Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [vb base] i [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | [ My father ] used to talk to me of books and take me to lectures . |
| 2 | I 've cut the ropes that bind me to the shore , she thought , and sinking down onto the arm of Meredith 's chair she listened , smiling , to one of the pirates confiding that when he was in town he consulted the same dentist as dear Johnny . |
| 3 | The trouble is my theory 's looking shakier all the time because McDunn 's convinced me it really was all just a smoke-screen : there is no Ares project , never was any Ares project , and Smout in his prison in Baghdad is n't connected to the guys that died ; it was just somebody coming up with a clever conspiracy theory , just a way of getting me to go to remote places and wait for phone calls and deprive me of an alibi while gorilla man did something horrible to somebody else somewhere else . |
| 4 | Throw away your weapons and face me in combat , and I will release these two . |
| 5 | ‘ I could n't tell you much about Liverpool 's players these days but ask me about Uxbridge 's outside-right and I 'll give you a Dimbleby lecture — if you can stay awake long enough , ’ he jokes . |
| 6 | There 's summat about these lights that remind me of Annie — I du n no what it is . |
| 7 | In fact , there 's no end to the things that irritate me about television news — the inane scripts , for one . |
| 8 | I think that one of the things that get me at the moment is the time keeping , it 's very bad |
| 9 | If the military really believes in the justification of its exclusive stance , then let it stick to its guns and prosecute me for my actions . |
| 10 | If only I had wings , Oh what a difference it would make to things , All day long I 'd be in the sky , up on high , Talking to the birdies that pass me by |
| 11 | Either you accept my terms and face me in combat , or I will leave you here with your weapons … and two corpses ! ’ |
| 12 | They 'd be sorry for me , they 'd give me whisky and aspirins and send me to a psychiatrist . |
| 13 | ( And if none of these works , take two aspirins and call me in the morning . ) |
| 14 | I 've worked at a number of occupations that put me into positions of possible danger . |
| 15 | ‘ You can let me join Brownies and take me to the Pack Meetings at Botley every week , ’ she stated emphatically . |
| 16 | It is impossible to meet every person 's expectations and my hope is that you will forgive my mistakes and keep me in your thoughts and prayers . |
| 17 | If I give a hitcher a lift I expect social interaction and ca n't abide the ones that use me like a bus service , mute to the point of rudeness . |