Example sentences of "[to-vb] me [vb infin] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have a real weakness for clothes and I like my mum to help me choose them , ’ she said . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't know anything except I 've done something unforgivable and you have to help me undo it . |
| 3 | — Even sent somebody round to help me do it . ’ |
| 4 | You 're under orders to help me do it . |
| 5 | ‘ If the archaism is meant to help me understand you , I do n't like the implication , ’ said Connon with a smile . |
| 6 | In any case , he made feeble efforts to help me get him to his left foot , and with my almost total support he made the few hops to reach the boat , though I could see it hurt him sorely . |
| 7 | Her Spanish is very good , but she speaks to me in English to help me learn it . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Can you raise money to help me fend them off ? |
| 9 | Now , my dear , I do n't know about saying shocking things — and I must confess , although the Rector would be horrified to hear me say it , that I should be very tempted to say shocking things at Langley Dene , such very new money my dear , everything so dreadfully bright and shiny — as I was saying , I do n't know about saying shocking things , but you are certainly doing them . |
| 10 | Now er she 's not here to hear me say it , ungallantly she 's Julie 's overweight now and she was pretty overweight then was n't she ? |
| 11 | But she turned to let me undo it and I got impatient with the damn thing . |
| 12 | It 's very kind of you , maltster , to let me bring them in here . ’ |
| 13 | That position received the strongest support from various members of the family , and it was only by strenuous and prolonged efforts that I have been able to persuade them to let me bring you this memorandum , which contains , as I 've said , all the relevant items in the letter . ’ |
| 14 | Oh it 's hopeless trying to help you in n it , you 're so independent you wo n't have no one help you and the pen 's not coming out , see you 're not doing it right I do n't mind helping you , but you 've got to let me show you , now go all the way along , round the Q , come round here , come round here , round here , back along , stop . |
| 15 | If it 's not for sale , I 'll pay you to let me borrow it . |
| 16 | Well I might as well , I mean if you want to let me order it now just get this out the way and then you can have more |
| 17 | If not you 'll have to let me buy you one . ’ |
| 18 | I begged him just to let me see her . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'll not let you go until you promise to let me see you . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ She confessed she had not meant to let me see it or sign it and said Joseph had promised to take it to America and sell it under her own name . |
| 21 | ‘ He said he 'd never prescribed it before but he was willing to let me try it . |
| 22 | ‘ Not a word out of that dog to let me know you were coming , ’ her mother said crossly . |
| 23 | She did n't try overhard , she just wanted to let me know I was secure with her , that the break-up of my parents ' marriage was n't the worst thing that ever happened , and that she had enough love to cover us all . |
| 24 | He told me he was just visiting to let me know he would come for me soon , but not just yet . |
| 25 | He turned round often enough to let me know he was looking for me . |
| 26 | And it worried her too ( He might have had an accident — should I phone the police ? ) , almost as much as it angered her ( He might have had the decency to let me know he would n't be in to supper ) . |
| 27 | Or did he just leave a message to let me know he 'd called ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Do you want to let me catch it for you ? in he continued patronisingly . |
| 29 | The manager of the Hotel España was very kind and thoughtful : he would have to let my apartment while I was away , should anyone want it , but promised to let me have it back when I returned after the funeral . |
| 30 | Sir , you have to let me have it . " |