Example sentences of "and [vb past] [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had heard of me from some of his colleagues and asked to see me to discuss the Labour Party 's decision in relation to the litigation it had brought , with my guidance , against the Manchester Guardian as a result of the leaks from the National Executive . |
| 2 | ( my thanks to the somewhat bemused friend I just telephoned and asked to tell me the first ten objects that came into her mind — though I do wonder about her and what made her choose those particular objects ) . |
| 3 | Neither could I conceal that although I wrote to my parents once a week ( a school rule ) they scarcely ever wrote to me , and failed to send me the necessary supplies of toothpaste , stockings , etc. , so that I was always having to borrow from other girls ( strictly against the rules ) and getting into trouble as a result . |
| 4 | He was going to Brazil and agreed to help me , but he wanted nothing for his help . |
| 5 | Some of them tried to make amends for their own earlier contribution to this state of affairs and moved to include me more fully in the life of the school — a few even started to invite me back home for meals and things . |
| 6 | When my elder son was born and I was having difficulty in breast-feeding him , my mother sympathised with me and told me that , just after I was born , she had had an abscess on one of her breasts and found feeding me something of an ordeal . |
| 7 | Some time later a man came along the path and stopped to ask me if I was all right , I told him yes and to please go away , which he did but I thought he 'll go to fetch help so I 'd better do it now . |
| 8 | St John approved of my keenness to work , and promised to find me some paid employment . |
| 9 | ‘ Let's see what my father has to say when I tell him you broke down a hotel door and tried to rape me ! ’ |
| 10 | Frankie had seen it before and thought I would n't like it and tried to dissuade me from going in . |
| 11 | She knows people and tried to dazzle me with names . |
| 12 | When I did eventually tell her she was really embarrassed , and tried telling me that I was making it up ! |
| 13 | I 'll tell them you pushed that other bastard out of the train and tried to kill me . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Well , he came to Trantridge once and tried to show me how wicked my life was . |
| 15 | I went over to Sheridan to ask him to be quiet and he grabbed my wrist and tried to pull me on to his lap , and I overbalanced and fell and hit the table hard where he was sitting , and I caught the cloth somehow and pulled it with me and everything on it landed on the floor . |
| 16 | As he gripped me and tried to make me touch him , I remember screaming inside , ‘ Why do n't you stop ? |
| 17 | But those who argued with me did not share this opinion , and tried to make me conform to their pattern . |
| 18 | Well , this morning he got very heavy and actually grabbed me and tried to kiss me . |
| 19 | He wanted to withdraw our organization 's financial support for the conference , and tried to discourage me from remaining involved . |
| 20 | She ran out and tried to send me away but I pretended Sabine was expecting me , so she took me to the studio . |
| 21 | He had n't quite understood this , and hastened to assure me , " You not a whore ! |
| 22 | He glanced over , shading his eyes , and seemed to see me , looking through the window from the utility room . |
| 23 | He called me Louise , and seemed to think I was my sister . |
| 24 | Nell said something to the owners and came to join me , stifling laughter . |
| 25 | When he looked up and turned to greet me Gyggle 's real profile showed the beard off to even greater effect and teased me with its diversity . |
| 26 | Then he walked back to his desk in the room and turned to face me again . |
| 27 | ‘ That 's nice , ’ she said and turned to face me , even smaller than I had thought . |
| 28 | He closed the door and turned to face me . |
| 29 | They even put a rifle in my mouth and threatened to kill me . |
| 30 | He grabbed me by the throat and began throttling me , all the while demanding her address . |