Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] me [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Whatever you have to say will only make me feel uncomfortable . ’ |
| 2 | While Gould 's first impressions were not favourable , he was determined , as he wrote to Sir John Franklin , to keep an open mind : ‘ The heat and dust of Sydney is extremable neither does the presence of Drunkards which constantly present themselves in the streets add to the interest of this place , time and better acquaintance with the country will however perhaps enable me to speak better of it . ’ |
| 3 | the habits and practice of the French courts are different from our own , and … when the cross-examination of [ the ] witness is most material , and will alone enable me to judge of the effect of his examination-in-chief , I decline to delegate my discretion to any other tribunal . |
| 4 | He can only tell me to eff off . |
| 5 | ‘ You 'd better let me lead , then , ’ said Gurder , in a matter-of-fact voice . |
| 6 | You 'd better let me carry you down . ’ |
| 7 | Before I regret the temporary arrival of my better nature , you 'd better let me make a few calls and see what I can do to get you home today . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Yes , you 'd better let me tell him later . ’ |
| 9 | Better let me watch it , I 'm gon na watch that . |
| 10 | ‘ Perhaps you 'd better let me have your name . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Here pet , better let me take some of your things . ’ |
| 12 | You 'd better let me fight my own battle . ’ |
| 13 | Only thirty five of the hundred here think that we er , need this monarchy so let me ask you a final question , do you think Britain , therefore , should be a republic ? |
| 14 | ‘ Ace , if you 'd only let me explain ! |
| 15 | You 'd only let me make love to you that night because you realised I was a better bet than Peter . |
| 16 | The young man faltered , but managed , ‘ If you 'll only let me show you — ’ |
| 17 | And if she would only let me have Annie round ’ — his thumb was wagging again — ‘ the place would be spotless . ’ |
| 18 | He would just gently let me know his opinion . |
| 19 | I 'd better get me timesheet out of |
| 20 | I kept waving to Mike but he took no notice , and if I hang about here Otley will only ask me to fetch him a slice of ox and then I shall be sick . |
| 21 | That does n't exactly make me feel good . |
| 22 | He would just make me go and wipe it all off . |
| 23 | They said they could just hear me did n't they Meryl ? |
| 24 | If she did n't like it she 'd just tell me to say to him , ‘ I did n't have time . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ MI5 and MI6 will just tell me to piss off . |
| 26 | ‘ If you 'd just let me finish before diving in to protect your honour you might find it was n't actually endangered , ’ Luke retorted with dangerous mildness . |
| 27 | If I 'm cutting somebody up they should just let me cut them up . |
| 28 | And if you 'll just let me handle it , I also know exactly how you can get everything you want . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'll ring Mr Pritchard to fetch me in the morning if you 'll just let me stay the night . ’ |
| 30 | Why do n't you just let me come and live up here as your guest ? |