Example sentences of "[vb infin] me [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They did n't want me at this party , but because I AM , fang and claw I have grapple-hooked their smooth cliffs , and have the right to stalk these wooded cliffs , lap at their abundant streams . |
| 2 | O God give me the strength to be victorious over myself , for nothing may chain me to this life . |
| 3 | ‘ There is nothing , ’ she said caustically , ‘ that you could do that would make me in any way feel good . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Julius does n't affect me in any way . |
| 5 | ‘ I intend to make something of meself , so I 'd be obliged if you 'd treat me with more respect . ’ |
| 6 | I wanted to continue my studies as a postgraduate at U.C.L. I was now interested in modern linguistic research , but knew very little about it , since linguistics had so far made little impact in the U.K. , and there was no teacher in the Department who could adequately supervise me in that area . |
| 7 | I wo n't let you hustle me in this way . |
| 8 | And working at the Shakespeare School of English does n't exactly hinder me in that direction . |
| 9 | ‘ Roman , I have never imagined you would hurt me in any way ! |
| 10 | You ca n't fool me on that score . ’ |
| 11 | Really , Sophie , do n't you trust me in any way at all ? |
| 12 | The same missive ( it has characteristic Mr Nice Guy touches like ‘ I hope I have shown that you can trust me in difficult times as well as easier ones ’ ) went to the deputy leader , Coun Bill Dixon . |
| 13 | I 'VE always said I 'm into snooker and boxing , but not even money would tempt me into managing players from any other sport . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , if it 's true that I 'm getting younger it 'll probably suit me in that case . ’ |
| 15 | She said that if I came here to the island and said I was sorry you 'd welcome me with open arms . ’ |
| 16 | Papa says that most horses would envy me in that line ! ’ |
| 17 | I had every hope that the industrial-strength whoosh of steam the manufacturers trumpet so loudly would present me with crease-free shirts and service my morning cappuccino . |
| 18 | Did Quigley see me as some kind of John the Baptist figure ? |
| 19 | I had intended to emerge while Mr Cardinal was still a reasonable distance away , so that he would see me in good time and suppose I was on my way to the summerhouse , or perhaps to the gardener 's lodge . |
| 20 | " They said they 'd see me in three years to do my D.Phil. at Oxford . |
| 21 | One moment she 's kissing me , and the next she 's telling me she ca n't see me till next week . |
| 22 | No , it 's will you all remember me in two years ? |
| 23 | Will you remember me in three years ? |
| 24 | If I 'd been a religious and I would have thanked one god or another for the large number of kilocreds I was soon to collect , which would keep me from any kind of poverty for a long time . |
| 25 | When I was a child my father would tease me with two conundrums : ‘ What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object ? ’ and ‘ If you discovered a substance that destroyed every solid , how would you contain it ? ’ |
| 26 | He said he would provide me with male clients for sex therapy . |
| 27 | If you could provide me with some paper . |
| 28 | And she wo n't bewilder me with all sorts of complicated science . |
| 29 | ‘ Will you contact me in that event , Harry ? |
| 30 | Little is known of his early life except for his recollection that at the age of nine or ten he ‘ did so offend the Lord that He did scare and terrify me with dreadful visions ’ , and that he was greatly afflicted at that time with thoughts of the Day of Judgement . |