Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [vb base] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | So be it when I shall grow old or let me die . |
| 2 | It was in excellent condition , was only a year old and cost me £85 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ As it has never impressed me either , you can pretend that I am normal and address me by my name . |
| 5 | And she may be really ill and need me — ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Can you be patient and trust me ? ’ |
| 7 | No wonder viewers often get the two Jennys muddled and call me Jenny Seagrove . |
| 8 | I find the textual basis for this interpretation very flimsy , in fact there is clear erm erm erm textual evidence for precisely the opposite and let me cite erm one instance Locke is here talking about tacit consent and the purchase of property and erm he says whenever the owner who has given nothing but such a tacit consent to the government will by donation , sale or otherwise quit the said possession , he is at liberty to go and incorporate himself into any other commonwealth or to agree with others to begin a new one in any part of the world they can find free and unpossessed whereas he that has once by actual agreement in any expressed declaration given his consent to be of any commonwealth is perpetually and indispensably obliged to be and remain unalterably a subject to it and can never be again in the liberty of the state of nature . |
| 9 | If you read this end to end Ron I 'd be very grateful but let me just point out to you we 've agreed twenty eighth , if you bring it forward great . |
| 10 | You 've probably heard the phrase the customer is always right but believe me it 's not true . |
| 11 | Now sit still and let me see to your arm . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Take me in by your fire for I am shivering with cold and I am lost in the forest … oh be merciful and let me share your fire and give me a cup of milk to sup and a mouthful of bread … ’ |
| 13 | I had to walk all the way round there in these shoes , they look good but believe me they 're not meant for walking , and in the end she 's not even home . |
| 14 | I bet she 's got ta get irate and ring me back , tell Geoff what I said , I thought well I do n't care , she 's speaks it and I 'll just say to her quietly well , you know I said now Marie 's done this to Geoff after all his hard work and he 's helped his worry anyway then defies him , he begs her to leave and she defied and she 's moved . |
| 15 | I thought he 'd leave the machine alone and follow me . |
| 16 | Even Daley Thompson , who insisted he had very little interference from teachers , said they helped him in a non-involved way : ‘ They were all right ; they left me alone and let me get on with what suited me . |
| 17 | If you had left well alone and let me carry on my business I would n't be here . |
| 18 | Paul expresses his assurance to Timothy , ‘ the Lord will rescue me from all evil and take me safely into his heavenly Kingdom ’ ( 2 Tim . |
| 19 | The members are accountable and let me go back about the committees . |
| 20 | Sir John and Lady Frankling are very kind and wish me to feel quite at home … |
| 21 | Now could you be very kind and direct me to my room . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Tell Wally to keep his eyes open and let me know when they pass him , ’ Hitch instructed . |
| 23 | ‘ Okay , blue-eyes , ’ I drawled , even though they were green , ‘ be difficult and make me twist the information from you until you scream for my kisses … ’ |
| 24 | That is the scheme er as as I see it and unless , unless I I thi , unless that is progressed quickly then as I say I am extremely pessimistic and let me just say Chairman the dangers of not going along that line the dangers of the present scheme which was at the last planning committee meeting or or or was it one of the social services committee anyway , where four were chosen or or it was said choose a small number . |
| 25 | Those of us who did n't join up until 1943 , either because we were too young or like me in a reserved occupation , did n't really stand much chance of promotion , not unless we were absolutely brilliant and not many of us were that . |
| 26 | Ooh I kept this that and the other and keep me in there , so , but eh , I went to Shorncliffe , Shorncliffe hospital . |
| 27 | You pop up out of the blue and expect me to drop everything , just like that . |
| 28 | The zoo-man at the turnstile 'd come rushing out and Vern 'd get scared and drag me away to the place where he 'd hidden my … |
| 29 | He was there merely to look wise and let me talk . |
| 30 | Now you get frightened and keep me at arm 's length ! |