Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] me [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My contact with the family had lapsed for a while when the head asked to see me to request help in explaining the Statementing procedures to Mrs Singh . |
| 2 | He had heard of me from some of his colleagues and asked to see me to discuss the Labour Party 's decision in relation to the litigation it had brought , with my guidance , against the Manchester Guardian as a result of the leaks from the National Executive . |
| 3 | Herr Schikenader , the former proprietor , chanced to see me perform one evening . |
| 4 | The dogs were surprised when I disturbed them in the middle of the night and they chased in their runs when I left again , strained to see me departing through the rain , and hear the car door opening , their bowls clanking as I threw them inside . |
| 5 | In part 2 the author has given you the option of turning off those infuriating flashing lasers and electric grills , which I found helped me to think a little easier but , alas , did n't help me in solving the problem . |
| 6 | Chris promised to help me buy the drinks and organize the that side of it getting the drinks . |
| 7 | He was also dubious about the interview ; he tried to persuade me to settle for interviewing Ortega 's brother , Humberto . |
| 8 | Then they tried to persuade me to part with the silver and everything else that had belonged to my husband . |
| 9 | The manager of the Hotel España was very kind and thoughtful : he would have to let my apartment while I was away , should anyone want it , but promised to let me have it back when I returned after the funeral . |
| 10 | Celia promised to let me know , but I have n't seen her for weeks . ’ |
| 11 | " You helped stop me getting the directorship , now you want to drive me out of the Lab . " |
| 12 | The record company tried to force me to do more songy-type albums and it was n't really me , trying to be very commercial . |
| 13 | Then he tried to force me to take the damn' thing , and I had to call attention to my delicate condition . |
| 14 | ‘ They tried to force me to sign that document … ’ |
| 15 | Uncle tried to teach me to ride it but I did n't really become proficient because I was scared of falling off , and the area around Low Birk Hatt was n't much good for cycling . |
| 16 | There was a lot of tooth-sucking for a while as he tried to get me to say more and that was almost funny , given that it was the tooth-sucking that made me think of it in the first place , suddenly thinking . |
| 17 | My first meeting with was e a I doubt whether he actually remembers er but it was actually on an Inter City , I do n't know whether he does remember , on an Inter City back from London erm three or four years ago when h he also tried to get me to join the Labour Party if I remember rightly . |
| 18 | The other week she tried to get me to buy some different plants , but I did n't do it . |
| 19 | Yeah she said Aunt Jean tried to get me to work , but no ! |
| 20 | My colleagues seemed genuinely worried by my decision and many of them tried to convince me to change my mind . |
| 21 | You tried to stop me seeing my family , ’ she said with a frown . |
| 22 | You tried to prevent me publishing what I 'd found out . ’ |
| 23 | The big boys tried to make me feel at home by taking me to the greasy spoon for a pie but what did I care for food as the table rang with drug quips and acerbic one-liners about Danielle Dax from Gavin Martin , James Brown and Danny Kelly . |
| 24 | Yet when I first came , you tried to make me think your position here was untenable . |
| 25 | I had a teacher for all of three months tried to make me write with my right hand . |
| 26 | ‘ I tried to get a £1,000 overdraft from my bank , but they tried to make me take out a lot of loans . |
| 27 | But those who argued with me did not share this opinion , and tried to make me conform to their pattern . |
| 28 | As he gripped me and tried to make me touch him , I remember screaming inside , ‘ Why do n't you stop ? |
| 29 | Well , I do n't reckon he 'd heard me coming . |
| 30 | Like the midwife who came to see me said , " Ooh , you 're only seventeen " , and I looked at her — how old do you have to be to have a baby — forty or something ? |