Example sentences of "[to-vb] i the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He came to see me the other evening . |
| 2 | She came to see me the first night I was home , and we sat on the verandah , rather tongue-tied after such a long time , saying stupid things like : " Did you have a good trip ? " |
| 3 | I 've had them born in the car on the way the the mother have come to see me the father has brought her to see me thinking that if she could just see me she 'd be alright . |
| 4 | I had someone come to see me the other week from the R S P C A because they said this cat was held forty foot in the air |
| 5 | He strode to her , eyes blazing , and shouted , ‘ Why did you specifically come to see me the minute you found out I had my own investment bank ? ’ |
| 6 | it 's kind of you all to spare me the time . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ It 's not on at all for a brother-in-law to treat me the way you treat me . |
| 8 | You certainly did n't seem to like me the way I was ! ’ |
| 9 | He could n't actually tell me what was going on because that would put him in shtuck but he was trying to tip me the wink . |
| 10 | ‘ You set up this whole thing deliberately , just to cause me the maximum amount of aggravation , did n't you ? |
| 11 | Deputed to get his own disguise , he went off fuming to a wig shop : ‘ And the lady started to go through all kinds of salesmanship to sell me the wig and if I wanted to swim , I did n't want to swim , and I 'm sitting there knowing that this meeting is going to start very soon and I can not — lady , let's get on with it , I do n't give a damn , just give me a wig . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I persuaded him to sell me the rights to manufacture the Seven and I took over everything except the Lotus name . ’ |
| 13 | I 've asked 'em to sell me the land so I can develop it but they wo n't see sense . |
| 14 | ‘ You want to sell me the wig back ? |
| 15 | ‘ Oh yes , and would you be so kind as to fetch me The Economist from the table over there ? ’ |
| 16 | He slapped a £10 note on the table : " That 's all that 's left to last me the rest of the fortnight . " |
| 17 | She would have liked to deny me the gin and vermouth I was craving , but I would soon be a married woman and she could n't . |
| 18 | Dear Comrade Surkov , You are warmly invited to do me the honour of attending my forthcoming Inauguration in Washington DC , on 20 January 1989 , as 41st President of the United States , and to read your famous poem of international accord , ‘ Friendship ’ . |
| 19 | ‘ May I present myself , Mrs. Stevenson , since I am unable to find Madame Rodet to do me the honour ? ’ |
| 20 | I used to cut them all up and they used to leave me the legs , you know , the hams and the backs and they used to have a few joints off and take home and then the rest I used to lay it , put it into bacon down the cellar . |
| 21 | But it was typical of Pound 's kindness , even to a potential enemy or rival , that he should have so persisted in trying to give me the right contacts . |
| 22 | ‘ I hope and pray that the decision to give me the Nobel Peace Prize will encourage all those who pursue the cause of peace to do so in a renewed spirit of optimism and strength . ’ |
| 23 | He only mentioned his wife to tell me he 'd just bought her something new to wear and he tried to give me the impression his brother-in-law was something of a poor fish because he could n't make ends meet . ’ |
| 24 | In fact later on during the flight , when I 'd unravelled myself from this guy and was playing poker with some French people , I asked God to give me the sign then , in the hand I was about to get . |
| 25 | Seumas Ban the steward whiles comes down special to give me the word , so that I can tell the bees . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Yes , but you do n't have to give me the oranges . |
| 27 | ‘ Christ that used to give me the shits , ’ said the New Zealander . |
| 28 | Alistair Scott and John Shrewsbury were kind enough to give me the opportunity to work with the BBC and I hope to have the privilege again . |
| 29 | I 've been on the other side of things often enough — guitar in hand , waiting for someone behind a mixing desk to give me the word to start playing — but they 'd never actually let me touch anything ! |
| 30 | In the end I got them to give me the first aid outfit and fixed myself up . |