Example sentences of "i [vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This telephone call made me think back over the years . |
| 2 | I was , moreover , amused by the juxtaposition of names in the Bedford High Street — Blood , Sand , DeAth : the bullring , of course ! — which made me think back to my Special Subject paper in the Finals , on the Spanish Background of English Literature . |
| 3 | There was a girl called Carmen , she was the queen Reject , she just let me hang around with them so she could sneer at me for being a moony . |
| 4 | And I suppose it was instinct that had made me hang on to my thermometer ; the delicate tube was still in my hand . |
| 5 | The balance I have put towards something for us both — a new continental quilt for our bed here — and I got a king sized one , as JOHN always seems to get it all , but this may be big enough to let me hang on to my side . |
| 6 | Something made me glance over to the long french windows leading to the back verandah , and there she was : Poppy , dressed from head to foot in black . |
| 7 | ‘ Just let me jump out of the canoe for you , ’ she muttered through gritted teeth , returning to paddling with a new fury . |
| 8 | He pipped me mum and made me jump out of my bloody skin . |
| 9 | What do I want out of my working life ? |
| 10 | Ask yourself the question ‘ What do I want out of life ? ’ |
| 11 | Would I stay on at night to go over some sales figures ? |
| 12 | Did I stay out of loyalty to the priest , the human being , or was there something else that compelled me to remain there , when all the more ‘ Christian ’ elements had long ago fled ? |
| 13 | Should I stay out of the sun ? |
| 14 | You , you were n't auto sort of automatically allowed out till ten you had to go to the office and say , please may I stay out till ten . |
| 15 | Why did I rush out like that ? |
| 16 | ‘ Can I hang on to it for a while ? ’ |
| 17 | Why do I hang out with filmstars ? |
| 18 | All the way to the station she asked it , Shall I jump out of the car at the next light and run ? |
| 19 | ‘ Did I speak out of turn ? |
| 20 | Shall I send off for that ? |
| 21 | Should I too give Jacob my maidservant , Zilpah , or should I give in to Rachel ? |
| 22 | shall I finish off after the break ? |
| 23 | Now can I remember about after the timber mill ? |
| 24 | Who do I look up to ? |
| 25 | I could n't look at them ; nor could I look back into the room . |
| 26 | I 'll admit it was a weak-sister thing to say , but why should I stick up for Russell ? |
| 27 | Now your second question must be where do I get my information from , how do I keep up to date ? |
| 28 | Shit , why ca n't I keep out of trouble Marcus ? |
| 29 | ‘ And where do I fit in under the new organisation ? ’ |
| 30 | Will I fit back in ? |