Example sentences of "and [adv] [verb] me [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had difficulty with the perspective and so persuaded me to help her sort it out . |
| 2 | He used to get bored driving around looking for locations alone and so bribed me to go with him by buying me a camera . |
| 3 | He used to get bored driving around looking for locations alone and so bribed me to go with him by buying me a camera . |
| 4 | The predominantly transparent colours of the gouache gave my washes a strong tint , and so allowed me to apply the broad washed demanded by a large watercolour . |
| 5 | I even hoped the Germans would overrun our positions and so allow me to give myself up as a prisoner . |
| 6 | Without warning she reached her hand sideways and took mine and pressed it , as if to give me courage ; and perhaps to make me identify her with the original , gentle Lily . |
| 7 | But he changed his mind and only wanted me to play against QPR when Lee Sharpe went down poorly . |
| 8 | Mr. Beloff and Mr. Philipson understandably place strong reliance on E.M.I . Records Ltd. v. Spillane [ 1986 ] 1 W.L.R. 967 , and rightly invite me to pay very careful regard to it . |
| 9 | I 've even been past Grey House twice to see if by any chance your car was there , to see if you 'd come back and not let me know . |
| 10 | And just let me put the postcode in , what is it ? |
| 11 | ‘ Little Eddie ( Eddie Carr , the manager ) got pretty upset and just told me to sod off . |
| 12 | The staff , too , could see her moves to stroke the dog and finally let me approach her . |
| 13 | A scrawny little old lady poked her head from the doorway of a miniature trailer and fervently watched me advancing slowly towards her , moon-faced , a red neon light about my head flashing the word ‘ Sucker ’ on and off . |
| 14 | Obviously this utilises the experience I have gained to date and also allows me to develop further within my chosen field . |
| 15 | Negotiations took place to change this ruling and also to allow me to interpret my own X-rays without having to refer to senior medical staff . |
| 16 | Ricci helped me a great deal with the fingerings and interpretation , and also gave me tips on how to improve my technique . |
| 17 | Whether you pass an exam or not and you think to yourself , well they 're not really bothered about what you do , so that means you do n't really think of it in terms of , oh well , he is really taking pride in me or her and really want me to do well , it goes beyond just teaching me , it 's something personal as well . |
| 18 | ‘ Yes , you are ; and now let me tell you something : years ago I made up my mind never to marry a woman older than myself . |
| 19 | I find that autumn-sown oats or rye ripen early and often allow me to squeeze in a catch crop of oats or rye after the main harvest to be grazed in the late autumn and spring before ploughing for roots . |
| 20 | When Sal and Kitty first set eyes on my prize , they could n't stop jumping up and down with excitement and even helped me to paint down one side , ‘ Charlie Trumper , the honest trader , founded in 1823 ’ . |
| 21 | It must be here , please let it be here , and please let me find it . |
| 22 | You made silly , empty requests and then let me walk out of your life . |
| 23 | At the end of the placement , a ward sister signed my assessment form and then asked me to do the same . |
| 24 | I was hungry but had to wait while he fiddled with a saucepan and then made me endure the smell of the meat coming from it . |
| 25 | Cos it was Kelly that like , said , yeah , you 're my best friend , do you know what I mean , and then made me say Kelly 's my best friend , do you know what I mean ? |
| 26 | ‘ You ca n't make love to me like that and then expect me to carry on as if nothing 's happened . |
| 27 | My persistence paid off when the RCA relented and grudgingly allowed me to take my place on a joint MA course in the departments of Environmental Media and Design Education . |
| 28 | His father would now and again telephone me saying that David was down to his last few pounds and that he worried about money . |
| 29 | A simple idea like this , so typical of Jamila , who had little physical vanity , did seem eccentric to other people , and certainly made me laugh . |
| 30 | ‘ I suppose that you will be gracious enough first to tell me how you arrived here , and secondly to allow me to take you home before you end up in another alley . |