Example sentences of "[noun pl] he [modal v] [verb] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | In return for their addresses he would allow me to stop doing press-ups in the mud . |
| 2 | In the films he 'd sweep me into his arms and say , ‘ Thank God you 're safe , darling ! ’ and his uncle in the States would die and leave him a million dollars . |
| 3 | For two hours he 'd have me swimming after a brush held in front of my nose , while he set the pace up and down the side of the baths . |
| 4 | if he has any queries he can give me a ring but |
| 5 | At times he would pull me and Willie across the room by the ears , in way of reprimand for some demeanour — but he sure had printing-ink in his veins . |
| 6 | I was his assistant and when he wanted flowers he would send me to the Old Covent Garden at 4.30am to buy hundreds of pots of chrysanthemums which would then be sold off at the end of the day , thus serving a dual purpose as decoration and a means of recouping some of our costs . |
| 7 | ‘ If I asked my husband about sex with other women he would give me an honest answer . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I expect they 're the same ones he used to tell me . ’ |
| 9 | From the time that I was about ten , I used to look forward to Mr. Golding 's visits , for sometimes on never-to-be-forgotten occasions he would let me go down into the cellar with him . |
| 10 | ‘ He 's not a flash Harry or a cheat and if he does n't think another year is on the cards he will tell me straight . ’ |