Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [verb] me [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I must confess the fire at the manor has caused me some problems , ’ admitted Christian . |
| 2 | The one person who should have been with her was absent , having ( as Aunt Nessy had told me some years before in bewilderment , and with a valiantly suppressed trembling of the lip ) written to say that she never wanted to see her again . |
| 3 | It is true , these same trivial errors did cause me some anxiety at first , but once I had had time to diagnose them correctly as symptoms of nothing more than a straightforward staff shortage , I have refrained from giving them much thought . |
| 4 | ‘ People associated with the council have called me all sorts of things . |
| 5 | ‘ You 'll be needing some more wine , ’ Elinor said handing me another flagon . |
| 6 | The driver of a passenger lorry stopped to give me some bread and carrots . |
| 7 | What my hon. Friend says causes me some concern , in addition to my hesitation about the merits of regional banding . |
| 8 | You should know , at least , that Punch has given me much laughter . |
| 9 | England have only beaten the Turks 1–0 in their last two clashes and Wright admitted : ‘ The manager has given me another chance , now I 'm desperate to repay that faith . |
| 10 | If I know something , it 's because the Lord has given me some understanding . |
| 11 | " You certainly gave him your version of how your aunt came to leave me this property , " Matthew said bitterly . |
| 12 | ‘ Of course , Gooseneck did tell me that Fagg suffers from gout and haemorrhoids , which make him behave even more horribly than when symptom-free . ’ |
| 13 | that copper man had told me this morning |
| 14 | ‘ Monsieur Tollet at the sports centre had to leave me several times to deal with queries . ’ |
| 15 | Maybe the police has made me this way , but do you not see that if you 're going to come in here asking me questions about my family , if you 're going to want to know all these things , I 've got to be able to trust you ? |
| 16 | This railway has given me much pleasure . |
| 17 | Then last night the police called to tell me that Mum , Dad , Pet and Wee Charlie were missing , but that you were safe . |
| 18 | Well Geoff did buy me some sherry glasses he says oh , you give me two |
| 19 | Er Stuart , Stuart did phone me some months ago on this issue , to say he was having increasing difficulty getting to the meetings , and he asked me if er I would take it on , and I said , I would if , you know , if he were pushed . |
| 20 | The surging crowd had carried me some rows back from the front . |
| 21 | ‘ But my chairman and vice-chairman have given me another year 's contract , and I 'm absolutely delighted to be staying at Nottingham Forest . |
| 22 | The robe had tripped me each time I had stooped low enough to exert sufficient force , so I had taken it off . |
| 23 | In fact , Mum had reprimanded me many times for being Sam 's lap-dog , saying that I was too much under my brother 's rotten influence . |
| 24 | Cancer has taught me that life is n't a dress rehearsal , this is it and you only get the one chance . |
| 25 | In a world of fast transport and high mobility , working for an international company has given me much opportunity to travel , particularly in europe , the United States and the Far East . |
| 26 | Right , Jim 's made me some coffee , so while you have the story |
| 27 | Anyway , my sister 's bought me this thing to go round my neck . |
| 28 | ‘ The poor cow 's brought me another cake , ’ he said to Gina . |
| 29 | Can I announce that the C E C has informed me that motion eighty four Lancashire Region due for debate on Wednesday afternoon has been withdrawn . |
| 30 | They might be the nicest person , but prison has made me that way . |