Example sentences of "i [vb past] [adv] [verb] to [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's all right , ’ Carrie stammered , ‘ she 's just gone to sleep , ’ and Hepzibah nodded and touched her chin lightly and lovingly and said , ‘ I 'd best go to her then , you stay here with Albert . ’ |
| 2 | Except that I had n't seen him since he lay on his camp-bed and watched me sleeping naked with his beloved wife , the woman I 'd always characterized to him as ‘ sister ’ . |
| 3 | I did n't know that they could , but I 'd always sworn to her that I would never involve her in any way and I 've never broken my word . |
| 4 | We can make fear choices , which lead us to cling to the past — ‘ I hate my job , but I wo n't find anything better , so I 'd better stick to it ’ , ‘ I always eat hamburger and chips on Thursdays ’ , ‘ I 'd like to know Chris better , but I 'm sure s/he wo n't be interested in me ’ — or growth choices , in which we reach for the future — ‘ I hate my job , so I 'll start applying for others , even though it feels scary ’ , ‘ Maybe I 'll try spaghetti bolognese tonight ’ , ‘ What have I got to lose ? |
| 5 | I ca n't remember I think it was Louise who br I went up to talk to her , and the question was , which of follow which of the following is not a swimming stroke and you have butterfly , breast stroke , bird crawl . |
| 6 | I went on to say to him that I wished to make it clear that my disquiet did not relate to any particular name , but if in fact the names that I had heard turned out to be a correct report , and he published the List , the List would support legitimate criticism . |
| 7 | I did not speak to her during the journey , and when we arrived in Ruritania , I left the train at Zenda , a small town outside the capital . |
| 8 | I did not call to him . |
| 9 | I did n't go to them , instead I went to the Josephs ’ bedroom . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ They 'll never understand why I did n't go to them in the first place . |
| 11 | I could do but it 's er I did n't want to I 'm choosing when I wear it and when I do n't . |
| 12 | ‘ I did n't speak to him . |
| 13 | She was , he was in the house , I did n't speak to him though |
| 14 | He was he was in the house , I did n't speak to him though . |
| 15 | I did n't speak to her for the rest of the day , of course , and this made her laugh , I do n't know why . |
| 16 | I did n't speak to her . ’ |
| 17 | Well I do n't know because I , I did n't speak to her about the money , Sheila spoke to her , but she knows not to speak to me very much about money , see |
| 18 | I did n't speak to you before because I did n't know you . |
| 19 | That 's why I did n't speak to you on Tuesday night . |
| 20 | What I did n't mention to him was Gilbert 's phone call where he said she rang him on Saturday evening and asked him about a box . ’ |
| 21 | Sorry I should n't be saying because I was Incidentally , I did n't say to you that when they transcribe it , if a name comes up they , they just write erm do you want a cup of tea , name ? |
| 22 | But I did n't listen to her , she thought . |
| 23 | My parents explained to me , Pakistan is too far from this country ( Uganda ) , you are not used to their ways , but I did n't listen to them . |
| 24 | I 'm glad I I 'm glad I did n't listen to you Shirley . |
| 25 | And finally , if I may , the question you raised earlier and I did n't respond to it as erm I might of done , er the question about whether North Yorkshire is particularly unique . |
| 26 | I 'm sorry I did n't write to you before . |
| 27 | I did n't write to you in hospital , for fear of causing unnecessary concern . |
| 28 | I was only down there at the Spinners ’ , but I did n't get to her in time . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ No , I did n't lie to you , Maria . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I did n't lie to you , ’ he repeated tightly , withdrawing his arm from around her waist and stepping back . |