Example sentences of "he [modal v] [verb] me [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , she thought dully , he 'll tell me about the woman he 's crazy for . |
| 2 | ‘ Ca n't stay there , see , he 'll kill me in the end . ’ |
| 3 | He 'll see me by the fire , leaning against the mantelpiece , and know how things really are ; how they ought to be . |
| 4 | I had the somewhat faint hope that he might lead me to the place and permit me to stand where Balboa had stood — on the very peak which John Keats , with the kind of monumental mistakenness permitted under the principle of poetic licence — declared was occupied by : |
| 5 | Later he asked , at second-hand , if he could accompany me into the Danakil country , where I planned to travel . |
| 6 | ‘ He 'd send me to the dispensary at the workhouse . ’ |
| 7 | When we were naughty he 'd give Fred the strap but he 'd sit me on the mantelpiece to make me mind my manners . |
| 8 | ‘ Your need 's greater than mine , ’ and then he 'd tell me about the new necklace he 'd bought for his missus . |
| 9 | ‘ I wonder if he 'd run me to the shop , ’ said Betty . |
| 10 | He used to tell me about the odd trip to Eastern Europe on business . |
| 11 | He would instruct me in the history of the world while the people of the world walked by , ignoring the salvation we offered them , and the icy wind blew around our ankles . |
| 12 | He would meet me off the last train … . |
| 13 | I thought he would slide me into the strait-jacket right away . |
| 14 | That really turned my stomach , even if , I mean I remember when I was carrying , when I was carrying the twins , and he used to go out huge things you know , and so much so that if he came home in the night , right , and I was already in bed asleep , I would be able to er , he would wake me in the bedroom cos I could smell smoke on him , but he did n't smoke , but where he 'd been the pub or a night club , I smelt |
| 15 | He said he would leave me on the wing as long as me and my girlfriend did n't twos-up with each other [ visit one another 's cells during the association period ] . |
| 16 | I was his assistant and when he wanted flowers he would send me to the Old Covent Garden at 4.30am to buy hundreds of pots of chrysanthemums which would then be sold off at the end of the day , thus serving a dual purpose as decoration and a means of recouping some of our costs . |
| 17 | ‘ If he were tired , ’ said Miss Fielding , ‘ he would put me in the driving seat — except that my part was n't written for that to happen . |
| 18 | He did understand , and told me to stay close to him and he would take me to the YWCA . |
| 19 | When the time came , I knew he would take me to the asteroids , and we could serve the community together . |
| 20 | He will photograph me on the horse and I will have it to keep . |