Example sentences of "[coord] i [verb] [verb] [pron] a " in BNC.
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1 | And I think even while we 'd been in Opposition , remember no one knew whether we were going to win or not , it surprised many people when we did , there had been some sort of discreet across-the-fence interest at the professional Civil Service level in some of the concepts that we were developing and I 'd made it a point of writing the occasional pamphlet as our thinking went along to send out smoke signals to everyone including the civil servants as to what we were about . |
2 | And I 've done myself a on that reckoning , because until we 've got that sorted anyway . |
3 | ‘ And I 've packed you a currant teacake for a ‘ biting on ’ , though you should be at Dudley afore dinnertime . ’ |
4 | And , I 'd like to say that er , Diana er er , has been extremely helpful , and I 've given her a bit of he aid , in trying to raise that kind of money . |
5 | It 's always the pressure that I give myself , and I 've given myself a lot of pressure this last year ’ , she revealed . |
6 | and I 've given you a good old fashioned tonic to get your strength all up again . |
7 | I 've given you something to kill the pain , Cathy , and I 've given you an antibiotic |
8 | And I 've known you a lot longer than has your so-called friend Rainbow here , thanks to whom you now find yourself in this lousy fix . ’ |
9 | the swing and I 've bought them a couple of wooden puzzles where you pick the bits up so , I thought well then I 'll call it a day there , and that 'll be that |
10 | ‘ Glad to meet you , Christina , and I want to say what a marvellous job you have done down here . |
11 | I started paying for this myself two years ago — and I want to keep it a secret from him — but now I find I ca n't continue the payments . |
12 | Chris and I have called it a day . ’ |
13 | And I have to ask you a favour . |
14 | By this time Desmond had nearly stopped on the flarepath and I decided to give him a wide berth . |
15 | They moved across to the bar together , and the stranger explained , ‘ No , we 've not met , but I 've watched you a good many times — in the ring . ’ |
16 | ‘ Sorry to disturb , darling , ’ she said to Bob , ‘ but I 've brought you a bottle of Sauternes to wash the stew down with , so you can celebrate . |
17 | ‘ But I 'd sent you a cheque to cover my share of the quarter . ’ |
18 | Would you believe that he said I 've got to work on the aeroplane this week , I 've got the week off , I 've got to work on the aeroplane , I , you know , I shall be alright , down the airfield , er on the Wednesday he arrived to see how we were getting on , complaining like made because he had n't been able to find where the cottage was , I said but I 'd left you a detailed map , |
19 | I did n't deliver , to tell a lie , but I did tell you a slight wrong thing . |
20 | I I 'm very grateful to the minister but I want to ask him a straightforward question . |
21 | ‘ But I want to give you a little help with your wicket keeping . |
22 | ‘ I have not yet joined the Pioneers , ’ wrote Fritz on 15 November , ‘ but I have got myself a job as a radio reporter with the United Press of America . |
23 | ‘ But I have watched you a little since you have been in this house . |