Example sentences of "me [to-vb] [prep] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " And he wants me to go with him this time — as his driver . " |
| 2 | Sister told me to wait outside her open duty-room door and watch all that was going on . |
| 3 | ‘ Would you expect me to remain after what that woman said of me ? ’ |
| 4 | I made a great nuisance of myself and , in the end , they resorted to the traditional method of dealing with trouble-makers : they asked me to stand for my own ward at the next local government elections . |
| 5 | ‘ In other words , you do n't want me to behave in my usual bull-headed manner . ’ |
| 6 | This prompted me to look through my own collection , where I discovered a copy dated August 1931 , priced 2/ |
| 7 | They 'd raised £35 and sent it to me to put towards my conservation work . |
| 8 | ‘ Best get on , get off and get out , love , ’ said Malc gently , and went off to watch Tanya dispose of the tennis balls , leaving me to climb into my home-made stage gear . |
| 9 | And they were so patient as they waited for me to finish with my other visitors . |
| 10 | There was often just too much for me to finish on my own . |
| 11 | I have no wish to intrude my feelings upon the many bereaved people who insert such notices , but I ask myself — why do they invite me to intrude upon their private grief by inserting the notice in that most public of places , the newspaper ? |
| 12 | It never occurred to me to live with my first husband . |
| 13 | Who else would persuade me to care for his revolting Manrico , a creature who consumes at least two sheep hearts a day . |
| 14 | Tony offered to walk back towards the vehicle , now a long way off , and left me to think about it all . |
| 15 | I have n't yet married and am not in a rush to do so , so I suppose that in this regard I am a disappointment to my father , though I 'm sure he understands that it would be unfair for me to marry with my present commitment to athletics . |
| 16 | So you 've got ta go away , think like burglars , and think how easy is it , would it be for me to break into my own home ? |
| 17 | If people hear about the boy , he thought , perhaps they will want me to pay for their lost chickens and their disappearing sheep . |
| 18 | I cost him a lot in little things , but I know he wants me to ask for something big . |
| 19 | He had not expected me to ask about his 1936 visit to Nazi Germany . |
| 20 | I would also like to thank the Nature Conservancy Council 's Upland Vegetation Survey and Andrew Currie for allowing me to quote from their unpublished reports . |