Example sentences of "[verb] i [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you intend me to infer that she was pregnant , then for the life of me I can see no reason why you do n't actually say so . |
| 2 | But we all went swimming on Tuesday nights at Hamilton baths , and I did better than some because my father had taught me to swim on holiday . |
| 3 | From the smaller to the greater , the patterns always hold true , and the Factory has taught me to watch out for them and respect them . |
| 4 | Leafing through them , I could n't see any obvious lies ; he had n't taught me to say anything obscene instead of ‘ Excuse me ’ or ‘ Can you direct me to the railway station , please ? ’ , though I 'd have thought the temptation would have been all but irresistible . |
| 5 | My father had taught me to do a proper somersault . |
| 6 | He has taught me to relax and put adult inhibitions to one side . |
| 7 | You have taught me to read the fires of meaning but I am inadequate . |
| 8 | Mme Deloche became my mentor during this period , and for years after I left France , I used to send her Oxford Marmalade , Bath Olivers and Christmas puddings in exchange for the things she had taught me to make . |
| 9 | You have taught me to forget myself by demeaning yourself to be free to a poor servant . |
| 10 | My mother had taught me that , just as she had taught me to change my underclothes daily and not blow my nose in public . |
| 11 | You 've taught me to care again , and you 've taught me that I matter , that my life is worth something . |
| 12 | ( Bitter experience has taught me to remove the gaffer at the end of the event only by holding the wire down on the floor as you pull the tape up . |
| 13 | Experience has taught me to avoid those parts of a city with modern architecture . |
| 14 | Experience has taught me to avoid those parts of a city with modern architecture . |
| 15 | That is why it disgusts me to see the nobility of grief caricatured in this way . |
| 16 | ‘ It — it disgusts me to think that I 'd let you kiss me that way . ’ |
| 17 | My chaplain begs me to say more but I sha n't satisfy him ! ] |
| 18 | My contact with the family had lapsed for a while when the head asked to see me to request help in explaining the Statementing procedures to Mrs Singh . |
| 19 | He had heard of me from some of his colleagues and asked to see me to discuss the Labour Party 's decision in relation to the litigation it had brought , with my guidance , against the Manchester Guardian as a result of the leaks from the National Executive . |
| 20 | I understand that you wish to call to see me to discuss CPRW 's interest in the work of the Forestry Authority in Wales . |
| 21 | They 're too glad to see me to worry about authenticity . |
| 22 | ‘ She virtually kidnapped me to bring me here , ’ he said . |
| 23 | ‘ Or perhaps you were using me to make her jealous ? ’ she suggested tartly . |
| 24 | ‘ They 're using me to try and bring him down ? ’ |
| 25 | You 'll have to kill me to stop me going out there . |
| 26 | get that from up here now do you want me to clean out the chicken ? |
| 27 | Finally , I am sure that you will want me to thank the staff of the Council for their valuable work in what has been another very busy and challenging year . |
| 28 | ‘ Do you want me to elaborate on that ? ’ |
| 29 | Oh do you want me to hold |
| 30 | Do you want me to hold them up for you ? |