Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb past] [pron] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this point a friend of mine appeared , whose house is nearby , so I asked her to call the vet and to bring me a couple of bandages to keep the flies off until the vet arrived . |
| 2 | I could not understand what he meant , and wanted to hear more about Céline , so I encouraged him to finish the story . |
| 3 | ‘ And sometimes I 've wondered if it was my fault … after my mother died I felt so lost , it was as if I needed someone to fill the void she left . |
| 4 | I decided to come this way because I wanted you to see the courtyard by moonlight . ’ |
| 5 | I remember the shock-horror and accusations of non-femininity that my first one provoked when I wore it to push the pram up Edinburgh 's steep streets in 1967 . |
| 6 | When I pressed them to imagine the result of such an event , they replied the murderer would be so ashamed ( lidya ) that she/he would leave the region altogether never to return ; again withdrawal . |
| 7 | When I asked him to itemize the price , so I could add it up for myself , the total came to over £100 less than he 'd quoted for the bundle . |
| 8 | I 'm also thrilled by the terrific response to my December letter , when I asked you to pinpoint the key issues that you believe should be tackled by the Government in order to put Britain back on the right tracks for 1992 : not surprisingly , childcare comes high on your list , as it does in the questionnaire . |