Example sentences of "[vb past] me [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I did wonder , after a year or more , how it was that he and Mme G expected me to use the public baths rather than offer me the convenience of the bathroom in the pavillon . |
| 2 | I think my father 's authority was irrational because he expected me to have no other interests outside my schoolwork . |
| 3 | However , seeing as I was in Rosslare that day , it amused me to keep an eye out for the car he 'd described . |
| 4 | It was then that I knew I could have a fight on my hands : If the manager sided with him and asked me to move a few feet away then I 'd have no choice but to join in the squabble . |
| 5 | ‘ Michael was anxious to get it sorted out and asked me to arrange the wedding . ’ |
| 6 | He asked me to hold the coffee up to his lips and I was gone . |
| 7 | Her first commission came about quite casually : ‘ My husband and I had gone to stay with friends and they asked me to do a charcoal drawing of their Dachshund , Rosy . |
| 8 | ‘ John asked me to do a job for him first . ’ |
| 9 | I was pleased when he asked me to do the test-flying programme for him and I had no qualms in agreeing , as I knew him to be a meticulous engineer . |
| 10 | At the end of the placement , a ward sister signed my assessment form and then asked me to do the same . |
| 11 | You asked me to do the Wigan archiving |
| 12 | He asked me to compile a list of suspects , however improbable . |
| 13 | He asked me to take a seat and listen to some music he would put on . |
| 14 | So , when one of Ramon 's friends asked me to take a package to a friend of his in Berlin , I thought , well , I can make up that I have a job and cut my visit short because of it . |
| 15 | He asked me to take a message to the Blackpool Conference conveying to the delegates that he felt that he could not lead the Party at the General Election , and inviting those whose business it was to do so , to take soundings about the future leadership . |
| 16 | They asked me to take the children for a full medical . |
| 17 | As soon as Ken Hurren mentioned the word in his office this morning , when he asked me to take the task on , I felt a secret dismay . |
| 18 | I think he was surprised by my reaction , so he asked me to lunch the next day . |
| 19 | He asked me to join the Party . |
| 20 | One mother held up an emaciated child , and in sign language asked me to vaccinate the baby . |
| 21 | When you asked me to undertake a review of the management of the Prison Service , I told you that I thought my recommendations would be easier for me to make than for you to implement , but you assured me you believed the climate was ready for some radical change . |
| 22 | When Deutsche Grammophon asked me to record the Alpine Symphony , I warned them that it would be very expensive . |
| 23 | At all events , when I mentioned it to Heather , she asked me to repeat the name of the restaurant . |
| 24 | ‘ He asked me to circulate the story of his death . |
| 25 | If you remember , yesterday afternoon , after the funeral , Francis asked me to lock the studio and bring him the key . |
| 26 | Duly , when the Conservatives were returned in 1970 , Ted Heath asked me to lead a delegation to see whether we could work out an agreement . |
| 27 | ‘ One paper asked me to pick the Derby winner and I picked the first four . |
| 28 | The hon. Member for Liverpool , West Derby ( Mr. Wareing ) asked me to list the contributions of our European Community partners . |
| 29 | Nick asked me to read the putts with him but still nothing happened . |
| 30 | But I was glad we could n't because they asked me to read the lesson . |