Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [vb -s] me [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I suppose a young man like you would n't understand what pleasure it gives me to remove tight shoes ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ That is , of course , ’ he said , sitting up again suddenly , ‘ unless Father has come up with an entirely new factor he wants me to think about . ’ |
| 3 | Announcing his departure , Hickey commented : ‘ I am leaving the post at a natural time in Filmhouse 's history and on a personal level it enables me to take on a new challenge while moving to another area of the film industry . |
| 4 | And I have to say my experience it leaves me to doubt , I know I 'm a cynic sometimes , that the space will not be used effectively and |
| 5 | The first thing I do is check the stocks , followed by date returns and er , you know , erm , get that done , out of the way , and start looking at the , of the night , and what have you , setting that up , and maybe the late night process , hand over from the branch manager , walk round doing any detail he wants me to do , and hand over from late nights . |
| 6 | But in the time it takes me to do this , the incoming train has reached the other end of the station platform . |
| 7 | ‘ For pity 's sake just sit there and try not to do anything silly for the time it takes me to fill two bowls with cawl . ’ |
| 8 | The use of acrylic colours in my palette allows me in all aspects of landscape painting to correct and add light ; in fact it enables me to work more in the manner of an oil painter . |