Example sentences of "[vb infin] me a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the meantime , I want you all to try and build me a decent-sized castle , right ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I wish someone would lend me a farm hand , ’ said Dancer 's Interior Designer sulkily . |
| 3 | Simultaneously mythic and painstakingly real ( ‘ the giant Exxon sign/That brings this fair city light ’ ) , his cityscape was inhabited by characters whose lives were condensed into their names , a few gestures or scraps of dialogue ( ‘ Hey , Eddie , can you lend me a few bucks … |
| 4 | ‘ Perhaps you could lend me a servant to guide me back to the Grange ? ’ |
| 5 | Can you lend me a fiver while our Corrinne comes home ? |
| 6 | Can you lend me a fiver ? |
| 7 | If I ask Shirley nicely she might lend me a couple . |
| 8 | Well I knew someone in and I thought to myself I , perhaps he might lend me a hand ? |
| 9 | So well can you lend me a pound ? |
| 10 | Three , six , nine twelve , can you lend me a few fingers ? |
| 11 | Normally this might earn me an interview without coffee with my Flight Commander , but I do have an excuse for arriving at work an hour later than usual — Gazelle Flight were night-flying last night . |
| 12 | Could you spare me a moment ? ’ |
| 13 | I would be glad if Miss Marsden could spare me a few moments . ’ |
| 14 | Come on , you 've got lots , masses , you can spare me a bit . |
| 15 | brother can you spare me a dime |
| 16 | When the maid woke her she sat up in bed and said , ‘ Ask Sir Stephen if he can spare me a few minutes . ’ |
| 17 | I would be most grateful if you could spare me a few moments of your time . ’ |
| 18 | I 'm sure you can spare me a few moments of your time . ’ |
| 19 | Could you possibly spare me a few moments in private ? |
| 20 | I 'm sure you ca n't be keeping her so busy that she ca n't spare me an hour or so . ’ |
| 21 | I was wondering if you could spare me an hour . ’ |
| 22 | Does anyone know of a signwriter who could paint me a decent menu board for my catering trailer ? |
| 23 | It will make me a stronger man . ’ |
| 24 | In four years I fostered one ! and I am proud to say that Fr Liam Durrant , our present Vocations Director , came through my hands — should he be successful , would that make me a grandfather ? ! |
| 25 | Just do n't make me a geriatric case , Doc . ’ |
| 26 | A harmless grass snake , I concluded , although I must admit that the proximity of the Reptile Centre did make me a touch more circumspect than usual as I made for the summit . |
| 27 | As a lowly , poorly paid teacher and a member of Mensa , I wonder if RUNNING could put me in touch with sponsors and promoters who might make me a few million pounds over the next couple of years , even though I 'm not Canadian . |
| 28 | Then , of course , they 'd make me a mother figure getting up asking me for a glass of water in the middle of the night . |
| 29 | I do n't think it will make me a vegetarian but it might make me think about it . |
| 30 | Mother would make me a packed lunch ; Dad deliver me to the bus station at St Andrew Square , Edinburgh . |