Example sentences of "[vb -s] me the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think Chelsea offers me the greater chance of winning something than if I 'd stayed at Carrow Road . |
| 2 | He intimidates me the first time I ever talked to him was in the pub |
| 3 | It 's fucking madness , I 'll ge I mean it kills me the next day , it 's madness , I do n't know why I do it . |
| 4 | His work affects me the same way — which is why I bought that painting a few years ago . |
| 5 | She then shows me the various x-rays , and we discuss the discharge arrangements . |
| 6 | Now a cursory look through our library cuttings today shows me the huge range of work in which you 're involved . |
| 7 | He shows me the clean pink palms of his hands , and he raises his bushy eyebrows . |
| 8 | ‘ But he sees me the other way — he spoke of another photograph — he was telling me that … ’ |
| 9 | And having my kind of build , being quite big and wearing miniskirts , I know that sometimes it gets me the wrong kind of attention from boys only interested in physical relationships . |
| 10 | THE next leg of my journey takes me the short drive to Regensburg and from there I follow a minor road to Cham , last stop before the German-Czech border post . |
| 11 | ‘ I used to love listening to Elvis records , which helped me pick up the lingo , and now everyone in the business calls me the Rocking Singh . |
| 12 | Erm , my mother calls me the eternal student because I tell her that there 's absolutely no way I 'm gon na look for full time employment ! |
| 13 | Someone tells me the other day that I , I 've you know y |
| 14 | She tells me the only freedom is that of the imagination . |
| 15 | Today I have had a reply to a parliamentary question to the Minister , which tells me the latest figures of young people currently in young offender institutions . |
| 16 | ‘ I enjoy using the Schut paper because the variety of weights and textures gives me the perfect surface for my work , from very detailed illustrations to the more spontaneous watercolours . ’ |
| 17 | This gives me the terrible dichotomy of knowing that during the stalking season I would dearly love to ruin the day for the fat boors crawling all over Scotland , puffing in their tweeds , but I would hate to disturb Ted and his colleagues at their job , which pays their grocery bills and is their only source of income . |
| 18 | Whatever I use , whether it is a crystal ball , a pack of cards , or an article belonging to somebody , it is simply a stageprop ; something that gives me the right vibrations and helps me to see the right pictures . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ The wave is my lover and she gives me the ultimate orgasm . ’ |
| 20 | As one planner told SAVE , ‘ A few letters from potential purchasers asking about a neglected listed building gives me the necessary ammunition to persuade my council to serve a Repairs Notice on the owner . ’ |
| 21 | It gives me the greatest pleasure to second the nomination of Chris as the Honorary Treasurer . |
| 22 | Bah , the professor always gives me the dirty jobs while he plays with his monster . |
| 23 | Working and looking after children part-time gives me the best of both worlds . |
| 24 | ‘ That man gives me the sodding creeps , ’ Sam said as we disembarked . |
| 25 | This gives me the basic framework on which to elaborate . |
| 26 | This gives me the basic framework on which to elaborate . |
| 27 | but just being on the bench gives me the tiniest little bit of hope … |
| 28 | It gives me the most pain and is like a burning sensation . ’ |
| 29 | To mark his disapproval of my doing so he gives me the wrong ticket and some change , of which the amount , as far as I can see , bears no relation to any previous transaction between us . |
| 30 | well that was an old banger were n't it ? , she always , she always gives me the little bags on the carpet , aye bags |