Example sentences of "me [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Do n't be so fucking patronising , ’ she said , turning her back on me to continue a conversation with Geraldine Porter .
2 He 's too dear to me for me to pretend a love I do n't feel . "
3 Alec Reid was wonderful — not only physically , carrying pans of hot water to the stove when necessary , but morally , in allowing me to treat a patient in such an unorthodox fashion .
4 Yes will you give me to wear a tie ?
5 All those who made it possible for me to realize a lifetime 's ambition .
6 Which thought briefly led me to weave a vision or two .
7 When I was six my grandparents took me to see a film which I was told to observe closely because I would learn lessons about good behaviour and deportment from one of the juvenile characters .
8 He took me to see a man who had the whole story .
9 He was then involved in civil defence and he took me to see a trial designed to show that air-raid shelters built to government specifications were death-traps .
10 Lucy sent Silas a side glance as she said , ‘ When I first arrived you said it might be arranged for me to see a kiwi , but I 'll quite understand … ’
11 She sighed , wondering why the mere thought of it made her feel depressed , then she turned to Silas and said hastily , ‘ So there 's no need for you to worry about taking me to see a kiwi .
12 He wanted me to see a specialist in Harley Street , but I 'd heard so much about your clinic and Doctor Volkov , I said I wanted to consult her .
13 I 'm off home for the morning , but you 're wanted to come with me to see a VIP about a missing person .
14 The weather has also been reasonably kind , so it 's a bit of both really — with the sun on my back it definitely helps me to perform a lot better . ’
15 I shall discuss with my right hon. Friend whether it would be right for me to arrange a debate next week , as the hon. Gentleman suggests .
16 ‘ It would beggar belief even more for me to attend a ladies ’ sewing circle , or a Bible reading for that matter , ’ she replied , hardly able to keep amusement out of her voice .
17 In 1952 I received a county grant , enabling me to attend a girls ' public school in the Home Counties .
18 It was no problem for me to post a crew , and I did , and many of you must know I did post WAAF at the same time .
19 She wrote to him quite sharply , not caring who read her letter , that : — it is impossible for me to post a gun as you ought to know you foolish man for what would the post office officials think were I to turn up with a gun to send ?
20 Perhaps I have been over enthusiastic about this project , but there was something about the schools I visited , and I am no stranger to African primary schools , which seemed to me to provide a recipe for steady progress .
21 It seems to me to indicate a failure on the part of the union activists to understand that by ‘ withdrawing good will ’ , the state education service has lost much of the respect so painstakingly built up by successive generations of teachers .
22 As he is a nobleman 's son , I know he would n't like me to accept a gift from anyone .
23 ‘ It is when you expect me to accept a pronouncement about men offered as fact and founded on ignorance , ’ he responded at once .
24 ‘ The coroner 's court has instructed me to obtain a photograph of a young girl … who will never wake up again . ’
25 I could n't do that properly at first , but Mr Dowson came to show me how , telling me to pull a lot harder .
26 ‘ They got down to forty-five-second intervals , and I asked Gabrielle if she 'd mind not giving birth until the end of the episode , but she told me to find a nurse — fast .
27 This poem helped me to find a way back into my own poetry .
28 ‘ Well , ’ the Doctor began , ‘ first I 've got your General Fakrid barking at me to find a way to polish off these eight twelves .
29 Turning to his sister , he instructed , ‘ Let me know if you need me to find a dressmaker . ’
30 When I called him to object , the reporter said that his editors intended to invite me to write a rejoinder .
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