Example sentences of "they [verb] me be " in BNC.
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| 1 | All they told me was that if I were on the public payroll I 'd take a ride out to Westminster Drive and have a long talk with Mrs. Laura Channing . |
| 2 | What they told me was that people come to this country impersonating other people , get a passport and then pretend they 're British . |
| 3 | She said , no you write and he 'll , she 'll write back , you see but , and he went out to France and he was killed in three months and and his name , so they told me was on the er , on the board at er . |
| 4 | Certainly , yes , some some people who live in the flats , come along to the branch quite regularly , and generally the the impression which they give me is that they 'll they will be happier when they 're the flats have been replaced . |
| 5 | If they are disinterested in my individual welfare today , what assurance do I have that they will miraculously become interested in my welfare tomorrow , after I have had the number of babies they tell me are ‘ necessary ’ ? |
| 6 | They tell me is . |
| 7 | One of the things they taught me was to be independent of doctrine , for their separate advice to me was contradictory . |
| 8 | What they pay me is not much , but it will keep us both if we are careful . |
| 9 | His chest reads , ‘ My Mom and Dad went to Canada and all they brought me was this lousy T-shirt ’ . |
| 10 | The name they gave me was the old principessa 's , the prince 's mother , the kind one . |
| 11 | The menu plan they gave me was all doughnuts , porridge with cream , big steaks , milky drinks and huge puddings . |
| 12 | ‘ The reason they sacked me was because I joined the union and I was the shop steward . ’ |