Example sentences of "you [verb] me [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell who first gave meaning to the expression ‘ If ye want me thungummy , ring me . ’ |
| 2 | By her next words to Dame Sirith all she says of her feelings towards Wilekin is : ( " Unless you bring me Wilekin I can never laugh nor sing nor be glad . " ) |
| 3 | ‘ You bring me shame . ’ |
| 4 | You asked me advice and I 'm givin' it to you . |
| 5 | You caught me offguard there . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Mister , you lettin' me sleep in here , in your bed ? ’ |
| 7 | I said to him : ‘ Ca n't you give me methadone or is n't there a Detox Centre I can go to or something ? ’ |
| 8 | Will you fetch me writing paper and a pen , please ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Are you serving me food , or am I interrupting some kind of talent contest ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ You told me hydraulics was fascinating . ’ |
| 11 | You 're not forgetting that I called you before that time myself , and you told me Bonanza had taken the girl away somewhere ? ’ |
| 12 | Back there , he said , did you see me go over that bump ? |
| 13 | ‘ And I want some of you to help me look for the others . |
| 14 | ‘ I want you to help me ride over the next big bore in my two seater kayak , ’ she replied defiantly . |
| 15 | Although he had defied her before , it had only been in words but now the thought that he had the choice of putting those words into action and so set a new pattern , and in doing so break one of the threads that tied him to her , caused his whole body to tremble and his voice to quiver as he said , ‘ Either you give me permission freely to go with Mick tomorrow or I go down now and put it to Martin . ’ |
| 16 | I want to stay here and live with Miss Honey and she says that I can but only if you give me permission ! |
| 17 | ‘ You give me poetry , ’ said Jay . |
| 18 | If you give me leave , I will do it in a way that would not dishonour your forebears . ’ |
| 19 | " I shall do so until you give me leave to be more familiar . " |
| 20 | ‘ I understand , ’ she responded coldly , ‘ a lot more than you give me credit for . |
| 21 | You give me life . ’ |
| 22 | You ca n't do it ; but if you give me food and drink and a handkerchief to tie up my wound , I 'll tell you how to sail her . ’ |
| 23 | If you give me food I shall eat it to keep alive . |
| 24 | Will you keep me company on Tuesday ? |
| 25 | ‘ I ai n't quite observant of your meanin' , if you get me drift , ’ said Archie . |
| 26 | Let him take his chauffeur 's cap off very slowly and say softly to me , ‘ oh sir , I do n't never want to work for anyone else , never ’ ; let him kneel by the side of the great bed , in the moonlight , and let him lean over to kiss me gently on the lips and to run his leather-gloved hand tenderly across my cheek , across my lips , through my hair , saying all the time , ‘ oh sir , I 'm here sir , I 'm right here , I 'm right here by the bed ; was you calling me sir , did you call me ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm asking you to give me credit for knowing what I 'm doing , Josie . |
| 28 | ‘ You taught me maths in 3B . |
| 29 | You taught me language ; and my profit on it |
| 30 | ‘ You heard me brother . |