Example sentences of "[subord] i [verb] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After drawing a blank on Rhodes , I had to write something that justified my travelling expenses , so I made you the villain of the piece . |
| 2 | I went around being nice to children for a while , being a sort of modern Pied Piper , but I learnt that they 're a manipulative lot and crazy for money , literally crazy for it , so I gave them the elbow . |
| 3 | But Mary was out so I gave him the letter and began to tell him about the trouble at home . |
| 4 | I know my father would raise a terrific stink if I told him the Headmistress had grabbed me by the hair and slung me over the playground fence . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Tell me , ’ he complained , ‘ what would be your reaction if I told you the moon just fell out of the sky ? ’ |
| 6 | As I believe that you both did , when you were my age — if you can remember so far back — but I knew you would prevent me from doing so if I told you the truth . ’ |
| 7 | If I show you the general norms it makes a lot more sense . |
| 8 | ‘ You would n't come out here if I sent you the money for the air ticket , would you ? ’ |
| 9 | " Hell buy ten grand 's worth of … ( an electronics company ) , if I tell him the latest profit figures . |
| 10 | But if I tell her the truth and insist upon it , I shall be disobeying my husband and causing his mother unnecessary worry , she reflected , and was forced to accept that having made a cross for her back , she would have to bear it . |
| 11 | ‘ What if I tell you the whole truth ? |
| 12 | Well I suppose I 'm sure Adrian wo n't mind if I paid him the day after or a week after or something . |
| 13 | If I was outside , she said she could telephone me every day for nothing , if I gave her the number of a phone box and arranged to be there for a certain time … |
| 14 | All he wants to do is to get his hand inside my blouse or up my skirt , but if I gave him the chance to do anything more he 'd be so scared he 'd wet his pants . ’ |
| 15 | He said of course he 'd do it if I gave him the phone number of the hospital . |
| 16 | So the gradient gives you a mea If I gave you the gradient , if I said the gradient is one , what would the angle be ? |
| 17 | What would you do if I gave you the jade ? |
| 18 | ‘ My main thought was if I offer him my car how will I get to work tomorrow , and also if I give him the car will I be able to collect the insurance ? |
| 19 | Okay , if I give him the turtle do you think he 'd |
| 20 | if I give him the turtle |
| 21 | " And if I give you the job , " Fairfax went on , " how soon will you begin ? " |
| 22 | But er no , we were talking and she said if I give you the money you wo n't go and spend it on the |
| 23 | ‘ If I approached it the way I usually work , I 'd agree . |
| 24 | If I give him money he goes and spends it If I lend him the bike he loses it He 's completely unreliable |
| 25 | It wo n't obstruct no light though because I told you the sun is more er , without the back it joins down the car |
| 26 | company insurance , right , now before I ask you the company that we 're hiring the mini bus off , I 'd like a , er a copy of the |
| 27 | The vehicle was originally a petrol but before I bought it the engine was replaced with a Gold Seal factory rebuilt diesel unit . |
| 28 | ‘ But , until we do , you can make yourself useful by binding up this hole in my arm before I give you the pleasure of bleeding to death . ’ |
| 29 | But before I give you the assignment sheet , erm , how are you getting on ? |
| 30 | Clive practised his exercises diligently and , when I saw him the following week , he had mastered the breathing technique — although it still took a great deal of concentration on his part and was not something he did naturally . |