Example sentences of "and [vb base] i how " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Bring it out , ’ he ordered me , ‘ and show me how it works . ’
2 First , however , he asks for divine guidance : ‘ Assist me , Heav'n ! and teach me how to act / In this so nice , so delicate affair ’ [ ML , 2 , 134 ] .
3 Lili looked at her squarely , and for a moment I entertained a mad hope that she would deny this , would announce that my engagement was a travesty and a cruelty , would say that she was going to take me away and teach me how to dress or to dance .
4 She had brought a lot of her own furniture with her and would sigh and shake her head every time she found a burn or a ring mark on it , and tell me how she had always polished her things ‘ until you could see your face in them ’ .
5 If he 'd been cycling for fifteen hours , you you have a look and tell me how far he would have gone .
6 I mean I spoke to Jane the other Sunday and I , I said to her you know , just be honest , I said I do n't care what you said , but just be honest and tell me how much you think I weigh , cos she does n't know how much I weigh and she thought I weighed about ten stone , I said well stick thirteen pounds on top of that , then you 'll be right , she could n't believe that I , that I weighed that much , so obviously it does n't look that bad and people at work , well they 've noticed that I 've lost weight , but they do n't say how much they think I weigh , so I do n't want come to them to sort of , have a , have a g have a guess of my weight .
7 How about me having half an hour with you my friend , and tell me how you do it .
8 Come and tell me how much you 'd like .
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