Example sentences of "my wife [verb] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | My wife asked me to dismantle an island breakfast bar , and retain the units so we could incorporate them into the existing kitchen later . |
| 2 | I still wanted to see more of the world , and as he was offering to give me double the usual pay , I managed to persuade my wife to let me go . |
| 3 | When I reached home , my wife made me promise never to go to sea again , and I thought my adventures had come to an end . |
| 4 | ‘ My wife drove me . ’ |
| 5 | On making a very despondent journey home my wife greeted me at the door with the astounding statement that the property had been found and handed into a branch of a building society and the member of the staff had telephoned to inform my wife that it was there to collect . |
| 6 | In a moment of optimism my wife told me not to worry and pronounced that I could live perfectly well on one lung . |
| 7 | Then a week later my wife told me that she 'd been abused by her brother . |
| 8 | Three of them floated in a sea of garlic and tomato and although I found them no better than chewy chicken my wife told me they were well up to scratch . |
| 9 | My wife left me without a word at the end of March , leaving only a Dear John letter on the table . |
| 10 | I have split with my mistress today , my wife gave me an ultimatum — and now this . |
| 11 | My wife gave me a right old bo*****ing last night when I started shouting abuse at Keumann ( sp ? ) |
| 12 | And he goes and my wife threw me out , I do n't know what to do . |
| 13 | For example' suppose my wife sees me putting on my coat to go out , and asks me to buy a paper . |
| 14 | My wife supported me , but my in-law 's saw me as an engineer . |
| 15 | My wife beats me up |
| 16 | ‘ Well , I 'd never done weights before I came to Chelsea , and my wife gives me better things to eat than bananas . |
| 17 | ‘ My wife bought me a small kit to try out using wool — which is rather like painting by numbers — and I have not looked back since . ’ |
| 18 | My wife wants me to do these things . |
| 19 | ‘ My wife wants me to take the early retirement , move away from Murmansk . |
| 20 | ‘ My wife wants me to take you to her , madame . |