Example sentences of "[vb pp] and [verb] me [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Your cousin warned me off again , we had a little set-to in the pub , so I thought I 'd better come and make me mark . ’
2 ‘ Well , you see , miss , Mr Fennell wanted some shopping done and told me to leave him there , out of the wind .
3 I chose a man who massaged my bruised ego , made up for much of the emotional neglect I 'd suffered and made me laugh a lot .
4 Roberto had written and asked me to carry for him in that year 's Open .
5 My comrade who had talked and named me had been tortured very badly . ’
6 On 2 May 1839 Prince wrote to Gould in Australia warning him of Swainson 's impending visit : ‘ Mr. Yarrell has just called and requested me to tell you that Mr Swainson is going to Australia whether to collect or to settle is not known at present but he considered it of importance that you should know it as quickly as possible not that either he or I think it can in any way affect you as you have so good a start and his wonted and well known irregularity of publication will surely militate against him . ’
7 Or , rather , that was my excuse to myself when the letter first arrived and sent me sailing up on to Cloud Nine .
8 ‘ Dana is very sorry for all the trouble she has caused and wants me to forgive her . ’
9 On the contrary , he looked at me admiringly , flourished his pen , wrote in the sum , turned the page , signed and asked me to do likewise on Jean-Claude 's account .
10 Then my father swung me up out of the sledge high above his head and down again , trying to distract me , to make light of what had happened and make me see the funny side of it .
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