Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] me [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You probably do n't want to see me this morning , but I 've a good reason for being here . |
| 2 | Had she been asked that minute what her exact feelings were , she might have said , I have done what I can for Andrée , if she 's going to blow cold again , if she does n't want to see me any more , vogue la galère , I shall have to survive , I shall . |
| 3 | But she smiled again and said , " I 'd understand if you did n't want to see me any more , " and looked down , away from him , at her feet . |
| 4 | You did n't need to hit me that hard . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Do you really need to ask me that ? ’ she said incredulously . |
| 6 | See they 've offered me more money to stay at this one cos I 've got it running quite well |
| 7 | Would you like to do me some do something for me ? |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't ye dare call me that , ye bloody cow ! ’ he roared , half-raising his fist . |
| 9 | Finally an annoyed Fidel replies , ‘ Why do you keep asking me that question ? ’ |
| 10 | Why does everyone keep asking me these stupid questions ? ! ’ |
| 11 | I am hoping to compile a short book of poems on dogs — I was wondering if any readers might like to send me any ? |
| 12 | And if you can remember to bring me some headed notepaper as well , so |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm sorry I was out when you phoned — Edward did remember to tell me this time . ’ |
| 14 | Who 'd like to tell me that ? |
| 15 | Now is it only K X that could have given me that ? |
| 16 | ‘ I wish I had ; ‘ t would have given me some hope that you might come to care for me . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I had hoped that joining Derry would have given me some hunger back for the game but it just has n't happened , ’ said Doherty . |
| 18 | The committee would never have given me this show if it was n't for the Machin revival . |
| 19 | ‘ A simple phone call to tell me about the problem would have saved me all this fuss and expense . ’ |
| 20 | Tremayne would doubtless have lent me some of the quarter-advance due at the end of the month but my lack was my own choice , and as long as I could survive as I was , I would n't ask . |
| 21 | ‘ You might have told me that . ’ |
| 22 | Reason should have told me that instant acceptance was too much to ask , but I was overwhelmed by my emotional need for an endorsement , however small , of my situation . |
| 23 | I said , well , you could have told me that to tell her ! |
| 24 | ‘ Tell me , ’ Harry said as they neared the station , ‘ if I had n't found that letter last night and thrown you out , would you have told me all this ? ’ |
| 25 | You must have bought me that and I dropped it . |
| 26 | It w yes it , I 'd , it would n't have bothered me that . |
| 27 | Or ignoring the fact that the sender of that poison pen letter might try to do me some very real harm ? ’ |
| 28 | Lovely , very , very , good indeed , that , that is there now , sounds very good , just , erm , a few little things , would you try to give me more on the fifth finger , the E , the E flat , there , think of a crescendo , to that , want that come out , then , then it will , erm , I 'm almost frightened to put a crescendo in because it was n't the , a big one . |
| 29 | Biddy was the most sensible of girls , and did not try to persuade me any more . |
| 30 | She said , ‘ You 'll have to give me some money out of the housekeeping . |