Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] [verb] me [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Jeff making me laugh at myself was the beginning of the end of my depression , it was n't enough to persuade me to stay . |
| 2 | I liked that picture so Marie let me cut it out and stick it on the wall . |
| 3 | ‘ Once Stalin made me dance the Gopak , squat down on my haunches and kick out my heels , ’ writes Khrushchev , an image hard to call up in view of his shape , but — ‘ When Stalin says ‘ Dance ’ , a wise man dances , ’ added the peasant proverb-spinner in his accustomed vein . |
| 4 | Cos mum made me laugh tonight but she came in and she said oh you can have a hot cross bun there , I said well I think I 'll have a piece of chocolate cake and she said alright then ! |
| 5 | I had another coffee ; I was confused , irritable and dizzy as I stood by the buffet and watched the station cleaners , suddenly desperate to be on my way before tiredness made me change my mind . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'd guessed Donna had a twin sister — somewhere — and I — oh , I know this sounds silly , but I 've been thinking about it , ever since the transplant was mentioned , before Juliet made me realise who she ws . |
| 7 | After struggling with one of Ruth 's imaginative scenes , I was so relieved when Basil let me attempt to paint a spray of wheat and barley stalks that I almost began to enjoy myself when he made some encouraging remark about my very tentative effort ! |