Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even then research into the old approved schools showed children who experienced them had a reconviction rate 49 per cent higher than would otherwise have been expected from their characteristics and records . |
| 2 | Strings were apparently omitted since the small scale ( the whole box is less than 16″x9″ ) made them look a bit stupid . |
| 3 | However , seeing as I was in Rosslare that day , it amused me to keep an eye out for the car he 'd described . |
| 4 | The young Royals flocked to Edina Ronay , along with customers from the world of showbusiness such as Marlon Brando who commissioned them to knit a sweater . |
| 5 | The year before , Maxims services had been tried out when the Ministry of the Court commissioned them to provide a banquet in the desert for a hundred people . |
| 6 | Her first commission came about quite casually : ‘ My husband and I had gone to stay with friends and they asked me to do a charcoal drawing of their Dachshund , Rosy . |
| 7 | ‘ John asked me to do a job for him first . ’ |
| 8 | He asked me to compile a list of suspects , however improbable . |
| 9 | He asked me to take a message to the Blackpool Conference conveying to the delegates that he felt that he could not lead the Party at the General Election , and inviting those whose business it was to do so , to take soundings about the future leadership . |
| 10 | So , when one of Ramon 's friends asked me to take a package to a friend of his in Berlin , I thought , well , I can make up that I have a job and cut my visit short because of it . |
| 11 | He asked me to take a seat and listen to some music he would put on . |
| 12 | When you asked me to undertake a review of the management of the Prison Service , I told you that I thought my recommendations would be easier for me to make than for you to implement , but you assured me you believed the climate was ready for some radical change . |
| 13 | Duly , when the Conservatives were returned in 1970 , Ted Heath asked me to lead a delegation to see whether we could work out an agreement . |
| 14 | Rob asked me to book a car : from 9.00 am on Friday 9/6 ( available at the Press — let me know if delivery address should be different ) ; to be returned on Sunday 11/6 to Swan National , Market Service Station , Old Vicarage , Preston ( 0772 ) 53844 . |
| 15 | You asked me to send a reminder so you could arrange for the stone cross to be cleaned before Remembrance Sunday in November . |
| 16 | ‘ Nothing ; I 've already said — I stopped by because Adam asked me to copy a disk for him , and then I looked for my calculator — I left it on the table the other day . ’ |
| 17 | They were well on the way when he explained : ‘ Barbara asked me to fetch a bag she 's packed . |
| 18 | I doubt whether they caught him because no one ever asked me to make a statement or come to court ; but then you never know , he may have pleaded guilty . |
| 19 | I telephoned the next day , and the producer , having chatted with me awhile and ascertained that I was not a nutter ( I think ) , asked me to make a programme . |
| 20 | Well the other day somebody asked me to sign a petition about date rape |
| 21 | Anyway , we arrived back here just before five and he asked me to keep an appointment he had made with Harry Collins at The Bay View . |
| 22 | As a matter of fact , Matthew asked me to keep an eye on him — I think he felt guilty . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Because the colonel asked me to keep an eye on you . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Asked me to keep an eye on you , ’ he repeated mildly as he skilfully opened the bottle of wine . |
| 25 | My wife asked me to dismantle an island breakfast bar , and retain the units so we could incorporate them into the existing kitchen later . |
| 26 | When I had finished she asked me to place a banknote in front of her and say ‘ lesedi ’ which means ‘ illumination ’ . |
| 27 | ‘ Now look here , ’ said Otley , ‘ you asked me to have a bite with you and that venison does smell good . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Nothing — except that your mother asked me to have a look at her wedding outfit before I go . |
| 29 | Which thought briefly led me to weave a vision or two . |
| 30 | Her mum came down the street steaming from the chip shop , and she rushed us inside and got me to make a pot of tea while she shared them all out between the three of us , and we all sat round their fire eating them . |