Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] [verb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it me or do they whistle a lot ? |
| 2 | Is it me or do they whistle ? |
| 3 | ‘ When — when I go back — next week , ’ Jenna said in a rush before they reached the house , ‘ will you come to collect me or do you want me to get to Paris by myself ? ’ |
| 4 | Are you going to serve me or do I have to step behind the counter and cram as much food into my face as possible myself ? |
| 5 | So are you going to tell me or do I have to force it out of you ? ’ |
| 6 | Was it me or did it look like the game was in slow motion then ? |
| 7 | Is she alright now without them or does she have to wear them part of the time ? |
| 8 | If they guarantee to put the mattresses all up in the dry they asked you to do yours or did they say they would do it ? |
| 9 | Let me take hold of that weakness of yours and let me change your water into wine . ’ |
| 10 | I saw nothing that made me dislike her . |
| 11 | It was only the thought of this poor baby in me that made me stir at all and get myself to a friend of Ferdinando 's who is in the way of knowing all the business of the street being a wine-merchant and visited by all . |
| 12 | In trying to sort out this problem I was driven to delving through old logbooks , and it was reading them that made me realise just how often we had based ourselves in the area . |
| 13 | But on terms he knows the boy wo n't accept himself or let us accept for him . |
| 14 | In all its forms , its object is to raise man above himself and to make him lead a life superior to that which he would lead , if he followed only his own individual whims : beliefs express this life in representations ; rites organize it and regulate its working . |
| 15 | ‘ He gave me pride in meself and made me feel wanted . |
| 16 | As The Lord of the Rings was coming to the end of its gestation it became possible for the first time for political leaders to say they wanted nothing and make it come true . |
| 17 | I just gave you an extremely provocative conversational opening , and you murmured a polite nothing and let it lapse . ’ |
| 18 | She lifted her head defiantly , wanting to spare him nothing and to make him feel an absolute heel . |
| 19 | Have your tea , then you can either go up to the nursery and play or come in the kitchen with me and help me make a pie , whichever you like . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I just woke up one morning and I felt glad to be alive , and glad that I was n't on this earth on my own , that there were other people to share it with me and help me get through my life . ’ |
| 21 | Two days ago I ate baited carrion left out for fox or crow over in Skye and its effects were to poison me and make me feel near death . |
| 22 | And I 'm going to have this white frill sp er erm roll , and I 'm going to roll the fabric I 'm going to leave all the pleating , not cut into that , but cut the valance platform and fold it over if you understand me and make it go over the the pole . |
| 23 | Come to me and let me give you what you want . ’ |
| 24 | But forgive me and let me succeed . |
| 25 | ‘ Just untie me and let me go . |
| 26 | Today I asked him to bind me and gag me and let me sit at the foot of the cellar steps with the door out open . |
| 27 | Fellow Jews , and all of you who live in Jerusalem , listen to me and let me tell you what this means . |
| 28 | ‘ I want you to come out to Leytonstone with me and let me show you something . ’ |
| 29 | Ring me and let me know how you do . ’ |
| 30 | I have heard from Prudential Property Services with details of your proposed purchase of the above property for £52,000 subject to Contract and I expect that I shall be receiving the draft Contract from the vendor 's solicitors in the course of the next post but perhaps you will kindly telephone me and let me know whether you wish me to proceed with the Preliminary Enquiries arising thereon and the Local search with the East Herts District Council . |