Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] me to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then I 'm going to The Casbah , so expect me to be late . ’ |
| 2 | The Alexander Technique , which is a way of allowing the body and mind to work together in order to avoid muscular tension , has constantly helped me to be calmer in stressful situations . |
| 3 | She looked at me , slightly surprised , as if she had not expected me to be interested . |
| 4 | Father Sophrony says of his ministry as spiritual director , ‘ the way is to pray every day with a flaming heart ‘ Do not permit me to be wrong in my work for this service transcends my capacity . ’ |
| 5 | I thought they were out to get me to be honest with you . |
| 6 | ‘ You would n't want me to be vain . |
| 7 | I knew he would n't want me to be pushy and , hard though it was , I decided to wait until the end of the week and then invite him round for dinner . |
| 8 | ‘ Silas — are you saying you ca n't trust me to be kind ? ’ |
| 9 | Yeah well you ca n't expect me to be perfect all the time . |
| 10 | ‘ You ca n't expect me to be sorry he left the place to me and not to you . |
| 11 | You do n't expect me to be surprised , do you ? ’ |
| 12 | Mother does n't like me to be late for the evening meal . |
| 13 | Do n't ask me to be objective . |