Example sentences of "[verb] to me for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It never occurred to me for a moment that she had planned it all in cold blood . ’ |
| 2 | Now calm down , and listen to me for a minute . |
| 3 | ‘ No , Nicolo , you listen to me for a change . |
| 4 | Listen to me for a moment . ’ |
| 5 | " Senga , listen to me for a moment . |
| 6 | ‘ Madam , listen to me for a moment . |
| 7 | It 's only lent to me for a week |
| 8 | Let's just tell you what you look like , you came to me for a job you would n't get it . |
| 9 | But if you 're looking to me for a list of who really makes which strings , I 've found that asking straight questions does n't always get you straight answers . |
| 10 | With a Raleigh-esque flourish he threw a hanky over the unexploded missile and scraped it up , apologising profusely , before pocketing the prize and slinking off , red-faced and too embarrassed to talk to me for the rest of the evening . |
| 11 | This was the start of the parrot legend which stuck to me for the rest of my career . |
| 12 | He looked from one to the other , his bleak glance resting briefly on Sarella 's upturned face , and then he said , ‘ I tell you one thing , Peter ; when you 're down and out and she 's left you for richer pickings do n't come running to me for a hand-out , because it wo n't be forthcoming . |
| 13 | He rings you up and goes he goes hello it 's Jonathan and you go oh right hello Jonathan and he does n't say anything so you talk to him for about half an hour or so and then you go alright Jonathan , better go , you know and then he goes no no I 've got something to tell you and you go oh alright what is it then and he goes I ca n't remember it man , just talk to me for a bit longer and I 'll remember it then and it goes on like that for hours and hours and it 's so boring . |
| 14 | Douglas was glad to acknowledge Miller 's help and told the Royal Society that he had received some coconuts ‘ germinated in this country by the industrious Mr. Miller , by whose care and skill they were brought to this perfection ; and besides he very freely communicated to me for the good of the publick his own methods in management in raising them which I here desire may be read in his words . ’ |
| 15 | And then , I liked having nice little teas served to me for a change ; to have Wilson taking care of me and treating me like a lady — because there was a little something between us . |
| 16 | The hon. Gentleman will know that any project in excess of £1 million must come to me for a decision . |
| 17 | I mean in a way I think it 's probably the best thing that 's happened to me for a while cos I could see myself see the thing is I can I was n't ever planning to be here for even six months . |
| 18 | I wondered if she was talking to me for a minute . |
| 19 | Ca n't you come and talk to me for a bit ? |
| 20 | He did n't talk to me for a week after that . |