Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] me the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I never did think they were primitive and they always told the truth ( except when they were teaching me the language ) and were a damn sight more trustworthy than some of the white men we had on the job . |
| 2 | I could not get over the fact that people were giving me the responsibility of telling them how to get me up , and that I could choose what time I went to bed ! |
| 3 | and she were telling me the guy that runs it wo n't let them talk to the customers , said that was pig ignorant surely |
| 4 | She was tellin' me the ovver day she wants Fred ter try an' get that empty 'ouse next door ter make the place bigger . |
| 5 | ‘ They 're likely to charge him over the weekend , so Gerry was tipping me the wink there 's no story for us . |
| 6 | The navigator was giving me the countdown ; as soon as the needles on the oil-temperature gauge started moving I would be off , making sure I took-off on time as this would be vital for the rest of the squadron . |
| 7 | Perhaps the most useful thing she did was to teach me the language , so that in a few days I could speak it quite well . |
| 8 | He was showing me the ships that were lost in the battle . |
| 9 | When she said , I do n't know , I think she was telling me the truth , she did n't know . |
| 10 | Somebody was telling me the Rocky was on R5 the other week & said that when he was with Arsenal & they won the league at Liverpool in the last few minutes , Arsenal were 13 ( ? ) points clear at the new year but still had to come from behind to overtake Liverpool ! ! ! |
| 11 | Chance , fate or whatever you want to call it was offering me the opportunity to finally get you out of my system . |
| 12 | He was offering me the trip of a lifetime , and all I had to do was take care of the meals . |