Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [verb] me [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you might just see me in the background of one of the shots . |
| 2 | Bloody ballbag 'll probably phone me in the morning or something . |
| 3 | Most of the reinforcements could not inform me of the health of Colonel Vaughan , but they all had vivid recollections of the most unusual weather conditions in the Highlands , and at the moment regarded their situation here in Normandy as an improvement on Achnacarry . |
| 4 | He could not see me behind the curtains , and clearly did not expect an answer . |
| 5 | He could not hear me above the din of the crowd . |
| 6 | She could not convince me at the time that anything bad could happen , now that I had finally ‘ solved ’ my eating problems , and for a short time I felt jubilant , relieved and ecstatic . |
| 7 | If you could just get me to the nearest station — ’ |
| 8 | ‘ And I 'd be grateful if you 'd just tell me without the need to shake it out of you . ’ |
| 9 | He 'd usually greet me in the Devon dialect . |
| 10 | He 'd never find me in the spaces . |
| 11 | ‘ MY GRANDADDY … would gently nudge me off the sidewalk if a white person ever walked close by . ’ |
| 12 | Byron would not have me in the larger house , claiming that the dogs would never tolerate my presence without howling all night . |
| 13 | He would not let me off the hook until I had confessed that I could no longer work with my boss . |
| 14 | The book is intended for undergraduates in their second or third year of a philosophy degree , but this need not necessarily deter readers with other backgrounds ; e.g. , my father claims to be able to understand it , though perhaps he would not thank me for the suggestion that he is representative . |
| 15 | What would really put me on the spot , and how will I cope with it ? |
| 16 | Yeah , but they would n't pay me for the hour I was sitting there doing nothing you see |
| 17 | Times hard , thought of all days , thought the old lady still would n't let me of the old erm |
| 18 | He wanted to make sure he knew who 'd been the problem and would n't let me off the hook . |
| 19 | I 'm a I I I 'm an er avid golfer , you I did n't say a golfer because that meant I could play , erm but I would n't put me on the golf clubs . |
| 20 | I hope they do n't call another in a fortnight , but it would n't surprise me in the least . |
| 21 | I mean , it would n't surprise me in the least if , if you analyzed this dream you discovered it had nothing to do with being at school and nothing to do with taking exams . |
| 22 | I would n't trust me on the golf club scene . |
| 23 | Lee Marvin , who had a good supporting role in the film , told me , ‘ The big problem I had with Monty Clift was that he would n't look me in the eye . |
| 24 | With any luck my father would n't call me for the milking too early ; he generally does n't when I 've been out on patrol the night before . |
| 25 | One of the most respected of our club members , on our committee of management , Pavel Pavlovich Gaganov , an elderly man ad highly esteemed , had formed the innocent habit of following anything he had to say with the vehement addition , ‘ No , sir , you ca n't lead me by the nose ! ’ |
| 26 | Ca n't hang me from the yard-arm , though . |
| 27 | I suppose she 's just done one for you , no wonder you ca n't look me in the face . ’ |
| 28 | But he ca n't look me in the face . |
| 29 | That 's why you ca n't look me in the eyes . ’ |
| 30 | If you ca n't hear me at the back because my voice drops from time to time then shout away because I 'm not always aware of how well it carries . |