Example sentences of "do not [verb] me with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Please do not ply me with biscuits ; I have no desire to set you a bad example by pigging myself . ’ |
| 2 | Well do n't kick me with those shoes . |
| 3 | ‘ But you do n't want me with you , Charlotte ! |
| 4 | Do n't invest me with qualities I do n't possess . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Do n't fidget me with prattle and thanks , Theodosia ! |
| 6 | But she went on , ‘ People like you do n't impress me with your conspicuous wealth . |
| 7 | Other causes of distortion include our reliance on our own pet theory of personality ( ‘ Its worked well so far ’ ) , selective perception ( ‘ I know what I want to hear ; do n't confuse me with the facts ’ ) , the so-called halo effect — forming opinions on one piece of information and generalizing from it to other pieces of information ( e.g. ‘ She was brilliant in the Geneva post ; she 'll be brilliant wherever we send her ’ ) , or its opposite , the horns effect ( ‘ He was hopeless in Paris . |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't bully me with your logic and your jargon , Tom ! ’ snapped Faye , reaching automatically for the brimming glass of sweet juice that stood on the small table beside her . |