Example sentences of "[verb] i [verb] [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 John asked me to help him the following year as I often came to Stamford to see my mother .
2 Why do you think I why do you think I gave you the fucking job eh ?
3 Having reached his destination , he remembered the message that he had been asked to give to his hostess : ‘ I travelled down with an uncle of yours and he told me to give you the following message , ’ he said .
4 Mr Coker was a forward-looking fellow : ‘ And now ’ , he said , ‘ let me show you the third class coach of the future .
5 Erm , let , let me give you the confusing bit .
6 ‘ I hope I find you the same . ’
7 ‘ If you would like me to forgive you the other half of your great debt , then fire the kiln tomorrow morning , well before dawn .
8 One evening he said he 'd like me to fetch him the following morning , as he wanted to make some bread .
9 cos I know I know which the safer bet is and that 's all I 'm going to say .
10 ‘ You still believe I rejected you the first time , do n't you ? ’
11 Erm it would be extremely difficult t for them not to occupy our thoughts , I 'm not sure whether your question is is inviting me to consider what the European Community should be doing in the context of Bosnia .
12 Can someone let me know who the 5 injured Man City players were ?
13 Ooh I think I like yours the best , this is a bit heavy .
14 What do I tell him the next time he asks
15 did I bring you the second of that stupid one down ?
16 When Caro made her escape after tea it was with all the usual feelings of guilt and frustration ; with her mother suggesting brightly , ‘ Just let me measure you for that new jumper before you go , Carolyn , ’ and , ‘ Did I show you the new suite we were thinking of getting , in the catalogue ?
17 Later , when Frankie and Liza , my brother and sister , came in from playing I told them the sad news , but they did n't seem very upset .
18 He took out two large plastic orange cones — the sort you get on motorway hold-ups — and gave them to me , telling me to put them the other side of the bend to slow the traffic coming down .
19 He instructed me to meet him the next day at the Turkman Gate , soon after dawn .
20 Kate said quickly , ‘ Have I told you the latest about Carinish Court ? ’
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