Example sentences of "i [pron] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | My clever chat would avail me nothing in the face of the fact that I had chosen to ally myself with a woman who practically peed her pants at some salesman 's blue jokes . |
2 | ‘ To me everyone in the pop has an image of being stoned and drunk every night . |
3 | To think that you are and will be mine and I yours through the mercies of God when this transitory life is past and gone , for all eternity ! |
4 | Little did I know how right he was because the first thing that happened when David 's mother had a bad day , she would call me everything under the sun . |
5 | ‘ But you must show me the books , tell me everything about the business . ’ |
6 | Besides , I thought it might sting you into giving me something on the Mallenders . |
7 | Tell me something of the hours you used to work at that time . |
8 | Montaine and I were not similar in any obvious way , but Jean-Claude may well have detected in me something of the quality he relied on in his sister . |
9 | After asking how I was getting on he told me something of the worries of a Party leader in days when there are no deep political convictions to divide men of good will . |
10 | It had to me something of the effect that arises from the turning up of the fresh soil , or of the first welcome breath of Spring . |
11 | You owe me something for the humiliation which you are about to put on me . ’ |
12 | I asked if they could give me something for the pain . |
13 | I never knew Griffith himself but Sir Ben Lockspeiser , who acted as Griffith 's assistant at this time , told me something about the circumstances under which the work was done . |
14 | Can , can you can you tell me something about the Llandudno area during that time . |
15 | ‘ The pathologist who did the autopsy on the body of the man told me something about the effects of nerve gases . |
16 | Erm can you tell me something about the temple in that area in Caldmore , its role in the community , briefly perhaps . |
17 | Can you tell me something about the crowd itself , erm did particular age groups tend to stand together around the ground or were the young |
18 | look your sisters trying to tell me something about the television , well the televisions not switched on though |
19 | ‘ Well , say I then took Fiona off him and maybe I told him to go find himself another filly and the next thing was he got a pincer-hold on my ear and was bopping me one on the nose and there I was bleeding fit to fill the Frenchy furrows so naturally I gave him one back . ’ |
20 | With Mr Merchant 's assistance Stewart opens up the box of chocolates and offers me one with the hand that is n't attached to a pulley and the ceiling . |
21 | And do n't try to tell me everybody in the class can spell that word . |
22 | so I gave him a couple of quid , three quid , for lending me it plus the spinner cos spinner do n't work on washer |
23 | Tt erm the magazine , a magazine 's a good way of getting referrals I ca n't remember who it is , somebody who er Ken I think it is , er uses the magazines as a great way of saying erm you 've read that in the magazine , you 've found it useful , tell me what about the chaps at Excon , who , who else would you work with who would find it useful to have a subscription , some kind of subscription , who , who should be placed on our mailing list . |
24 | You did n't tell me anything about the cheque . |
25 | I would be grateful if you could tell me anything about the guitar . |
26 | And can you tell me anything about the materials that are actually cos they do n't |