Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] me [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this new research has given me just the ammunition I need . |
| 2 | ‘ The hotline has given me just the motivation I needed to get moving . ’ |
| 3 | It has taken me quite a while to be able to do that . |
| 4 | Maxine came to see me again the following week and we began the follow-up treatment , along the lines of those which you will find detailed in the ‘ case histories ’ sections of this book . |
| 5 | ‘ After that he came to visit me almost every evening . |
| 6 | ‘ If you 'd asked me nearer the time … ’ |
| 7 | Robyn , perhaps you 'd like to help me clear the dishes , ’ he instructed , giving her a warning glance . |
| 8 | ‘ One day you are going to tell me just a little bit more of this experience of yours . ’ |
| 9 | Winning the John Moores would have given me just the confidence I needed . |
| 10 | I only live a few doors down the road from Derek and normally it would have taken me just a minute or two , but on this occasion it seemed to take ages . |
| 11 | I do not recollect that we ever tried it , although my father did bring me home a bottle containing two or three sticks of white phosphorus , at the same time showing me the mark on his thigh where , so he said , a piece of phosphorus has fallen while he was attempting to write on a wall with it . |
| 12 | Below , on the terrace , Marie Claire had heard me open the windows . |
| 13 | ‘ What happened was Chester Thompson brought them all down , because he had met me about a year prior to that and we just corresponded . |
| 14 | ‘ Candy , there must be three hundred people in the club tonight — would you care to give me just the faintest inkling who you 're talking about ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ If you 've infected me already a few more minutes wo n't make much difference , ’ then grunted with laughter when she hit him . |
| 16 | I still wanted to see more of the world , and as he was offering to give me double the usual pay , I managed to persuade my wife to let me go . |
| 17 | It 's taken me quite a while to come up with this team and i 'm sure i 've missed some absolute wankers out , but here goes . |