Example sentences of "[v-ing] me [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | she would , she was seeing me do it and I respect what she says and I do what I 'm told no she did n't say that |
| 2 | Quadratic equations were a great mystery to me , and seeing me struggle with a problem he would call me out and painstakingly take me step by step to a solution . |
| 3 | She used to show you a collection of photographs which she kept in her wallet as if they were family photographs , but in fact these pictures were all pictures of men 's cocks , she used to make them stop on the way home at the photobooth in the entrance to the station , she 'd make them stand on the stool with their trousers down , she never got caught — Greta , on seeing me leave with an especially handsome man : ‘ I hope you 're on the pill . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Awful , seeing me like this , ’ she murmured . |
| 5 | Grief , I hate people seeing me like this , she thought . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , I feel awful anyone seeing me like this , ’ said Ianthe faintly . |
| 7 | But I 'm not seeing me kid and me husband walk to town in second-hand clothes . |
| 8 | Anyone seeing me train knows that I revel in preparation and competition . |
| 9 | It 's seeing me look like an old hag first thing in the morning and not minding ! |
| 10 | And then what really bugs those people is seeing me keep catching up with them . |
| 11 | " Fancy staying on at three-thirty and helping me paint ? " |
| 12 | In all the senses I felt that there was little support in helping me integrate my identity as a Black lesbian and ended up feeling totally alienated and with a complete loss of my self-confidence . |
| 13 | Derek was always very supportive of what I was trying to do — helping me build the aviary in his back garden had made him interested in birds too — but I could n't expect him to drop everything and drive me from Tintagel to London . |
| 14 | In this programme I 'm going to sketch in a bit of the background , by way of introduction , and in later weeks , various colleagues of mine , concerned with all aspects of the computing world , will be helping me build up the over-all picture . |
| 15 | And think what good you 're doing by helping me fulfil all Uncle 's requirements for getting hold of my inheritance . |
| 16 | You can all be scientists today by helping me do some magic science tricks |
| 17 | David 's been helping me set up the I 've , I 've just bought myself a three eight six . |
| 18 | The Parkinson 's Disease Society has been in touch with me , and I am grateful to its chief executive , Mrs. Mary Baker , both for information and for helping me understand the problems . |
| 19 | He wrote : ‘ Thanks for your hospitality over the past few weeks and for helping me see where I have gone wrong . ’ |
| 20 | I only want you to know that I 'm very grateful to you for helping me become Joe 's apprentice . ’ |
| 21 | Helping me look for it was keeping your brother away from Silvia . ’ |
| 22 | This has been pointed out by Lind ( 1983 : 271 ) , who adduces the following examples to show that there is " no correlation between active participation and omission of to " : ( 23 ) … he said briefly , helping me climb in through the rear window . |
| 23 | ‘ The practical help in developing my business plan was invaluable in focusing my idea and helping me obtain LEDU assistance ’ . |
| 24 | By fund-raising she is doing something positive towards helping me get better . |
| 25 | Of course , there 's the question of my present contract , but I feel sure I can bribe the boss into helping me get out of it without too much hassle . ’ |
| 26 | She was er I mean was a pop s ex pop singer , I 'd only just stopped singing a few weeks before I started to work with Sybil and she could not have been more gracious and generous in helping me get through it . |
| 27 | By letting me go , she is merely increasing her power , for she is outmartyring my martyrdom . |
| 28 | He refused to take the responsibility of letting me go with only fifteen , and intended to recall his men . |
| 29 | ‘ Are they letting me go ? ’ |
| 30 | And Mum : Mum , thanks for letting me go to the fair . ’ |