Example sentences of "and [verb] i [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Be there — or you 'll really get fucked , ’ he hissed , jabbing a manicured index finger at my face and transfixing me with lifeless black eyes . |
| 2 | In the time I was there she did pencil out a few passages , and got me to red ink a lot more . |
| 3 | Now , I have much to be getting on with and would appreciate your not following me about and interrupting me like this . |
| 4 | ‘ Till my husband returns , and rescues me from this misery ! ’ |
| 5 | He blinked and regarded me with confused surprise . |
| 6 | A family of brothers , fathers and uncles on the front table took an instant dislike to me and , slamming their pints on the table , sat back with arms crossed and regarded me in stony-faced silence . |
| 7 | He has a weasel face and subjects me to piercing scrutiny . |
| 8 | Paraded in my immaculate " dhobied " drill I presented myself to my commanding officer who glared at me , and dismissed me with these words : " I am astonished that you have the gall , Mahaddie , to apply for a pilot 's course … if anyone is foolish enough to ever recommend you , you would only kill yourself , and probably others , Good day ! " |
| 9 | ‘ They acted as judge and jury and suspended me for ten weeks without a trial . |
| 10 | Quite suddenly , love for her , for gentle , golden Anne , flooded me , and I jumped out of bed , pushing back the net , wanting to run to her and tell her everything , wanting to confess and have her forgive me and kiss me with those soft , childish , soothing kisses . |
| 11 | Mother wrote me and told me about poor Simon 's death , but what about Yanto and Nigger . |
| 12 | On another occasion , a lovely lady called Elsa who came to tidy my room , and who was from a South American country , took me into her confidence and told me about some of the problems she was facing . |
| 13 | I put off going to the doctor but I wish I had n't because my GP immediately knew what was wrong and told me about carpal tunnel syndrome . |
| 14 | The guards and police took me completely outside the town and put me into some weird hotel that looked like a Holiday Inn , but it was in the middle of the woods . |
| 15 | Barlow confessed : ‘ Mo called for the ball and put me in two minds . |
| 16 | It spat a worrisome mixture of steam and flame out periodically and covered the bottom of the pans with black ooze , a treacly goo that got itself on to my pile jacket and put me in good humour for an hour or so . |
| 17 | Put me in the oven and bake me for forty minutes . |
| 18 | I mean you 'll have to come and see me about that because it 's fairly confidential so but they are very very good . |
| 19 | The minute they say well , no that 's no good to me , you 'll have to come and , you 'll have to come and see me at eight , say , well I 'm busy then I 'm afraid . |
| 20 | Her and Kate will come and see me at four o'clock and her and Kate will come and visit you . |
| 21 | He 's absolutely fanatical about them — full of stories about their characters and sounding me about various treatments . |
| 22 | ‘ Valerie , ’ the editor of the Mail on Sunday said to me once , after I had filed a neat and convincing piece on an earthquake the ground had trembled beneath me in Rome , where Lou was playing with the London Symphonic and a wall had fallen on top of me and trapped me for two hours — ‘ you are the mistress of controlled reportage . |
| 23 | Little is known of his early life except for his recollection that at the age of nine or ten he ‘ did so offend the Lord that He did scare and terrify me with dreadful visions ’ , and that he was greatly afflicted at that time with thoughts of the Day of Judgement . |
| 24 | Come and tell me about this morning , ’ He looked round for Catherine to discover that with admirable good sense she had asked for the facilities of the house , and was being issued with soap and hand-towels by Miss Williams . |
| 25 | Dear Aura of Life , Thank you for jumping and kicking me in tender places cos it gives me something to cuddle — a bruised gut . |
| 26 | Sturt was about to proceed upon a new expedition into the interior of Australia I beg to send for your perusal a Letter I have lately received from him and from which you will perceive that he has written to Lord Stanley ; as I know no one better fitted for such a purpose than this enterprising and persevering Gentleman I do hope the Government may be disposed to second his views ; perhaps , your Lordship , could obtain and favour me with some information on the subject ; from the manner in which you referred to him in your Letter I am led to believe that some arrangement has already been made ; pray say if such be the case . |
| 27 | know me and name me to each other have they |
| 28 | It was not until Aunt Kit rang me up , three days later , and abused me for ten minutes between tearing bouts of coughing , saying that I had hurt ‘ poor Lil ’ quite unbearably , that he said I had been wrong to write it . |
| 29 | Harold Evans clearly had seen the List and regaled me with some of its more unlikely names . |
| 30 | She said , ‘ Lulu , how lovely to see you ! ’ and kissed me on both cheeks . ’ |