Example sentences of "you [modal v] [verb] me [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You may thank me for the breakfast , ’ McAllister said , sitting down to attack her own meal with vigour , ‘ but the weather — now that , alas , is beyond me . |
| 2 | You 're my family , and you must meet me at the bridge . ’ |
| 3 | I can not believe my luck that nobody else had the sense to carry you off but that you should still be there for me and that — ’ Well , that could be taken two ways , on second thoughts that might not be the thing to say , no ; ‘ my luck that you should want me in the same way that I want you . |
| 4 | After his energetic verse Cade 's prose shows that medium at its most laboured and puffy : ‘ Has my sword therefore broke through London gates , that you should leave me at the white Hart in Southwark ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ My dear officers , ’ said a rather breathless but still well modulated voice , ‘ of what am I accused that you should treat me like the nucleus of a civil rights demonstration ? |
| 6 | I thought you might drive me to the station . ’ |
| 7 | Now Welsh M P , this is quite funny , has moved the motion if you 'll excuse me on the subject of public loos . |
| 8 | You 'll send me to the churchyard one day ! |
| 9 | One of these days you 'll lead me across the road . |
| 10 | ‘ You 'll push me in the canal ! ’ |
| 11 | ‘ If you 'll take me to the concert in the cloisters at Pollensa this weekend . ’ |
| 12 | " Then you 'll take me into the organization ? " |
| 13 | ‘ You must think I was taking a lot for granted , sorting all this out before — well , before I even knew you 'd let me on the island , let alone still want me . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Perhaps you could drop me at the nearest bus stop or railway station , ’ she added . |
| 15 | I would be grateful if you could inform me of the person in your department who would be dealing with the register of Wildlife Sites . |
| 16 | ‘ Andy , do you think you could drive me to the Sugar Bar ? ’ |
| 17 | Enthusiasm for the idea is great but I wonder if you could provide me with the following information ? |
| 18 | In theory , you could see me in the Sunshine Home for Impoverished Journalists in 40 years ' time , tripping the nurses over with my Zimmer frame in the hope that they 'll let me father their child . |
| 19 | Second point : although you obviously have such a low opinion of me that it does n't strain your credulity to believe that I was making love to two women at once , one of them married , I ca n't believe that even you could see me in the role of toy-boy . |
| 20 | Lucky for me that I got out before you could entice me into the ultimate folly of going to bed with you . ’ |
| 21 | you used to wake me in the middle of the night when we were first married |
| 22 | If you would pardon me on the sheet , it 's a shame Mr 's not here , because that was his decision , because of the imposed cut in stationery from last year , we ran out of it |
| 23 | If you would take me to the station , passing the florist on the way , it would be very helpful . ’ |
| 24 | Then , recovering her poise , she said , ‘ Perhaps you would direct me to the Ladies . ’ |
| 25 | Either I accompany you to your room and wait while you have your shower and do whatever else you feel necessary before we leave , or I wait here , in the lobby , and you give me your word that you will join me within the hour . ’ |
| 26 | Perhaps tomorrow you will take me to the National Gallery ? |
| 27 | And I 'm just being hysterical , I suppose , because I 've had too many of John 's terribly strong G and Ts and it 'll all look different in the morning and I 'll come to you and say sorry and was n't I being a silly girl last night , and you can pat me on the head and say yes , was n't I ? |
| 28 | Well you 'd better get in , you can tell me on the way up . |
| 29 | Is there anything you can tell me about the two young women who died after they had been working in this house , Theresa Nolan and Diana Travers ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Good , ’ she said , ‘ I want to know anything you can tell me about the problem with the business , daddy is honest and straight , he has a good name and what 's more , he knows how to choose good leather , so what can have gone wrong ? ’ |