Example sentences of "she [modal v] [verb] me [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Perhaps she could smell me through the door . |
2 | She uttered something loud and incomprehensible in Dutch and told me she 'd meet me at the coffee shop later . |
3 | Be very specific in spelling out desired actions , avoid being vague ( not ‘ I wish she 'd be more helpful ’ but ‘ I wish she 'd help me with the weekend shopping ’ ) . |
4 | She used to take me to the local baths in Penzance sometimes , because my grandmother insisted I had to learn to swim , even if I would n't go into the sea . |
5 | Oi asked Miki from Lush if she would tell me about the birds and the bees but instead she twatted me with a flange pedal . |
6 | On my last full day in her house , Mrs Knelle declared that she would drive me through the mountains of Joyce 's Country to the edge of Connemara . |
7 | So I would congratulate her on her good prospects as a statesman , or she would warn me of the dangers of dancing all night ; but if the stars looked town they would be no more likely to see her on a rostrum than me on a dance-floor . |
8 | As for killing Havvie , I did not think that she would thank me for the scandal , ’ he finished simply . |