Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] me [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " If you want to do me any favours , " I said , " maybe you could get me reinstated later , when I 'm better . |
| 2 | But on the same score I 'm afraid I must be an a narrow minded urban socialist well okay , I 've never lived in a city but if you want to call me that , fine . |
| 3 | ‘ Stop callin' me that , it 's daft . |
| 4 | But you 'll get in that darn cab and stop giving me any more hassle , even if I have to throw you in bodily like the little baggage you are . |
| 5 | now wait a minute , wait a minute , let Jordan have some toys , he 's only a baby , hello darling , hello no , do n't leave that there Jordan 's playing with that darling , look show me this car you want , show me this car that you want |
| 6 | ‘ Quit calling me that . ’ |
| 7 | And then later on , oh and then she was going to see room bookings and try to find me another dining hall cos I said it 's pretty late notice , and she said oh no , it 's a week and I thought well I had booked it two months ago . |
| 8 | And please try to give me some indication of where this man can be found . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll hit you if you keep callin' me that daft name , ’ said Dolly . |
| 10 | ‘ People keep telling me that . ’ |
| 11 | You want me to go jumping out of Dorniers again at five thousand feet in the dark like last time over Ireland and you try to hand me that kind of bollocks . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Behold , thou hast driven me this day away from the ground ; and from thy face I shall be hidden ; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth and whoever finds me will slay me . ’ |
| 13 | So therefore until they stay char start charging me some more money on it I 'm gon na keep quiet . |
| 14 | Do tell me all about it ! ’ she begged ; and Breeze enlightened her as far as she could , without referring to the business of the wallet . |
| 15 | Do tell me all about it . ’ |
| 16 | And they 've given me that . |
| 17 | In the meantime they 've given me this to go on with , ’ he answered , throwing our ration card across the table . |
| 18 | Helen : For some reason I thought of it that they 've given me this monster of a baby that I was n't going to be able to love , and some woman came round — she may have been the hospital social worker or an almoner — and spent about an hour telling me how this was going to completely change the course of my life , I was going to be saddled with this child that would need twenty-four hour care and attention , and I had to think carefully about whether I wanted that for the rest of my life , i.e. was I going to keep him — virtually talking me into not keeping him , and I think the turning-point was that I felt there was something coming from the outside that was , sort of , really trying to urge me to reject him , and that I rebelled against it . |
| 19 | That 's why , ’ said Mahmoud , tapping the bundle of papers , ‘ they 've given me this . |
| 20 | You 've given me enough food to keep me alive and Cousin Genti 's cast-off clothing , seeing we 're the same size . |
| 21 | Two , two , one and , and the groups tell us who the representatives are , and I , I wo n't serve on the committee , I think I 'll er , that I 'll , you 've given me enough to do anyway , there 's a limit , and unlike our officer , I do have to do some cooking . |
| 22 | Come to see me any time , Jacques , I 'll be heartbroken if you do n't … ’ ’ |
| 23 | You 've to stand me those Cokes , remember . ’ |
| 24 | I 'm gon na see if they 've saved me any . |
| 25 | ‘ But on the other hand I have no intention of letting you add my name to the list , just because you 've lent me this flat , ’ she lashed back . |
| 26 | You 've got me all at sea indeed . ’ |
| 27 | They 've give me that . |
| 28 | I know you do n't — you 've told me that before . |
| 29 | ‘ I know ; you 've told me that . |
| 30 | I 'm I 'm I 'm absolutely glad you 've told me that and of course what is the big day that 's coming up on Monday ? |