Example sentences of "me to do [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the Queen they would n't expect me to do much . |
| 2 | A question which is frequently asked of office holders is : ‘ By what authority can you tell me to do such and such ? ’ |
| 3 | He draws together from the Bible four strands in divine guidance which , taken together , pro-vide a confident basis for action , and avoid excessive recourse to that overworked claim , ‘ The Lord told me to do such and such . ’ |
| 4 | Not even the Holy Father can command me to do that ! ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It was not so much of a stretch for me to do that role as people might think , ’ Dustin explained . |
| 6 | It is quite common , in everyday discourse , to say things like ‘ I was n't really myself ’ or ‘ It was n't like me to do that ’ . |
| 7 | Encouraging me to follow in this way perhaps , but moving too fast for me to believe that she wanted me to do that , she entered a revolving door of dark polished wood , mahogany and glass , and started to go round and round , looking out at me as she turned . |
| 8 | No , I shall keep the house exactly as it was ; he 'd want me to do that . |
| 9 | He 'd never asked me to do that before . |
| 10 | ‘ She would often come and have an afternoon cup of tea with me and then pick my brain as to what BA had asked me to do that morning . |
| 11 | ‘ You do n't need me to do that ! ’ |
| 12 | Do you want me to do that ? |
| 13 | It 's probably you know better me to do that and make certain erm But if , if , if you were here , would anybody be prepared to do that ? |
| 14 | Teacher : How do you want me to do that ? |
| 15 | Now I certainly would never sign anything that erm required me to do that . |
| 16 | Erm the sums behind it I 'm not too bothered about but I 'm gon na go through them because they 're quite instructive and I dare say there 's some poor souls here who 'd actually quite enjoy me to do that so we 're gon na go through some of the sums , not now but a bit later on . |
| 17 | Chairman er , I have a petition that I have been asked to present er at what point do you wish me to do that ? |
| 18 | When I asked him why he wanted me to do that , he said it was because he was in love with you . ’ |
| 19 | Would n't you expect me to do that in the circumstances ? ’ he said . |
| 20 | Did you know Jehovah 's organizations always changes , not with it , but to combat it that way it comes to work , it keeps us alive , it keeps us on our toes , and so we could go on and on in saying well look keep away , stay awake and do everything that we should and , and we can stand here for the rest of the talk saying well do it , do it , do it but that 's easy for me to do that is n't it ? |
| 21 | Here I am , shall I start on this , or do you want me to do that , I know |
| 22 | Yeah , he had to borrow the money off me to do that |
| 23 | I was gon na say , Kevin , do you want me to do that ? |
| 24 | Do you want me to do that ? |
| 25 | Do you want me to do that one ? |
| 26 | Do you want me to do that ? |
| 27 | I can give you a report if you want me to do that . |
| 28 | Now it had n't occurred to me to do that because I never had kiddiwinks . |
| 29 | You ca n't expect Mummy and me to do all the talking about you know what . |
| 30 | There are pressures building up for me to do all sorts of things but I do n't want to accept them , ’ she says confidently , her blue eyes filled with a new purpose . |