Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [verb] me [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think I 'm gon na try and persuade my Mum to let me bring my camera in for the last day of term , I 'm gon na get a bottle of from the shop that 's on . |
| 2 | I have a real weakness for clothes and I like my mum to help me choose them , ’ she said . |
| 3 | My mummy makes me do lots of housework ! |
| 4 | ‘ My parents made me do it . |
| 5 | On the other , my parents made me feel horrible , guilty . |
| 6 | When I was 19 my parents made me leave home , and after a series of disastrous relationships I became pregnant . |
| 7 | That first day at school depressed me , and during the next few days I begged my parents to let me stay at home , which of course was out of the question . |
| 8 | A curate at St Luke 's , an older man from the West Indies , almost persuaded my parents to let me go out to Codrington College in the West Indies , but my headmaster was firm against this , expressing the hope that I might get a scholarship to an English university . |
| 9 | I 'm beginning to put my life together again now and I 'm concentrating on my riding to help me get through . |
| 10 | Or when Tom says , ‘ My teacher made me stay in today ’ , parents would do well to resist the temptation to answer , ‘ Now what have you done ? ’ , or ‘ I suppose you deserved it ’ , replies which would have inflamed his feelings . |
| 11 | My husband made me wait while I was in labour till a game finished ! |
| 12 | The nurses turned me on my side and the doctor put a needle into a vein behind my knuckle to make me relax . |
| 13 | A jolt of pain in my head made me wonder whether it was such a good idea . |
| 14 | I still wanted to see more of the world , and as he was offering to give me double the usual pay , I managed to persuade my wife to let me go . |
| 15 | When I reached home , my wife made me promise never to go to sea again , and I thought my adventures had come to an end . |
| 16 | Er every night they used to play cards and when I was eighteen my father made me learn cards . |
| 17 | My father made me attend evening lectures for a time on sound , light , and heat — with no effect . ’ |
| 18 | It was Ian who persuaded my father to let me go on to Cambridge , which I did a year after Ian . |
| 19 | well my Lord let me clarify and be quite clear |
| 20 | My Lord let me speak plainly , I introduced the topic of when he was recaptured , I asked nothing about what was . |
| 21 | erm my Lord let me deal with G first cos I , as |
| 22 | It 's because my cousin makes me forget that I feel better when I 'm with her . ’ |
| 23 | The sinking feeling I get when I fold it up again and stuff the envelope under my bed makes me realise how much I wanted it to come up with some answers . |
| 24 | When I am called to meet my Maker face to Face , I hope my doctor helps me do it gently , instead of striving to avoid the issue . |
| 25 | The insanity of my reality made me feel stupid and powerless . |
| 26 | We 'd be sitting or standing watching the traffic go by , Dawn alternately flapping about desperately trying to get away and perching on my glove letting me stroke and soothe her . |
| 27 | My Lords let me like the Noble Viscount like Lord and the Noble Lord , Lord of Aberdale and indeed the Noble Lord , Lord of Haringey , begin by welcoming the decision of the Government to erm drop the provision in the Bill which gave the Secretary of State the power to appoint the Chairman of the Policy Authority . |
| 28 | The woman who stamped my passport made me change money with her and she robbed me . |
| 29 | Even when we were at home , neighbours and friends from all parts of the country came to look at me , and my master made me work hard to amuse them . |
| 30 | Before the editors of trade magazines start sticking sub-editors ' spikes in my effigy let me explain that their publications perform a valuable function and are extremely interesting to their readers . |