Example sentences of "what [pers pn] [verb] me [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That was what she told me to tell Mr Evans , once she was dead . |
| 2 | I will just fill out what she wants me to do . |
| 3 | She reminded me what she wanted me to do , then as we neared our house I became frightened that she would fall foul of Mum . |
| 4 | I wish I knew what she was doing , and what she wanted me to do . |
| 5 | A meeting in which you say ‘ if what you tell me happened in the way you describe then we owe you an apology ’ would seem to offer no admission of liability or guilt in situations where legal action results . |
| 6 | See what you made me do ? |
| 7 | Now look what you made me do ! ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Now look what you made me do ! ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 've done what you asked me to do , ’ he said . |
| 10 | She said , with a brief nod at the file on her lap , ‘ I 've been doing what you asked me to do . |
| 11 | What you told me helps me to walk out of Mr. B 's cast . |
| 12 | Doing what you told me to unload it |
| 13 | ‘ Wild geese , mon vieux , is what you presume me to chase , ’ said the gentleman to Bramble , ‘ but I assure you the stable door is bolted . ’ |
| 14 | Is that what you want me to say ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ So what you want me to do ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Let me know what you want me to do , ’ she said . |
| 17 | But I know what to do I do n't know what you want me to do . |
| 18 | Is that what you want me to do ? |
| 19 | ‘ Tell me what you want me to do . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Just tell me what you want me to do . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Well , that depends on what you want me to do , does n't it ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Is that what you want me to do ? ’ she asked in a low voice , while savouring the memory of his kiss . |
| 23 | I felt and this is the bit I like , I , I some I , I used to set this at one point in the examination question and ask people to guess which American president said it I 'll read , I 'll read it to you measures otherwise unconstitutional might become lawful if indispensable to the preservation of the constitution through the preservation of the nation just , I 'll just get the essence of that , measures otherwise unconstitutional might become lawful if indispensable to the preservation of the constitution through the preservation of the nation ninety percent put Richard Nixon er no one put Abraham Lincoln er cos he was one of the good guys right or wrong I assume this ground I could not feel that to the best of my ability I had even tried to preserve the if to save James Buchanan is essentially the Pontius Pilate of American politics he says yes these are very acute problems er and very difficult er and I 'd like to help but I 'm sorry I ca n't and I really do have to go off and wash my hands now erm and , you know , you carry on and when you 've resolved it tell me what you want me to do and I 'll , |
| 24 | ‘ You 'd better sit down and tell me what you want me to do . ’ |
| 25 | than just to read , is that what you want me to do ? |
| 26 | A : What you want me to tell you is how I , victim of a class-ridden society , managed to escape the long side streets of the outer suburbs and reach the shores of academia . |
| 27 | If you remember , you were quite specific in your requirements of what you wanted me to wear . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I did what you wanted me to do , ’ he said . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm doing just what you wanted me to do , Shannon Lea . ’ |
| 30 | Because by this time you had moved on to explaining what you wanted me to do and I think I had missed some essential point . |