going camping with another family whose father was to accompany me for a day 's climbing on Pillar . |
13 | Now let's says , big Helga says , take me for a Chinese , oh right dear , so half past seven B H , oh sorry this is , B H , Chinese , I might as well right the rest of the evening off . |
14 | Later that day , Mrs Knelle declared that she 'd take me for a drive , to see Ashford Castle , a local stately home that was now an hotel . |
15 | I remember him taking me for a drive in his car when he told me the joyful news about his forthcoming marriage to Rosemary and feeling so happy that he was going to be happy . |
16 | It was late in the afternoon when we arrived , and Taylor took me for a drive through the town , which apart from the centre had been badly damaged . |
17 | ‘ You could meet me for a drink sometimes . ’ |
18 | ‘ Oh , come on , that 's why you asked me for a drink . |
19 | And then , I liked having nice little teas served to me for a change ; to have Wilson taking care of me and treating me like a lady — because there was a little something between us . |
20 | I was so glad that the ‘ family ’ came to stay with me for a change . |
21 | ‘ No , Nicolo , you listen to me for a change . |
22 | He come round and he asked me for a change of a fiver . |
23 | and a cup of coffee and a cigarette , and I always do that but this day I was so tired after the doing the garden , both gardens like and fucking weeding them all and doing everything else and brushing out the back and doing I said to him for fuck 's sake do them dishes for me for a change William would you I said , so I got er got myself in the bath said I 'm away to bingo , so William 's gone out what happened ? eight , I had eight he had one you may get yourself I said ah fuck no wonder I have no fucking luck , so on the settee and said I 'm not going anywhere , I sat for ten minutes then I said ah fuck you why should I sit here so I lifted the car keys and walked out again then , fucking zooming out of and there was John coming up like that |
24 | He came round to my side , stood beside me for a while , looking , puffing . |
25 | That should see me for a while . |
26 | Kāli stood over me for a while , watching critically . |
27 | He looked at me for a while , thinking . |
28 | I shall be glad to have you working with me for a while . ’ |
29 | Be impure with me for a while . |
30 | One of the sons had done the right thing and had taken the pressure off me for a while . |