Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] me the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sharmi told me the story : |
| 2 | The pesticides get me the pesticides . |
| 3 | ‘ I realised I had to stop putting it in though , ’ Kaye admits , ‘ when a friend of one of my sons told me the house looked more and more like a church every time he came round . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ All three judges gave me the decision and having watched the video , I reckon I lost only two rounds — the fourth and the tenth . ’ |
| 5 | The owners showed me the hotel rooms , which looked extremely pleasant and had pure cotton sheets . |
| 6 | The British Association of Industrial Editors awarded me the 1992/93 Chairman 's Award about ten days ago , which was a real surprise and honour — in respect of voluntary input over five years , most notably efforts re Education & Professional Development . |
| 7 | ‘ Actually when the producers sent me the script they said it was Brando 's next picture . |
| 8 | ‘ I used to do a lot of home brewing and going round beer festivals gave me the idea of doing it for a living . |
| 9 | ‘ I enjoy using the Schut paper because the variety of weights and textures gives me the perfect surface for my work , from very detailed illustrations to the more spontaneous watercolours . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Poniatowski told me the Party decided that silence was best . |
| 11 | Between them , my new-found friends told me the story . |
| 12 | Again unfortunately the only thing lacking was people , but perhaps in Monday we picked a bad night to sample the crack as locals tell me the place livens up as the weekend approaches . |
| 13 | She said : ‘ I suppose selling newspapers gave me the smell for print . |
| 14 | I am hoping to meet some of the children before the Marathon and when the pain barrier hits me at around 20 miles I will only need to think of the courage and bravery of these young children to give me the extra incentive I need to finish the race . |
| 15 | In a modest attempt to amend the damage accumulated over centuries by this pernicious little fiction , I asked the children to give me the Other Version , particularly Eve 's , but Adam 's or God 's as well if they preferred . |
| 16 | When I arrived , the King of Blefuscu sent two guides to show me the way to the capital . |
| 17 | Whereas the boys Give me the pie Get off my steps or something |
| 18 | But my classmates gave me the nickname Einstein , so presumably they saw signs of something better . |
| 19 | The thought of soiled nappies and vomit on my clothes gives me the horrors . |
| 20 | These last remarks hurt me the most . |
| 21 | Perhaps , perhaps you could take a few moments to show me the house , your room , where you work ? ’ |
| 22 | My sister buried all her valuables showing me the spot so that I could tell her children where they were in case she was killed . |
| 23 | I 'd tried waiting for the natural course of events to bring me the way of the creche , some errand Mrs Goreng might send me on , but it had n't worked out that way . |