Example sentences of "[prep] i [noun] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even people who are concerned about me say things which seem to be complimentary ; a teacher remarks that I have become ‘ a sylph ’ lately , Mum defends me to my grandma as ‘ naturally slender ’ , and Dad makes jokes about my skinny legs — reassuring jokes , the sort he used to make when I was little , before I became ‘ a young woman ’ and embarrassing to him . |
| 2 | I could tell you lots about me orphanage days . |
| 3 | ‘ Would you like to hear about me orphanage days ? |
| 4 | ‘ But I still used to pose on the bike for publicity purposes , ’ she 'd say archly over her tea and Eccles cakes , ‘ until the varicose veins started to show through me silver tights and Flaherty said I 'd better call it a day and let them find themselves another pin-up girl . ’ |
| 5 | 'Less you want some of me lead pipes . ’ |
| 6 | To me this is odd as if I were the president of South Korea I would have imprisoned Kim Hyun-hui and released Im Su Kyong as to me Kim Hyun-hui committed the more serious crime . |
| 7 | Well , to me running costs would n't be and the cost of towards borrowing a house is the same way you know . |
| 8 | ‘ My name 's Francis William Samuel after me Dad … but everybody calls me Frankie , except me school mates and they call me … . ’ |