Example sentences of "[verb] me [to-vb] [prep] [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What do you want me to do about this left-luggage key , sir ? ’ |
| 2 | Equals now what do you want me to do with all these ? |
| 3 | ‘ Thank you so much , ’ she said sarcastically , ‘ for allowing me to eat with such revered company , but I 'm tired now . |
| 4 | I am grateful to the hon. Member for Leyton ( Mr. Cohen ) for allowing me to speak in this valuable debate . |
| 5 | When he saw Mrs Goreng disembarking from her jeep , he at once made himself scarce , retiring through the back of the shop to his living-quarters and instructing me to deal with this dissatisfied , difficult , and , in all likelihood , dangerous customer . |
| 6 | ‘ And you expect me to agree to all that ? |
| 7 | You can tell him from me that if he wants me to stay in this urban backwater of yours he 'll have to provide me with an interesting occupation — and I do n't mean modelling your dress . |
| 8 | Then there was a strange silence , as if we 'd come to a full stop , as if he 'd expected me to react in some other way . |
| 9 | ‘ Do you expect me to apologise for all this ? ’ he asked in a rough voice . |
| 10 | So for the meanwhile I continued with my ritualised observances , obsessively counting the number of steps it took me to walk to any given location , carefully avoiding the cracks in the pavement for fear that the bears of the id might get me , and attending to my bodily functions with the pure metrical devotion of a sadhu . |
| 11 | Well , that took me by surprise , I can tell you : my eyes were watering but my loins were telling me to persevere with this fiery female . |
| 12 | He was warned in advance , but , as a former soldier , felt ‘ God has chosen me to go on this forlorn hope of preaching his Blessed Gospel in his country , and I should discourage those who are coming after me if I should be afraid and fly . ’ |