Example sentences of "i [pron] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She gave me them all the time when I was little , she recalls .
2 she says so I thought if I buy you one she says you give me them two , I says whoa hang on a minute , I says I 've got two windows
3 ‘ Give me them both , ’ he demanded urgently , halting at a junction .
4 Well , now go on and tell me me good side . ’
5 They showed me my new hip .
6 It was the prostitutes in Douai and Lille and Paris who gave me my first induction into their ways and wiles .
7 He was in the top three after round one , and that gave me my first taste of a possible major win .
8 ‘ It was the biggest mistake he ever made buying me my first board . ’
9 And , Miss Rene ’ — she paused here and put her hand out towards the eldest of the sisters — ‘ you gave me my first book , a book of poems .
10 He rang off and I felt a warm glow of appreciation for Fred Workman who had just offered me my first full-time job in journalism .
11 This extravaganza was directed by Max Reinhart and it gave me my first experience as an impresario , for I was commissioned by the MGM office for Canada to ‘ organize the promotion ’ of the film in our area .
12 This time I finished third and this earned me my first indoor international , with a place in the 4 × 200 metres relay team , against West Germany .
13 However , the run earned me my first individual outdoor international selection for a match against Finland at Lappeenranta .
14 As the organist began the introduction , the lights dimmed to add ‘ mood ’ , allowing me my first sight of the sparse audience .
15 The annual camp for secondary schools Cadet Corps gave me my first holiday away from home , but I was so homesick that a fortnight seemed an impossibly long time before I could get back to my parents and family .
16 Yes I could , and that 's what landed me my first part — Captain O'Hagarty , a dastardly villain in a ‘ Children 's Hour ’ serial .
17 Then editor Ian Pye gave me my first assignment : ‘ Do the gig guide .
18 Spookily enough , I had come full circle : I was back working for Alan Lewis , the man who 'd given me my first music press job — as his secretary at Sounds , back in ( gulp ) 1977 .
19 He gave me my first major engagement outside Sweden , Electra at Glyndebourne [ Idomeneo , 1951 ] .
20 We got ours in 1956 , and the filmed reports of the Hungarian uprising and of its refugees arriving in Britain gave me my first image of dramatic world events .
21 She gave me my first mask when I was two years old .
22 This place has given me my first identity really .
23 ‘ It was just a bit of crack , but curiously enough it gave me my first taste of playing in public , something I had not yet done back home . ’
24 I do want you to know how clearly I understand my deep obligation to you for giving me my first insight into the real problem we were facing and my first understanding of the nature of clinical research ’ .
25 It was Daphne who gave me my first art book , The Treasures of Italy , in exchange for several cream wafers , and from that day on I knew I had stumbled across a subject I wanted to study for the rest of my life .
26 ‘ He gave me my first winner when I started training in 1987 , and today was the 100th race of his career and his 10th victory . ’
27 Got ta give me my five hundred .
28 ‘ Fetch me my long bow , ’ jeered the Lord Llewellyn , ‘ and I 'll shoot me that winter goose up there . ’
29 So letter and er and evening compiling it has er gained me my fifteen pound back !
30 I still live in hope , though , always changing hairdressers , praying the next one will give me my perfect style . ’
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