Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [verb] me [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let me tell you , when those dubbin-lickers at Whaddon go on their knees and beg me to bring my United first team squad to ‘ The Tip ’ to put a few quid in their ailing coffers , I shall take great delight in treading on Ken Mentle 's fingers , provided he survives last week 's heart attack , and raising two toes in a defiant ‘ get lost ’ gesture . |
| 2 | They trust me with bunches of keys and let me phone my sister . |
| 3 | Eventually , he arrived at her side and , exasperated , flung his clubs down the bank and exclaimed crossly : ‘ Here , lady , for God 's sake , let's do a swap ; you have these damned clubs and let me have your fishing rod . |
| 4 | A great big hand must go to all the officers , men , Marines and to the wonderful Wrens of the HMS Eaglet , especially the Wren who broke ranks and helped me to fix my medals which had come adrift from the bar . |
| 5 | It 's a wonderful opportunity , please do n't discard it out of hand because of pride or pique , just think it over for a few days and let me know your decision when you are ready . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ He gave me a couple of pills the size of tennis balls and told me to get my head down . |
| 7 | So it was the likes of that and these things that got me to know my staff and got my staff to know me . |
| 8 | But I will not be ordered this way and that , she said , I will do the work in my own time , as I choose , for my sister has no right to treat me like a maid , to give orders and expect me to run her errands . |
| 9 | It 's just — I want to go home and tell them to shut up about the exam results and let me do my own thing and leave me alone . |