Example sentences of "i [vb infin] [adj] [noun] " 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 | ‘ Please , let me stay another minute or two , ’ said Melissa quietly . |
| 3 | You let me stay last year . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The guiding principle for the Government , she said , was that health care should be provided for all regardless of ability to pay : ‘ Let me make one thing absolutely clear . |
| 6 | ‘ Let me make one thing clear . |
| 7 | But Ferguson insisted : ‘ Let me make one thing crystal clear — Manchester United wo n't bottle it on the last lap of the championship . |
| 8 | ‘ I think I am being very reasonable , and let me make one thing quite clear . |
| 9 | Or perhaps it is all that rain which makes me want more water . |
| 10 | Daddy 's gon na make me eat some tomato and , and cucumber |
| 11 | Let me eat some toast first . |
| 12 | Made me laugh last night , he said erm I , I , I always do a load of spuds he said even if it 's |
| 13 | and I had Mike ironing them while I was putting 'em up , I said right stand here and watch me hang this curtain , so I 'm showing him how to iron it , so while I 'm upstairs putting 'em up he 's ironing |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ You had them all the time — you trailed me round — you bloody filthy lying bastard — you poked my head into every shit-bin in Bristol — you led me up hill and down dale till my feet were dropping off — you made me steal some people 's boat — I could 've been got by the police — I might be festering in jail now — handcuffed — criminal — you do n't care , you 're criminal anyway — I would n't be surprised if you 'd murdered half a dozen innocent people and cut them up and kept their pieces stashed away in the hole where you 've been hiding my bag and my things and my money and my dreams … ’ |
| 16 | She said carrying the water up from the well had taken a great deal of time which , when I saw her filling the bucket , I was not surprised since she lowered the rope slow enough to make me fall asleep watching . |
| 17 | Let me qualify this statement . |
| 18 | So I told them what I would do , but once again I 've never been in the situation but this is what I 'll do , said as if they were me own parents make them as comfortable as I could while I 'll cleaned up and give them a bed bath or if they could shower , shower them and erm and get everything back to normal as quick as possible , fine , that were all fine she , and then as , as I got up from it they all said thanks a lot Joy it has been great you really have been great you 've made it easy , we 've got an easy day in front thanks to you , you know you 're bubbly and all this and then when she phoned me on the Sunday she said hello Joy it 's Sue here and I , I said will you let me know one way or the another cos I said I hate being left up in the air |
| 19 | Supposed to have let me know last night again . |
| 20 | Q Can I make private calls ? |
| 21 | May I make two points in reply to the hon. Gentleman ? |
| 22 | Should I make fresh efforts to get him back ? |
| 23 | But when and how did I make this escape ? |
| 24 | Did I make any deals , brush up any publishing contacts ? |
| 25 | Well , now can I make any Joan a lady . |
| 26 | Shall I make another pot of tea . |
| 27 | 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 ) . |
| 28 | Can I make some comment about the meeting because something arise from that meeting which was in er important information for me , namely that the diocese are anticipating that will remain to look after , I gather . |
| 29 | And did n't I make some sort of arrangement to meet somebody ? |
| 30 | ‘ Shall I make some coffee ? ’ |