Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [verb] i [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Miss Anna told me to ask you to go straight in . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Signor Diomede ordered me to bring it up , Signorina . ’ |
| 3 | She handed me Little Ben , advised me not to let Home Sister catch me leaving it so late , and took herself off . |
| 4 | Coming down here this week , I came a week early actually , I , I used a week 's holiday as well , and er my lady friend says I think we 'll buy a house in Goodwood . |
| 5 | ‘ Dr Jones asked me to tell you he was off to tea . |
| 6 | Mr Dawlish told me to give you a summary of the virus . |
| 7 | ‘ Mr Benedict asked me to give you this , miss , quiet like . ’ |
| 8 | Mr Hellyer asked me to hide it for him . |
| 9 | " Mr. Preston wanted me to ask you if it would be convenient to move the bureau into your part of the house this afternoon , " Mrs. Mott began . |
| 10 | Mr Gargery asks me to tell you he will be in London soon , and could visit you at 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning , at Mr Herbert Pocket 's rooms , if that is all right with you . |
| 11 | I know I 'd not care to , though I would n't let Mr Evans hear me say it . |
| 12 | I was proud and delighted when Shimi Lovat invited me to join him as piper , and later , on the morning of 6th June , to pipe his 1st Commando Brigade through the surf and on to the Normandy beaches , where so many men were killed or seriously wounded . |
| 13 | " Assistant Commissioner Seddon told me to expect you , " he said . |
| 14 | ‘ If Monsieur de Craon alleges I told him , then he is a liar ! |
| 15 | An ’ no way do I think you 're bein' silly . |
| 16 | Before you reach for your collecting tins let me say they develop a good wheeze of taking in gullible Western guests and faking a few midnight tiger sightings with the aid of a collection of clockwork beasts and some carefully concealed tapes . |
| 17 | As they strutted along to Marvin Gaye 's Motown smash hit I Heard it Through the Grapevine , these wrinkled little fellows captured the hearts of American youngsters . |
| 18 | To keep the training crew occupied I sent them away to this vessel for a day 's rummage and to my pleasant surprise it was not long before they returned with the news that they had unearthed a vast cache of spirits and cigarettes in the ship 's hospital . |
| 19 | Maria Luisa made me swear I would never tell anyone and I did because she needed to trust someone . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'd have got out the padded shoulders and the four-inch heels had I known you were going to appear looking like someone whom Central Casting had sent to play — ’ her gaze flicked over his well-groomed appearance and immaculate suit ‘ — the Wall Street tycoon , ’ she said astringently . |
| 21 | the way Val talks I think I must have been at something else . |
| 22 | ‘ You do n't put an empty box in a safe ; there must have been something in it when it was put there and the lavender sachet makes me think it must have been something of sentimental value . ’ |
| 23 | Well it is a prison sentence let me tell you |
| 24 | Well I 'll tell you right now I have got another builder on but he 's taken one of the er the slots further down but I 've got one I 've got a prime er the the estate agent asked me to contact you because there is a prime slot left . |
| 25 | Tony Wedd taught me to spot them as possible ley markers , and the sight of a clump or an individual pine standing alone on a ridge still fills me with excitement , perhaps a resonance with the ancient traveller to whom such a sight meant the security and guidance that the straight tracks provided . |
| 26 | When I close my eyes and imagine fatherhood , I see all the standard clichés : John Jr walking with me in the park , a football dribbling at his chubby little feet ; John Jr passing me a spanner as I lie underneath the motorbike ; John Jr asking me to read him that story one more time because I read it so well . |