Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] me [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | J. B. I was going to borrow me Mum 's crucifix as well . |
| 2 | Some people are waiting to see me fall on my ass . |
| 3 | I thought he was going to tear me limb from limb . |
| 4 | Conveniently , Donald John MacDonald , Manager of Castlebay Branch , was waiting to help me fill in the hour before the Glasgow based Loganair Twin Otter was due to come in to pick up those flying on to Tiree and Glasgow . |
| 5 | Going to buy me dinner ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Now who 's going to give me half-a-crown — go on then two bob — what 's the matter with you all — alright then one and six ! |
| 7 | ' Are you going to have me shot ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Well , are you going to ask me questions or do I just start off ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Who 's going to tell me father 's wife ? ’ she asked . |
| 10 | ‘ His car was being serviced and it was the night he was going to show me Conway House . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Merrill 's going to show me Sherwood Forest . ’ |
| 12 | Q I 'd be truly grateful if you could solve a problem which is beginning to drive me nuts . |
| 13 | Anne looked at her in amazement , not sure that she had heard aright , but Edie rattled on , ‘ I 'm beginning to think me Aunt Mary 's right to hate fellers . ’ |
| 14 | Coming to see me Daniel ? |
| 15 | I remember you coming to watch me fight that day . |
| 16 | She 's simply being as welcoming and hospitable as I 've always heard the Taiwanese are , and trying to help me feel at home and among friends because she knows what it 's like to be a newcomer in a foreign city herself . ’ |
| 17 | Knowing his plan is to develop the character of Christ in my life , I can much more easily say ‘ What are you trying to teach me Lord ? ’ when I am offended , instead of my natural ‘ Why me Lord ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ What are you trying to teach me Lord ? ’ recognises the sovereignty of God . |
| 19 | She 's always trying to tell me things . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Are you trying to tell me Berenice is pregnant , because if you are I do n't believe you . |
| 21 | He mumbles when I go in for specific points , he puts an accent on , but I think he 's trying to tell me Hess is dead . |
| 22 | Three ads , two deserving causes and a guy offering to sell me information . |
| 23 | With my father agreeing to give me £2,000 , and adding , ‘ This is the third plane ticket I 've bought for that man ’ , I flew back to England and finished painting the house white , thanking God that I liked the art nouveau and Edwardian furniture David had been buying , because otherwise it could have been tricky , having received the letter and realising that it might actually be love , it might actually be something serious going on . |