Example sentences of "[vb infin] me to the " in BNC.
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1 | A glance at the route followed will prove that this is not a guide-book , and a glance at the contents will expose me to the scorn of local patriots who will see , with incredulous rage , that on many an occasion I passed silently through their favourite village . |
2 | ‘ Can you direct me to the private wing ? ’ |
3 | Then , recovering her poise , she said , ‘ Perhaps you would direct me to the Ladies . ’ |
4 | Leafing through them , I could n't see any obvious lies ; he had n't taught me to say anything obscene instead of ‘ Excuse me ’ or ‘ Can you direct me to the railway station , please ? ’ , though I 'd have thought the temptation would have been all but irresistible . |
5 | Every man who can beat me to the Windmill is excused all fatigues . |
6 | ‘ Even if he does n't send me to the Glasshouse , I 'm done for . |
7 | I was his assistant and when he wanted flowers he would send me to the Old Covent Garden at 4.30am to buy hundreds of pots of chrysanthemums which would then be sold off at the end of the day , thus serving a dual purpose as decoration and a means of recouping some of our costs . |
8 | You 'll send me to the churchyard one day ! |
9 | I do n't want to let the side down — do n't send me to the Sick Room ! |
10 | I was dark , my black hair cropped close , a slight cast in one eye , and a cheeky expression which many said would send me to the gallows . |
11 | ‘ He 'd send me to the dispensary at the workhouse . ’ |
12 | Can you refer me to the part of the key diagram which shows the scheme for York to which you referred a moment ago ? |
13 | Will you bring me to the hotel now , or are you frightened ? ’ |
14 | It can make me feel like doubting , it can bring me to the place where I question it , but it does n't alter the fact we can be totally sured , totally certain of our salvation , because God has said it . |
15 | Because getting young Rossiter up to eleven lengths will see me to the grave . |
16 | ‘ I wonder if he 'd run me to the shop , ’ said Betty . |
17 | He did understand , and told me to stay close to him and he would take me to the YWCA . |
18 | On Tuesdays , Dad took me to the children 's cinema , on Wednesdays , Pop took me to Sally Carmichael 's dancing class , and on Saturdays my Nan would take me to the variety show at the Sheffield Empire . |
19 | After a while , though , I started receiving letters from her , and on Sunday evenings my Pop would take me to the phone booth , where at a prearranged time I would ring a phone booth in Scotland and talk to her for 3 minutes . |
20 | I always wanted to be an actor since I was about five and my parents would take me to the cinema and theatre . |
21 | When the time came , I knew he would take me to the asteroids , and we could serve the community together . |
22 | Perhaps tomorrow you will take me to the National Gallery ? |
23 | Now , perhaps Bobbie can take me to the door ? ’ |
24 | I called my mum and dad and asked if they could take me to the hospital . |
25 | The doctors are appalled by the press , everybody is appalled ; the nurse is freaking out and saying she will not take me to the operating theatre because they will take my picture and harass me ; she is terrified somebody is going to hit her , so in the end my lawyer wheels me because nobody else dares . |
26 | ‘ Please , can you take me to the village ? |
27 | ‘ You 'd better take me to the station , then . |
28 | ‘ That 's why I 'm not letting you take me to the airport . ’ |
29 | The primary entry was a compositional definition , but two of seven further entries did take me to the deep mantle . |
30 | If you would take me to the station , passing the florist on the way , it would be very helpful . ’ |