Example sentences of "i [verb] [verb] them " in BNC.
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| 31 | I mean I ha , I hate doing them . |
| 32 | I love salad sandwiches but I hate making them ! |
| 33 | So I tend to give them a wide berth wherever possible . |
| 34 | So many people ply me with drinks in the D and F these days that I tend to remember them as I saw them , in a blur . |
| 35 | And in the fourth year I tend to do them an evaluation sheet , where I write down lots of questions about the project they have just done , and maybe get them to sit for a double lesson and write about the things they experienced and found out … |
| 36 | ‘ There are least three shops in Norwich I really like , and I tend to ring them in advance and say ‘ I 'm coming in for half an hour . |
| 37 | I tend to keep them in the originals cos then I if I need to . |
| 38 | I long to meet them . ’ |
| 39 | I tried to suppress them , but instead more memories came back to me . |
| 40 | I tried ringing them and I did n't get any answer on the phone |
| 41 | Well I tried to fix them on the door and they would n't stay |
| 42 | I tried to remember what my sister Mary had said about ignoring old wives ' tales and I tried to put them from my mind , but after that I often caught myself glancing at Granny 's picture and it seemed to me that her black eyes came alive and followed me round the room . |
| 43 | I tried to thank them , but I had nothing to give them . |
| 44 | The windows were tightly shut , and the rooms smelled stuffy , but not damp , though the drawers of the chest stuck as I tried to pull them open . |
| 45 | I tried to pull them out but I could n't . |
| 46 | The tights , very long in the leg , were quite a problem , hanging round her ankles in great folds however hard I tried to keep them up , and settling into the enormous-seeming bedroom slippers to make walking dangerous . |
| 47 | I tried to read them but he stopped me , so I signed my name nine times . |
| 48 | I tried to get them repaired , but was told that it would be much cheaper to buy replacements . |
| 49 | Changez and Jamila sat apart , and although I tried to catch them looking at each other , I can guarantee that not a single surreptitious glance was exchanged by the future bed-mates . |
| 50 | I tried to tell them at first , but now I just smile and say nuffin' , like Brer Rabbit . ’ |
| 51 | I tried to tie them up . ’ |
| 52 | I tried to make them stay , but they would not . " |
| 53 | I tried to help them in other ways , too . |
| 54 | But in touching them I tried to bless them , in a spirit of reverence . |
| 55 | I expect to get them talked into fieldwork reports . |
| 56 | And you sign them up or when I say sign them up they 're er an account is opened |
| 57 | When she comes out in nice clothes I say get them for modelling ? |
| 58 | I propose sending them a guider — a transcript of this report will mysteriously appear in a reputable Earthly magazine and will make the following recommendations . |
| 59 | Smiling , I rose to join them , and when they both pressed their lips to my cheeks I caught the smell of whisky on Edward 's breath . |
| 60 | We need to follow up the contacts already made when we invited comment on the idea of a course ( in any case , I promised to let them know what happened ) . |