Example sentences of "[verb] i a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The experience has taught me a lot , not least about Margaret Thatcher 's single achievement in changing the class contours of British politics . |
| 2 | Fortunately for Conran , he had attended the sort of public school ‘ which had taught me a lot of practical skills ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ Her first professional job was before I was born , and she has taught me a lot . ’ |
| 4 | The governess here , Miss Lambert , has kindly taught me a little . |
| 5 | Four years with a handicapped child have taught me a lot of things , but three in particular : |
| 6 | There is a very smart woman working in Conservative Central Office who has taught me a trick at least as useful at that of Shirley Williams . |
| 7 | Listening to those criticisms has taught me a salutary and humbling lesson . |
| 8 | I was very naive but the last year has taught me a lot . |
| 9 | ‘ He has taught me a great deal about the business , ’ Alice proffered , ‘ and I know he is totally loyal to the Maison de Verveine . |
| 10 | ‘ Women have taught me a tremendous amount about emotions . |
| 11 | Kate has taught me a lot about motherhood — mostly because she approaches it in a completely different way to me . |
| 12 | The sum of the erm I do I do n't , I know , my dad 's taught me a different one to Miss , she she taught me that erm i the , oh hang on ! |
| 13 | Later that night she came into my room in her kimono , bringing me a glass of champagne and carrying a book . |
| 14 | My father did in fact sneak up to see me a few days later . |
| 15 | He said he was n't when he came to see me a couple of years back . |
| 16 | She came to see me a year later , total loss of weight , total short of breath , hardly , she 's struggling to keep body and soul together . |
| 17 | I 've built up my career in an area where women are not generally accepted , and just being seen as your girlfriend is going to lose me a lot of respect ! ’ |
| 18 | In the meantime , I want you all to try and build me a decent-sized castle , right ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I wish someone would lend me a farm hand , ’ said Dancer 's Interior Designer sulkily . |
| 20 | Simultaneously mythic and painstakingly real ( ‘ the giant Exxon sign/That brings this fair city light ’ ) , his cityscape was inhabited by characters whose lives were condensed into their names , a few gestures or scraps of dialogue ( ‘ Hey , Eddie , can you lend me a few bucks … |
| 21 | ‘ Perhaps you could lend me a servant to guide me back to the Grange ? ’ |
| 22 | Can you lend me a fiver while our Corrinne comes home ? |
| 23 | Can you lend me a fiver ? |
| 24 | If I ask Shirley nicely she might lend me a couple . |
| 25 | Well I knew someone in and I thought to myself I , perhaps he might lend me a hand ? |
| 26 | So well can you lend me a pound ? |
| 27 | Three , six , nine twelve , can you lend me a few fingers ? |
| 28 | ‘ But seeing me a little disconcerted by his remark , he politely added , ‘ and with great propriety ’ . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ The only thing I really want is for Alonzo Kettless to carve me an East Suffolk Policeman 's helmet , ’ said Chief Superintendent Rom Rumsby on his retirement . |
| 30 | Book me a single room at my usual hotel , will you ? |