Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [verb] me " in BNC.

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1 So be it when I shall grow old or let me die .
2 But my ex heard about this and sent me two letters , full of how much he cares for me and that the break-up was his fault .
3 He gave me this and asked me to deliver it to Dick Tavett .
4 ‘ Just look at this and tell me if you recognise this man . ’
5 Six hundred times er well hang on , six hundred take away , do n't use your calculator yet , just think about this and tell me what you 're going to do .
6 ‘ I must thank you for all this and giving me food in the week and I 'm sorry for what I said , it 's just that I 'm not used to people being nice to me .
7 I asked him to let me have his agreement to this and give me the destination . "
8 Mike dragged me clear and carried me into the house .
9 She was quite calm and told me to get a watch and try and time how far apart the pains were .
10 She gives her half-laugh and tells me she does n't know how old people generally are when they get married .
11 I put off going to the doctor but I wish I had n't because my GP immediately knew what was wrong and told me about carpal tunnel syndrome .
12 It was in excellent condition , was only a year old and cost me £85 .
13 That cut our speed some and gave me thinking time , but the traffic seemed to consist entirely of black cabs and VW Golfs full of party-hoppers .
14 Any of my old school friends in Wallingford that know me er well they 'll just never believe that I can run 26 miles because I do n't know if when you were at school , but when er when we used to have a cross-country run I was the one at the back and usually the P E instructor used to go round and whack us with a slipper , you know the slow ones and I was unfortunately one of those , but er now I 've been running with the Bicester Road Runners for what 2 years , er half , I 've done a few half marathons , nothing anywhere near 26 miles , I 've , my furthest run until yesterday was 16 miles , and yesterday , injured , with a bandage round my knee , I managed 18 miles , and I 'm pleased to say it 's still holding out and I 'm quietly confident that I 'm going to complete this , and like I say , if I can er well , just get the local businesses in Bicester interested and to support me , I say however small , just a , you know , if they , a penny a mile from just a few of the businesses in Bicester and , well , the Bible school could have , you know , a few pounds coming to them , which I 'm sure they 'd be , you know , greatly received .
15 I wish it was yesterday , I wish I was just climbing over the rocks in dear comfortable Mrs McPhee who does n't mind getting wet and lets me breathe — ’
16 Talking about him with the others , I did find out that several other people had had the same experience with him as me ; that his lovemaking was done in silence , that he never said a word ( in fact with me he hardly looked me in the eye either , just stared at his own hands as he moved them over my body , not stroking so much as seizing and kneading me , holding me down too ) ; but then later in the night you would wake to hear him talking to himself , lying there fast asleep ( O always asked the men he fucked to stay with him all night long , always ) , fast asleep and talking out loud in the night , talking in a fast , furious , hushed , hollow voice .
17 I will return and tell Prince Rainbow that the lung 's guard were foolish and gave me such treatment as one might expect from a crowd of flea-bitten louts . "
18 NEVER PUT ANYTHING ON THE RAILWAY LINE — I do n't think many of you would be stupid enough to do this but believe me it has been done and still is done quite often .
19 The first crag seen as you enter the valley is Buckbarrow Crag — a mere ten minutes from the car ( yes , I know it looks further but trust me ) .
20 ‘ She threatened to have me killed or to kill me , ’ he said .
21 I mean I spoke to Jane the other Sunday and I , I said to her you know , just be honest , I said I do n't care what you said , but just be honest and tell me how much you think I weigh , cos she does n't know how much I weigh and she thought I weighed about ten stone , I said well stick thirteen pounds on top of that , then you 'll be right , she could n't believe that I , that I weighed that much , so obviously it does n't look that bad and people at work , well they 've noticed that I 've lost weight , but they do n't say how much they think I weigh , so I do n't want come to them to sort of , have a , have a g have a guess of my weight .
22 He became vast and covered me , covered my face , his hideous throat working .
23 It worried him a bit , but it was n't here that he looked nervous and gave me reason to be concerned .
24 ‘ That I 'm able to offer specially designed , hand-painted tiling lifts my kitchens out of the ordinary and helps me to market them .
25 He was very friendly and told me he was a cripple , unable to work , but he and his wife managed on a small pension ; there was no bitterness in his voice .
26 He mentioned to me several cases that were outstanding and told me that he and other contractors are stopping doing work involving a Housing Executive grant because they have to wait anything up to three months to wait for payment after the work has been done .
27 It both peeved and amused me .
28 One of them , the landlord of the pub , got pissed and kissed me on the mouth and talked about the problems of these demarcations — and this is in spite of all the AIDS hysteria .
29 ‘ As it has never impressed me either , you can pretend that I am normal and address me by my name .
30 He was terrific and made me realise the only reason I had these thoughts was because of the enormous love I have for you .
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