Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] me [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You might have heard me on the radio , ’ she said . |
| 2 | But if I had called out you would then have heard me across the stones . |
| 3 | When , sometimes , I think back on the beauty of life on a South Seas island , I start to wonder how fate could possibly have propelled me from the rain and bedraggled leafless winter trees of England to such distant enchantment . |
| 4 | He could have dropped me off the first time ! |
| 5 | He must have rescued me from the canal , because my clothes were wet through , so were his … ’ |
| 6 | There were no brakes , and if I had stumbled , then the bar that ran between the shafts behind me would have caught me in the back and either dragged me along or knocked me to the ground . |
| 7 | I only wish Daddy could have seen me in the black lace dress . |
| 8 | You should have seen me in the dock , man . |
| 9 | Back in London after that trip she said : ‘ Nothing could have prepared me for the agony of seeing countless dying children . |
| 10 | ‘ You should have told me at the time ! ’ |
| 11 | Someone should have told me about the local MIND and the National Schizophrenia Fellowship and what they could offer . |
| 12 | She loved to play like that , but she 'd have told me in the end , exploding with laughter at my angry duped expression . |
| 13 | That should have alerted me to the fact that Dr Tom Courtney was not as he seemed . |
| 14 | If I 'd not blocked or she 'd not blocked out that time in that way , what would have happened is on the thirteenth , er , of the month , erm , Red would have called me from the Health and Safety Executive would have called me and said , Ricky we 've got er , a remedial leadership weekend on the top of Snowden , and er , on that , on the last weekend of the month , and we 've got a one hour slot for you , that 's just a golden opportunity . |
| 15 | The other girls went together in a group but I was on my own , and I suppose someone could have followed me from the dance … |
| 16 | I was eleven years old , and I honestly believe that I was too young to cope , that my father should never have taken me to the game , that if he had been a responsible parent he would have recognized the potential for trauma that the afternoon contained . |
| 17 | If I 'd asked you for it you 'd probably have punched me in the eye . ’ |
| 18 | Byrne said later : ‘ The local Celtic scout said he would have signed me on the spot . |
| 19 | I know , he could have knocked me in the eye instead of just at the side and it hurts now . |
| 20 | There were some among them would have killed me for the hell of it . |
| 21 | I had been wept on by so many boyfriends that , had Home Sister known , she would have warned me of the dangers of pneumonia every time I went out on a date . |
| 22 | After he told them about this , they sent one letter from Siam covered with stamps : ‘ Those would have kept me in The Autocar for ever , but I could n't bear to part with the envelope . ’ |