Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] i [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whilst Henry II was in Normandy , he learned of Thomas 's continued intransigence and that caused Henry II to utter the words , ‘ Will no-one rid me of this troublesome person ? ’ , which prompted four knights of his household to cross to England and assassinate Thomas Becket in his Cathedral , on 29th . |
| 2 | ‘ Although someone supervises me at all times , I handle all my cases myself . |
| 3 | Today , someone told me about some fires in the new forest here in Africa ; but Gog does n't want to hear about those fires . ’ |
| 4 | Obviously if someone put me onto some good night fishing that would be different . |
| 5 | ‘ I was expecting it to be bad , but nothing prepared me for this ! ’ |
| 6 | There was a very long and comfortable settee in front of the window which had a view of the River Thames which mesmerized me to such an extent that I could scarcely tear myself away to go to bed . |
| 7 | Ward was due to take over the driving and at the end of it I slumped into the seat beside him in a happy daze which insulated me from all sense of reality . |
| 8 | Nobody told me about that ! |
| 9 | ‘ Nobody told me about this . |
| 10 | One of the circumstances which drove me to these experiments will be familiar to most home cooks . |
| 11 | Furthermore , there are particular reasons which impel me to that conclusion . |
| 12 | I sobbed with fright , even as I addressed the one and only question which confronted me in such a dangerous situation . |
| 13 | It was my desire to be active , to earn my way in life , which encouraged me into these new fields , that is it was a positive impulse which drove me on . |
| 14 | My quizzing about the intellectual world which I was about to enter with some trepidation left him with a wry smile , which puzzled me for some time after , as my naïvety about the world of further education lasted well into my early days in college . |
| 15 | There is a paternalistic assumption lurking here , which reminds me of that which led to the disastrous council housing estates of the Sixties and early Seventies . |
| 16 | I hope you will allow me to remain somewhat sceptical about these vague reassurances which remind me of those that were regular given during the 1980s ( prior to publication of the Environment White Paper ) although it was evident that no rigorous assessment was ever made of the environmental effects of development . |
| 17 | It was the first time in my life I had acted like a complete sod to other people , and I felt that my behaviour was worse because I had loads of advantages the lesser recruits did n't : I could speak French ; I was basically healthier and therefore found fitness much easier ; I was a north European Caucasian which endeared me to some of the more racist instructors . |
| 18 | I think it 's important to understand that all my work is about demystification — both of the self and of the medical and family discourses which defined me for much of my life . |
| 19 | Which brings me to another point ; looking at the frets after only minimal use there 's already evidence of some scoring and scratching , so their life expectancy seems rather suspect . |
| 20 | ‘ Which brings me to this report which has reached me from Vargas in London via his cousin here in Berlin , the man Rivera . ’ |
| 21 | I take it you book me into that hotel . |
| 22 | ‘ And you hate me for all that , of course , ’ Luke accepted neutrally . |
| 23 | Very good of you to see me at such short notice . ’ |
| 24 | You got me into this mess . |
| 25 | You got me into this , lady . |
| 26 | How could you hurt me like that ? |
| 27 | I went to Hemel Hempstead er a school called in Hemel Hempstead that was only from the August till December when I left school and then the erm then the Headmistress , cos we had a Headmistress there cos it was a mixed school , and she recommended me for this here errand boy 's job , his name was . |
| 28 | I wo n't let you hustle me in this way . |
| 29 | You asked me for that ? |
| 30 | ‘ How can you treat me like this after all I have sacrificed for you ? ’ |