Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] [vb pp] me [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | Experience has taught me to avoid those parts of a city with modern architecture . |
2 | Experience has taught me to avoid those parts of a city with modern architecture . |
3 | ( Bitter experience has taught me to remove the gaffer at the end of the event only by holding the wire down on the floor as you pull the tape up . |
4 | There 's a meeting on and the chairman has asked me to get you up here to the boardroom . ’ |
5 | But you would only approach that business on the basis that well the estate agent has asked me to give you er you know he he feels that you would benefit and erm from this exposure and er has asked me to approach you first . |
6 | This loss of control is frightening and therapy has helped me to acknowledge its existence , although I still do n't know why it happens . |
7 | But at least the money saved over the years by cycling has enabled me to afford early retirement , and escape the commuter rat-race ! |
8 | Christian Aid has encouraged me to see whether it is feasible to work towards a nationally-recognized , cross-agency , accredited system of training in human resource development , concentrating on communication and campaigning skills , which would probably be organized in a modular/portfolio style . |
9 | Hoyle writes : ‘ My own recent work has caused me to doubt , not that evolution takes place , but that it takes place according to the usual theory of natural selection operating on randomly generated mutations . |
10 | From the point of view of problem solving , I find the cube has led me to formulate many problem-solving techniques in more generality than previously and to develop a general scheme for all problems of this sort . |
11 | Burnfield ( 1985 ) , a psychiatrist with multiple sclerosis , states : ‘ I believe that having MS has helped me to become more sensitive to the needs of others and that it has enhanced my skills as a healer . |
12 | The Queen has invited me to play croquet , and I must go and get ready . ’ |
13 | Nether Wyresdale Parish Council has asked me to find out what consultation there will be with Parish Councils and other bodies on this matter . |
14 | Bearing in mind the well-documented history on the question of having a fully-licensed establishment within our village the Chairman of the Council has asked me to request a postponement of any final decision in order to give time and opportunity for full consultation and for any resulting meaningful comments to be submitted . |
15 | Lance Buckmaster , our esteemed Minister for External Security has asked me to attend him down at the ancestral home , Tavey Grange on Dartmoor . ’ |
16 | ‘ Your Papa has asked me to tell you … ’ |
17 | My accountant has advised me to stop claiming . |
18 | " I am glad to hear it , because Heaven has sent me to eat your two oxen , " said the tiger cheerfully . |
19 | ‘ The coroner 's court has instructed me to obtain a photograph of a young girl … who will never wake up again . ’ |
20 | ‘ My father has asked me to talk to you on a certain matter . |
21 | ‘ Father has forbidden me to enter your house , ’ said Cathy . |
22 | The spirit of the Lord God is upon me Because the Lord has anointed me To bring good tidings to the afflicted ; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted , To proclaim liberty to the captives And the opening of prison to those who are bound ; To proclaim the year of the Lord 's favour … |
23 | Space has allowed me to use only a fraction of the wealth of material provided ; I only hope I have not made too many mistakes or significant omissions and have done at least some justice to all . |
24 | Writing this book has encouraged me to reflect upon the changes which have occurred in primary education in England and Wales since the end of World War II . |
25 | I hate stupid games , and my doctor has forbidden me to eat sugar . ’ |
26 | ‘ Someone in the audience has asked me to greet them the way the chimpanzees greet each other in the wild at Gombe , ’ Jane Goodall began . |
27 | I had not intended to intervene again , but the Minister has invited me to do so . |
28 | The polytechnic handbook which I used was not much help and my tutor has told me to ask the librarian for help . |
29 | ‘ Matron has asked me to have a little talk to you about your temporary position as a special nurse in Marcus Ward . |
30 | From the smaller to the greater , the patterns always hold true , and the Factory has taught me to watch out for them and respect them . |