Example sentences of "and [verb] me [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Michael was anxious to get it sorted out and asked me to arrange the wedding . ’ |
| 2 | It was then that I knew I could have a fight on my hands : If the manager sided with him and asked me to move a few feet away then I 'd have no choice but to join in the squabble . |
| 3 | Their president , Gordon Stulberg , became president of Twentieth Century-Fox and asked me to direct The Poseidon Adventure , which became the company 's most profitable film . |
| 4 | ‘ When Julius phoned me yesterday and asked me to bring the files he wanted to work on , he did n't tell me you were staying here . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Okay , blue-eyes , ’ I drawled , even though they were green , ‘ be difficult and make me twist the information from you until you scream for my kisses … ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm to be slightly too clever , the hare to your tortoise , so that you can plod past me half-way round the course and make me look a fool . ’ |
| 7 | Then my father swung me up out of the sledge high above his head and down again , trying to distract me , to make light of what had happened and make me see the funny side of it . |
| 8 | Oh dear , he thought , she 's going to cry and make me look a bastard in front of all the doctors and nurses . |
| 9 | I now thank that friend who first put the direct question to me and made me make the decision . |
| 10 | He was terrific and made me realise the only reason I had these thoughts was because of the enormous love I have for you . |
| 11 | He took his job very seriously and made me rewrite the book to make it understandable to nonscientists like himself . |
| 12 | They were guilty as hell over the East German business and made me look a fool . |
| 13 | One of them sat in the back — again — and made me follow the Escort , but at least this time they were plainclothes men not uniformed , so my street cred did n't suffer . |
| 14 | The tree was 360mm in diameter and to enable me to get the correct clearance around the tree and the seat width I drew a rough development on the patio with chalk . |
| 15 | One officer , a really nice screw , a senior officer called Mrs [ R ] , understood why I wanted to be moved off the pregnant house and got me moved the next day . |
| 16 | Her mum came down the street steaming from the chip shop , and she rushed us inside and got me to make a pot of tea while she shared them all out between the three of us , and we all sat round their fire eating them . |
| 17 | Or are you going to start getting even less money than you do now , and want me to take a cut in the housekeeping ? |
| 18 | We even paid a surprise visit to Corsham , where Rosemary and Clifford Ellis welcomed us warmly and invited me to give a series of lectures and classes . |
| 19 | And forgive me asking an indelicate question but how are you off for money — on the whole trip ? |
| 20 | Not in a very big way , but I 've got an eye for that sort of thing and I told him I would n't split on him if he resigned and helped me choose the successor I wanted . |
| 21 | He gave me every encouragement , lent me camp equipment , provided me with a Somali called Ali as my headman and helped me collect the necessary servants . |
| 22 | Immediately he lent me his support , his judgement and helped me find a publisher , putting me in touch with Jan Martens and the Fonds Mercator which publish admirable art books . |
| 23 | ‘ They gave me £50 million and told me to develop a string of new brands . ’ |
| 24 | Tom could see this so he gave me the key to his hotel room and told me to have a shower and put on some of his clothes . |
| 25 | She was quite calm and told me to get a watch and try and time how far apart the pains were . |
| 26 | I chose a man who massaged my bruised ego , made up for much of the emotional neglect I 'd suffered and made me laugh a lot . |
| 27 | Now , for God 's sake , go to bed , and let me do the same . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Now for heaven 's sake get some sleep — and let me do the same ! ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Let's say that he should have come to me first , ’ George said in a heavy , measured tone , ‘ and let me sort the whole thing out . |
| 30 | Come here , cara , and let me get a closer look . ’ |