Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [pers pn] [verb] me [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm awful , I mean , that 's why I got up , you know when you phoned me this morning , and said , I am sorry , have I got you out of bed , and I was like really grateful , because I ca n't stand sleeping in . |
| 2 | After I 'd quietened down they left me alone . |
| 3 | ‘ Why did n't you tell me all this — at the time ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Why did n't you tell me all this on Monday ? ’ she asked Celia . |
| 5 | ‘ Why did n't you tell me that ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Why did n't you tell me that before ? ’ |
| 7 | His face was infuriatingly bland as he answered , ‘ Did n't you tell me that night when I gave you a lift home that your life fairly buzzed with — shall we say — events ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Why did n't you tell me last night ? ’ |
| 9 | Why did n't you tell me this before ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Why did n't you tell me this before ? ’ |
| 11 | Why , why did n't you tell me this ? |
| 12 | Turns out , Deardrie , she 's applied to be an astronaut — I remember seeing the advert , asking for people to go to the moon — it 's not that I 'm jealous , but why did n't she ask me first ? |
| 13 | ‘ Do n't you love me any more ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But do n't you love me any more , Jim ? |
| 15 | ‘ Do n't you tell me that ! |
| 16 | So why do n't you tell me all about this experiment of yours ? |
| 17 | Cos he 'd report there was a there were n't enough water inside the place , so he said to my father , say to him , he 'd say er do n't you tell me all thick he 'd say , I dredge the bloody river , he say . |
| 18 | Why do n't you tell me all about yourself ? ’ he invited . |
| 19 | Why do n't you leave me alone ? ’ |
| 20 | Who do n't you leave me alone ? |
| 21 | In the method described previously , the analyst tries to select sentences ( or passages of some other size ) whose meaning is fairly ‘ neutral ’ from the emotional point of view , and will tend to avoid material such as ‘ Why do n't you leave me alone ? ’ or ‘ How can I ever thank you enough ? ’ because the lexical meaning of the words used already makes the speaker 's attitude pretty clear , whereas sentences such as ‘ She 's going to buy it tomorrow ’ or ‘ The paper has fallen under the table ’ are less likely to prejudice the listener . |
| 22 | Why do n't you show me this bloody photo ? ’ he asked with a snap of irritation . |
| 23 | Why do n't you show me this wondrous park of yours ? ’ |
| 24 | Do n't you call me stupid idiot ! |
| 25 | Do n't you call me ordinary ! |
| 26 | ‘ Do n't yer give me any of yer lip ! ’ |
| 27 | I wonder why she told me that then ? |