Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [to-vb] me [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He had been told to stop me winning at Ascot . |
| 2 | Readers are invited to let me have queries about the book business , at home or abroad , and to offer answers to queries already put . |
| 3 | X amount is going to be needed to help me achieve my objectives . |
| 4 | I think coping with distances would be my biggest problem if the authorities could ever be persuaded to allow me to live in Australia . |
| 5 | ‘ On your honour ’ is calculated to make me break down and confess . |
| 6 | Anyone interested in writing a short piece describing their own efforts ( whether in writing or by word of mouth ) is invited to let me know by 1st May . |
| 7 | ‘ If the archaism is meant to help me understand you , I do n't like the implication , ’ said Connon with a smile . |
| 8 | Leonora 's determined to make me drive her all the way home tonight . ’ |
| 9 | That 's guaranteed to drive me to despair . |
| 10 | That was calculated to make me feel really good , was n't it ? |
| 11 | This entire charade was designed to entice me to defect ? ’ |
| 12 | The hard-to-handle rumour was spread to stop me working . |