Example sentences of "i [to-vb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A couple of months later he did come to the Hammersmith Odeon with Bernie and me to see them play I could seethe relief on his face when he realised they really were a band . |
| 2 | And she stretched out her hand for me to see it shake . |
| 3 | well just leave it there because it wo n't matter , but daddy does n't want me to see you see before it comes out , it makes it more exciting that way , want to come and sit on my knee ? |
| 4 | Am I to let you do this to her ? ’ |
| 5 | It saddens me to hear him say such silly things that probably are not even true . ’ |
| 6 | It would not have surprised me to hear him say that he had advised the Almighty strongly against the Flood and other similar claims , the foolishness of which was self-evident , but not to Him . |
| 7 | ‘ It almost broke me to hear you accuse me of going to bed with you to get a story . |
| 8 | In some cases I had to accept that information given to me to help me understand problems of academic publishing was to remain confidential , but once credibility had been established the publishers were very helpful . |
| 9 | ‘ That authority is given me to help me find the killer of these girls . ’ |
| 10 | He had difficulty sleeping and sometimes would call out in the night for me to help him light his pipe . |
| 11 | In fact , rather tactlessly , he would ask my advice , try to get me to help him understand her point of view . |
| 12 | And if you 're setting up your own firm , I 'm sure your dear father would want me to help you start . |
| 13 | Want me to help you kick it ? |
| 14 | ‘ You want me to help you seduce Nicolo ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Would you like me to help you get more comfortable ? ’ asked Juliet . |
| 16 | But I would consider it a great honour and privilege if you would allow me to help you overcome this disadvantage by making you a gift of whatever you may need . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Would you like me to help you find a nice one with lots of pictures in it ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Would you like me to help you find Elaine ? ’ |
| 19 | Opening the door into an en suite bathroom , he offered , ‘ Would you like me to help you shower ? ’ |
| 20 | She just pleaded with me to let her stay with me till the baby was born and then she would try and gather the courage to tell her family . ’ |
| 21 | But for the long term , for me to let her carry on thinking that way would be stupid , I 'd be starting another one all over again . |
| 22 | I know you were so specific , but this is a fabulous kid and when I told her all about you , she just begged me to let her stop by and say hello . ’ ) . |
| 23 | ‘ The head asked me to let her know when you arrived . |
| 24 | So far , I 've given two to friends in hospital and one to an elderly neighbour , who 's begged me to let her have another one so that she can pass the first one on . |
| 25 | Can you please phone me to let me know when Corby should expect to see the title ? |
| 26 | I would be most grateful if you would telephone and speak to either Heidi or me to let me know if and when this would be convenient for you . |
| 27 | ‘ You wanted me to let her fall and injure herself ? |
| 28 | ‘ The hospital asked me to let them know as soon as you were on your way . |
| 29 | Did you honestly expect me to let him go out there and die alone ? |
| 30 | ‘ He asked me to let him have his way with me . |