Example sentences of "[noun sg] i [verb] [pers pn] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In reply I sent him a cutting from the catalogue of a well known UK mail order equipment company . |
| 2 | I vill give you a game of dominoes , and if you vin … vell , den I buy you a drink . |
| 3 | So as an aircraft came out of the engineering wing I gave it a test . |
| 4 | ‘ One day I asked her a question as I was getting on , and she just smacked my face … |
| 5 | This morning I boiled her a nice fresh egg , and she ate the lot . |
| 6 | about it and I did n't see her for weekend she gave me her phone number , Saturday morning I gave her a bell , said I would be walking the dog if you want to join me |
| 7 | In turn I told her a little about my own background , as though we were out on a first date . |
| 8 | And the reason I call it a candid portrait is because I do n't think that the he may have seen somebody there with a camera , but he certainly was n't posing for the camera . |
| 9 | How I wished I could buy him a record-player for all those useless records , but there was no point in thinking along those lines , so in the end I got him a belt , made of different coloured woven leathers , very gay and rather spivvy , only of course it would n't look spivvy on him . |
| 10 | But he would concede nothing , and in the end I gave him a dry little bow and thanked him for the tea . |
| 11 | Either way I thought it a nice gesture , and when I next caught his eye I smiled . |
| 12 | Big overlap on , especially on stuff like this about the dynamics erm do n't forget that sort of first sheet I gave you a long time ago about |
| 13 | As a mark of gratitude I sent her a food parcel which , she was good enough to say , miraculously filled the worst gaps in her store-cupboard . |
| 14 | She loves those lacy things you know by and do you remember I I bought for them for Christmas I bought her a tissue box with that beautiful lace cover ? |
| 15 | Each time I sent him a rewritten chapter , he sent back a long list of objections and questions he wanted me to clarify . |
| 16 | It 's time I called it a day . |
| 17 | In fact I find it a fascinating creature which is colourful and lively , remaining active at all times of the day and night — and is virtually indestructible . |
| 18 | Just as he reached the top step I gave him a push — not a hard push , just defensive . |
| 19 | There are compact , slow-growing forms of nearly all our native trees , but though these are always my first option I consider it a mistake to limit planting choice to our indigenous flora . |