Example sentences of "i round the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Sergeant … leave an NCO in charge here and come with me round the sentries . |
| 2 | ‘ The forgetfulness and repeating things all the time — it drives me round the bend . ’ |
| 3 | He rose to conduct me round the TOM complex . |
| 4 | We stayed put , ’ said seventy-three-year-old Jean Greig , showing me round the old house where JTR had fallen in love with sunny-hearted Sheilla . |
| 5 | He hit me round the back and the knot on the chest . |
| 6 | I tried to remember what my sister Mary had said about ignoring old wives ' tales and I tried to put them from my mind , but after that I often caught myself glancing at Granny 's picture and it seemed to me that her black eyes came alive and followed me round the room . |
| 7 | ‘ He was singing Ernie — then he chased me round the flat . |
| 8 | So I did — and all of a sudden a man with a gun grabbed me round the neck and dragged me off . |
| 9 | The King wanted to take me round the garden . |
| 10 | At one time I had this scrubbing brush and I used to spend the whole day scrubbing and I used to have a big pan and I used to boil my clothes up in it — it drove me round the bend … |
| 11 | He also showed me round the House of Commons . |
| 12 | They were soon strolling with me round the house as if they 'd been expecting me for weeks . |
| 13 | A plump monk named Bertie showed Melinda and me round the monastery while the pilgrims ate noisily in a fly-ridden refectory . |
| 14 | He took me round the Walker Art Gallery . |
| 15 | He did not always understand my French , but he showed me round the school , and talked a lot , very fast . |
| 16 | The King agreed , and ordered his officials to put me down on Balnibarbi , and show me round the capital , Lagado . |
| 17 | I could get no further information from Mrs Fairfax about Mr Rochester , but instead she offered to show me round the whole house . |
| 18 | Suddenly he cut me short and took me round the room and made me look at things . |
| 19 | On my last day I had a boatman take me round the island . |
| 20 | Philip 's hand catches me round the waist . |
| 21 | Jesus ! ’ and ‘ Aliens are come ! ’ and ‘ Prithee the snake not be here ! ’ in about equal proportions , they carried me round the body of the hall . |
| 22 | I do n't think I would have made quite so much impact , however , if it had n't been for the fact that , while they were carrying me round the church yelling , ‘ Aliens ! ’ 'Jesus Christ ! ’ and ‘ The snake cometh ! ’ the roof fell in . |
| 23 | ‘ While engaged in watching the movements of the several species of the great family of Procellaridae , which at one time often and often surrounded the ships that conveyed me round the world , a bright speck would appear on the distant horizon , and , gradually approaching nearer and nearer , at length assumed the form of the White-headed petrel , whose wing-powers far exceed those of any of its congeners ; at one moment it would be rising high in the air , at the next sweeping comet-like through the flocks flying around ; never , however , approaching the ship sufficiently near for a successful shot , and it was equally wary in avoiding the boat with which I was frequently favoured for the purpose of securing examples of other species ; but , to make use of a familiar adage , the most knowing are taken in at last ’ ’ ; one beautiful morning , the 20th of Feb. 1839 , during my passage from Hobart Town to Sydney , when the sea was perfectly calm and of a glassy smoothness , this wanderer of the ocean came in sight and approached within three hundred yards of the vessel ; anxious to attract him still closer , so as to bring him within range , I thought of the following stratagem : — a corked bottle , attached to a long line , was thrown overboard and allowed to drift to the distance of forty or fifty yards , and kept there until the bird favoured us with another visit , while flying around in immense circles ; at length his keen eye caught sight of the neck of the bottle ( to which a bobbing motion was communicated by sudden jerks of the string ) , and he at once proceeded to examine more closely what it was that had arrested his attention ; during this momentary pause the trigger was pulled , the boat lowered , and the bird was soon in my possession . ’ |
| 24 | Robert had previously offered to show me round the zoo and explain the veterinary work he does there . ’ |
| 25 | I 'm the one who puts the barrels on the carts , and then the shire ‘ orses pulls me round the East End so that I can deliver my wares . |
| 26 | Aaron , Aaron you drive me round the bend ? |
| 27 | he just slap me round the face |
| 28 | And here 's me with one eye and here 's I could fucking see our William , here 's me round the back then me I 'm away in here to waken up , fuck ten past seven |
| 29 | Their family was really big and they were really noisy people and Nigo used to fancy everything in sight , he used to fancy me and chase me round the playground . |
| 30 | got too scary , so to make me scared , she slapped me round the face . |