Example sentences of "[verb] [vb infin] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , when I look at the pictures of the car after the crash , with the passenger-side floor sill and roof crumpled and distorted and my seat moved forward — which helped trap me in the car — I wonder whether we chose the car on the correct criteria . |
| 2 | From what he let drop I 'd say she was on at him morning , noon and night . |
| 3 | " You helped stop me getting the directorship , now you want to drive me out of the Lab . " |
| 4 | I 'll just finish reading this and then I 'll er go and do give me a smackerooney , look at that lovely face , a little angel , a little angel |
| 5 | ‘ Ooh , let go me arm , ’ she wailed , ‘ You 're hurting ! ’ |
| 6 | I can do it OK if I hang onto the side , but when I let go I just sink . |
| 7 | Live and let live I say , but unless I want to be certain of constantly bumping into parties of rambling Rotarians , I think I will keep off these organised highways . |
| 8 | You 've got ta live and let live I do n't really care . |
| 9 | I know we as a nation are not renowned for our ability to serve but the general level of indifference , apathy and downright rudeness I encountered made even me , a cynical bastard at the best of times , wince . |
| 10 | Erm not really you know maybe in an out of the way way they might but you know the type of musicians we are or whatever , you know we can do say I can do all the Irish stuff the up tempo rousing songs I can play Irish and Scottish dances and that kind of stuff , then Tony can do right across the board with easy listening stuff and country stuff and even one of the tracks on our new C D is er is er well what I would term a pop song . |
| 11 | The skill , once learnt , helped make me a little more popular and outgoing at school , where there was a craze on for such things . |
| 12 | And I did n't feel too good myself as the police officer helped wedge me into its driving seat and tried to shut the warped front door . |
| 13 | ‘ Do n't dare accuse me of wanting him for his money again ! ’ she shouted , suddenly losing control . |
| 14 | ‘ Do n't you dare give me a damned shopping-list . |
| 15 | ‘ Do n't you dare beat me up , you nasty nasty man , I 'm a policeman ! ’ one of them shrieked in a mocking falsetto . |
| 16 | I understood exam stress thanks to you — my daughter took me to the exams to help keep me calm . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm going into the mountains and do n't you dare manhandle me ! ’ she snapped . |
| 18 | Nobody will dare touch me . |
| 19 | ‘ Do n't you dare touch me ! |
| 20 | She grabbed his ear like a small boy , and growled in it , ‘ Do n't dare touch me , you oaf . ’ |
| 21 | I draw so much attention to myself that they wo n't dare touch me . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Do n't you dare touch me ! ’ she hissed . |
| 23 | ‘ Do n't dare touch me ! ’ |
| 24 | Whatever information you can send me to help steer me on to a path to a more rewarding career would be most appreciated . |
| 25 | The wind resistant Tactel and Ebyl Thermovelours fleece helped keep me snug and warm on the few chilly days we 've had this summer . |
| 26 | ( 61 ) That may be the first time in my life that a man has dared insult me . |
| 27 | Reflection on ( 61 ) reveals that the ordinal adjective first implies that there were none before that time : the meaning of this sentence is therefore that " no one had ever dared insult me before " . |
| 28 | So erm , if anybody wants to help contact me . |
| 29 | ‘ There 's nothing she can do now , and her man did n't dare face me in a duel . ’ |
| 30 | Do you dare join me ? , |