Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] me [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.

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1 I suggested that he should let me write a version of the press telegram in a more discreet way , trying to keep the reporter 's expectations and hopes .
2 This program is a must for anyone using a PC at home and will impress dinner guests who always say ‘ You simply must let me have a copy of the recipe , the meal was delicious ’ , you can now print it out in seconds and sell them a copy .
3 ‘ Oh , he 'll make me look a hundred and three , ’ said Lucy .
4 Now , erm , what 's wrong with this if you think about it , is that er it 's hard to know what fitness and fittest means and although I 'm now gon na spend about ten minutes talking about it , this will be the last time you 'll hear me mention the word fitness , and I strongly advise you to do the same , for reasons which I will now n now explain .
5 ‘ You 'll let me make the cakes ? ’
6 ‘ Then I 'll let you make the decisions that affect all nomes ’ bodies , ’ said Gurder , his voice just one step away from being threatening , ‘ and you 'll let me make the decisions that affect all nomes ’ souls .
7 ‘ And tomorrow perhaps you 'll let me have a note of your expenses to date and I 'll let you have some money .
8 She 'll let me have the money for the vet . ’
9 it 'll be funny Mr knows about it , he might let me record the lessons that 'll be quite good
10 Do you reckon Dan might let me have a bit of toast when I get back or something ?
11 ‘ It 'd make me feel a lot better , ’ said Grimma .
12 Your charms could make me forget the world .
13 I would very much appreciate it if you could let me know the meaning of bass terminology ‘ bi-amping ’ and ‘ preamp ’ .
14 If you could let me know the publisher of the patterns and the numbers I could perhaps write to the publisher for copies .
15 I would be grateful if you could let me have a copy of the most appropriate sections of the report .
16 I asked him if he or Tiare could let me see the ‘ inheritance ’ ; and I saw it . ’
17 Sometimes I 'd go in and she 'd let me give the baby his bottle . ’
18 As far as I 'm concerned , I went to Hector because I knew him and I knew he 'd let me have a boat cheaply , and I 've used it since then — since the fifteenth — for pleasure , and now to come over and look my people up .
19 I 'd be grateful if you 'd let me have a receipt for the Parish Council records .
20 And do you think he 'd let me have the children ?
21 I walked — in amazing Cecil B de Mille film type downpour yesterday for tea with a young lawyer son of one of John 's contemporaries at Gordonstoun , so that he could help me finalise the leaflet for a seminar on 14th January in respect of INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY , which many think is akin to copyright and so on but it embraces much more than that nowadays , especially in respect of computers , TV and sound usage , collaboration in respect of research and development projects which eat investments budgets and so on .
22 Old Wilkins used to make me shiver every time 'e touched me . ’
23 ‘ They used to make me look a fool and leave a bowl outside for me . ’
24 ‘ They used to make me look a fool and leave a bowl outside for me . ’
25 I have few clues that would let me construct a picture of my mother 's childhood , that would explain her denial of mine as my own , and the rage that came with that denial .
26 When it was over , I asked him if he would let me have a drive and ride with me .
27 I should therefore be grateful if you would let me have the draft as soon as you have completed it .
28 ‘ When I came round after the operation I asked the doctors if they would let me have the screws .
29 I wondered if he would let me turn the handle if I gave it to him .
30 Once the game starts , the adrenalin will make me forget the injury . ’
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