Example sentences of "[verb] me [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 31 | Beside him , the Substitute burst into delighted laughter and said , ‘ Maestrangelo , introduce me to this man ! ’ |
| 32 | You can trust me in this , though . |
| 33 | Into the uneasy silence , while brother looked most earnestly at brother , and wondered , and sought or evaded the eyes of his neighbours , Brother Cadfael said : ‘ Brother Abbot , I have thoughts to share that never visited me until this morning , but are become very relevant now . |
| 34 | ‘ Till my husband returns , and rescues me from this misery ! ’ |
| 35 | ‘ And you 're going to be in a lot of trouble when I tell the police you 're keeping me in this car by force . ’ |
| 36 | And he never forgive me for this you see because he were a big noise you know , he he 'd got a big business in . |
| 37 | So I er carried on with what they found me with this in the brew house and then er where did I go from there ? |
| 38 | Whilst Henry II was in Normandy , he learned of Thomas 's continued intransigence and that caused Henry II to utter the words , ‘ Will no-one rid me of this troublesome person ? ’ , which prompted four knights of his household to cross to England and assassinate Thomas Becket in his Cathedral , on 29th . |
| 39 | ‘ Who will rid me of this turbulent priest ? ’ asked Henry II . |
| 40 | ‘ Who will rid me of this troublesome boat ? ’ he asked . |
| 41 | Whether Reagan actually said : ‘ Who will rid me of this turbulent problem ? ’ is irrelevant . |
| 42 | Clearly that 's what worries me about this Government 's implementation of the Children Act . |
| 43 | You know what really worries me about this is that early on you said that tinkers deal in antiques , and I 'm beginning to wonder whether you , as antique dealer , have got a somewhat of an interest in this matter and maybe we should be taking care of you as a possible tenant of one of our sites , but this this is a typical example of all the thin , unreasonable excuses being put up to a party that 's trying to deal with something . |
| 44 | Test me in this , ’ says the Lord Almighty , ‘ and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it . |
| 45 | No doubt my verbal articulacy , being greater than that of my unfortunate companion , helped me in this form of self-defence , as it did in my ability to lie . |
| 46 | You 'll just have to trust me on this one , baby . ’ |
| 47 | Is it my Unconscious ( of the existence of which I have informed doubts ) that has dropped me in this plight ? |
| 48 | Now , I have much to be getting on with and would appreciate your not following me about and interrupting me like this . |
| 49 | You could have prepared me for this — ’ |
| 50 | I have to say that nothing in my career so far has prepared me for this kind of work . |
| 51 | The way he went away hurts me to this day . |
| 52 | And although I 'm not I enjoyed the piping , I enjoyed But I was not at peace I says I says , you 've even ruined me for this . |
| 53 | ‘ I was expecting it to be bad , but nothing prepared me for this ! ’ |
| 54 | ‘ I regret ever allowing you to talk me into this crazy scheme ! ’ she exclaimed as she slid into bed and pulled the duvet up to her chin . |
| 55 | ‘ You drove me to this . |
| 56 | Mind reading At one of my first-ever children shows , the father told me of this mind reading trick which we found worked well with the children . |
| 57 | With one of those insights which showed a mind much subtler than that of many of his contemporaries , he had drawn an analogy between logical positivism and surrealism ; but he told me on this occasion that he had once asked A.J. Ayer , as he then was , what political beliefs were compatible with logical positivism : to which the reply had been , not altogether to his surprise , that they would be decidedly left-wing . |
| 58 | This girl just told me about this Polo factory outlet up near Canada … you can get a $200 knitted sweater for , like $20 — that 's outrageous ! ’ |
| 59 | It was there she told me about this sister and showed me her hand . |
| 60 | ‘ Martha told me about this place , but I never thought I 'd see it , ’ he said . |