Example sentences of "[verb] it [vb past] i [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you say it cost me an arm and a leg , you 're thinking in word pictures if you like it 's a metaphor and er in the in the picture it 's by the er Long John by the Long John Silver figure having not only one leg , but also one arm as well . |
| 2 | ‘ When I beat Nick for the Barcelona Open it gave me a three-year exemption on the tour but it turned out to be a £90,000 exemption — that 's what it cost me to keep playing until I lost it in 1991 . ’ |
| 3 | It was taken off me at Widnes , with Jonathan Davies doing most of the tactical kicking , and I 've been told it cost me a Great Britain tour chance . |
| 4 | I loved it and I honestly feel it did me an enormous amount of good in calming my mind and making my body more supple ( although as a Christian I do n't practise meditative yoga ) . |
| 5 | ( Oh , yes , I was a handsome rogue , tall with jet-black hair , olive-skinned but with a cast in one eye , I always thought it gave me a devil-may-care look . ) |
| 6 | ‘ It was an amazing first set and winning it gave me a big boost and seemed to have the opposite effect on David , ’ said Corsie later . |
| 7 | This seemed to relate closely to my problems , but I have to admit it took me a while to pluck up the courage to do that deadly and dangerous deed ( that everyone tells you never to do ) to my machine ! |
| 8 | ‘ I did n't say it gave me no satisfaction . ’ |