Example sentences of "he [vb past] me to do " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was pleased when he asked me to do the test-flying programme for him and I had no qualms in agreeing , as I knew him to be a meticulous engineer . |
| 2 | He asked me to do it , as I was ‘ good at maths ’ ! |
| 3 | ‘ Yes ; and destroyed it as he asked me to do . ’ |
| 4 | Then he asked me to do his regular work , but I did n't commit myself . |
| 5 | He punished me to do it today but I got up really early anyhow . |
| 6 | That 's what he told me to do . |
| 7 | Ask Mr , talk to Mr then cos he told me to do it . |
| 8 | So I got Peggy up from Somerset , on the same farm you see , and that was much better , and erm we 've been cycling to Stroud , to the pictures you know , 8 miles there and 8 miles back , and erm but the awful job he gave me to do for a few days was along , there was a young lad there and he was going to drive the old heavy fords and tractor and I was going to walk behind , and he 'd got converted horse drags I suppose they call them |
| 9 | This recalls the habitual remark of youngsters admitting to some misdemeanor performed under the influence of another : He made me do it ! , which would be significantly different from He forced me to do it which implies an action one was pushed into by means of force rather than one performed under coercion . |
| 10 | He wanted me to do you and he set the scene . |
| 11 | At that time , University College had no fellow in mathematics , which was another reason he wanted me to do chemistry : I could try for a scholarship in natural science rather than in mathematics . |
| 12 | ‘ Marty , the director , was very wise to wait until the end of filming because he never told me he wanted me to do it . |
| 13 | When I asked him why he wanted me to do that , he said it was because he was in love with you . ’ |
| 14 | So when I got there this morning he was still in his pyjamas he 'd got on quite well , all he wanted me to do was wash his face . |
| 15 | I could do what was expected of me by the crowd , or I could do what he trusted me to do . |