Example sentences of "[adj] he [vb past] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | To do this he sent me to another sort of specialist who inserted through my neck a needle containing blue dye , guided it with the help of a television screen into the top of my spinal cord and then watched its progress as it trickled down . |
| 2 | With this he dismissed me . |
| 3 | We worked 12 hours a day , and for this he paid me 200 francs ( £20 ) a week because , he said , he had to take our board and lodging from our pay . ’ |
| 4 | Despite all this he gave me one term to show some improvement , I never really shed the " below average " tag at the Halton style of academy . |
| 5 | He was an authority on the birds of Somaliland and seeing I was interested he showed me his collection . |
| 6 | Even in the 1975 Open Roberto recognized how good Seve was , at Lytham in 1979 he told me Seve was going to win , and before the 1976 Open he said , ‘ There 's Johnny Miller , Tom Weiskopf and Seve . |
| 7 | I 'm convinced he drew me aside , away from Jeeta and Jamila , into the store-room , where we sat on wooden boxes like skiving factory workers , because he was ashamed , or at least bashful , about his unsweet victory . |
| 8 | He thought I was cross , so he got flustered and started telling me how much he loved me , and that was n't what I wanted to hear either , though of course in one way it 's what I always want to hear . |
| 9 | At the time I just wanted to be left alone , but now I 'm glad he pressured me into doing more talks . |
| 10 | I 'm pretty sure he told me a boy , I think . |
| 11 | I 'm sure he told me when I was asked |
| 12 | The thing that 's teasing my mind is that I 'm fairly sure he asked me not to tell anyone he 'd been there . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'd make sure he saw me every time before he went out the door . |
| 14 | Seems odd , I 'm sure he showed me , he showed me a reading week before Christmas . |
| 15 | ‘ Are you sure he wanted me ? ’ |
| 16 | Whether he wanted to be hurt and suffer , or an excuse to hit me back , I do n't know , but I 'm sure he wanted me to hit him . |
| 17 | ‘ I was n't even sure he liked me at first . ’ |
| 18 | And he 'd make sure he used me till about nine o'clock . |
| 19 | ‘ All he told me was that the book was important to him and to some other people . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ All he told me was that he was working for the Sovbloc desk at Six , and they were looking for a deserter , but he did n't even have Blagg 's name . |
| 21 | So when I got there this morning he was still in his pyjamas he 'd got on quite well , all he wanted me to do was wash his face . |
| 22 | As soon as we were married he took me off to Scotland , kept me there in virtual purdah , never let me out of his sight — his jealousy was manic . |
| 23 | When I left in December 1928 he succeeded me in the house as Captain of Games . |
| 24 | He knew that I would never let him marry her , and , besides , he has a girlfriend of his own , so when I offered him money to go away and leave her alone he stood me off as much as he dared , and collected a big enough stake to marry his girl and start a small business , which , he kindly informed me when he left , he intends to turn into a large one , one day . ’ |
| 25 | From the off he had me convinced that by helping him I was doing no more than carving out a new life for myself as a better citizen , a better human being . |
| 26 | so Albert said well too fucking cold for that out there and anyway we 're too busy he had me |
| 27 | When I got older he left me alone and started on my younger sisters . ’ |
| 28 | First he ordered me to stand up . |
| 29 | ‘ Dad was so pleased he brought me a big cup of tea — I do n't drink champagne , ’ she said . |
| 30 | I suppose I should be grateful he told me about the call at all , but he had to really , did n't he ? |