Example sentences of "not [adv] [vb infin] me [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He might kill me , but he could n't just let me die . |
| 2 | That does n't exactly make me feel good . |
| 3 | ‘ You ca n't possibly expect me to carry on this sort of charade — not for that length of time ? ’ |
| 4 | Ten of that eleven people in the last two weeks , sort of , complaining about but they do n't always let me know so that I can document it , that 's the problem . |
| 5 | ‘ Whether yer believe it or not , do n't ever let me see or know yer 've 'ad anything to do with 'er agen , ’ she concluded . |
| 6 | ‘ Do n't ever let me hear you say that again . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You do n't honestly expect me to agree to that idea ? ’ |
| 8 | You do n't honestly expect me to agree to a statement like that , do you ? ’ he snapped violently . |
| 9 | You would n't honestly expect me to let you get away with that sort of behaviour , would you ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ You did n't honestly expect me to stay , did you ? ’ |
| 11 | My boss did n't really want me to take three weeks all at once . ’ |
| 12 | Devereux said : ‘ Widnes did n't really want me to go and there were problems with insurance guarantees . |
| 13 | So when I was actually pregnant , although it would be fairer on me and the baby and everybody concerned if I did have an abortion , he made me know that he did n't really want me to have one . |
| 14 | I kept on thinking , he did n't really mean me to come round . |
| 15 | You ca n't really expect me to go fishing about underneath your bed if I do n't even know what I might find under it , now can you ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I admire your tenacity in sticking to your story , ’ he intoned , ‘ but even you ca n't really expect me to believe a word of it . |
| 17 | Right , that does n't really suit me does it ? |
| 18 | ‘ My parents ’ hotel is very small ; they did n't really need me to help run it . |
| 19 | She did n't really mind me making mistakes . |
| 20 | It would n't even surprise me to learn that you set it up ! |
| 21 | Er so regardless of the fact that er I was er well recommended and eminently suitable er for the job they would n't even let me go |
| 22 | Wo n't even let me hoover round . |
| 23 | ‘ The engineer would n't even let me use real cymbals on ‘ Love Is Hell ’ ! ’ he shouts , whose input on that LP was , erm , streamlined by the use of computerised rhythms and triggered samples . |
| 24 | ‘ She 'd never part with any of her stuff … she would n't even let me have the one of me ! ’ |
| 25 | I was hoping that P & I 's would be having a sale and that I could get a new concordance but she would n't even let me look . |
| 26 | They did n't even see me give them the slip ! ’ |
| 27 | Come on , you ca n't seriously expect me to keep my nose out of things at this stage , Ellis . |
| 28 | He did n't bloody tell me did he |
| 29 | I suppose I can be grateful that he did n't actually order me to help , ’ she finished drily . |
| 30 | It was actually something that happened before the Tory Party Conference but it did n't , it did n't actually help me recover |