Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [vb past] i [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nerves got the better of me and only when Les Cox stopped me to go for another take did I realise I 'd got my letters mixed up and had inadvertently said : ‘ Will you switch these sans off please ? |
| 2 | This letter induced me to pay him an urgent visit , as I was doubtful of getting anything out of the Ministry so soon as that , if at all . |
| 3 | ‘ I was employed , sir , ’ said the captain , ‘ on secret orders , and to sail this ship where that gentleman ordered me to sail it . |
| 4 | How many times had I told her not to do it ? — to wait . |
| 5 | How many times did I tell you I loved you back in Seville ? ’ |
| 6 | Did Karen say to somebody on that thing did I hear her say , What are you on ? |