Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [pers pn] [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ He gets mad when Gary does n't sleep , he says it 's my fault , he says I make him do it — and — ’ She stopped again .
2 they just want to start it , cos once they start getting through that 's when they start getting wanting decent , wanting to eat more and I mean I make them clean theirs thoroughly , they 're really good at doing them actually as well
3 I make you dislike me ? ’ he questioned , and seemed to be so genuinely distressed at that thought that she felt duty-bound to quickly reassure him .
4 So I let them think it and played the game . ’
5 I did n't want to but I was frightened they would think it was true , so I let them do it .
6 I was jealous and confused , so I let them twist me up — distort everything .
7 ‘ I said I was subject to them , not that I let them rule me ! ’
8 It 'll be harder to get to the villa in some respects because Val and John , Val , Val 's husband 's retiring in July , he suffers with his dreadful headache , and they 're going to spend ninety per cent of their time in Spain , but she did say whenever I want to go , as long as I let them know they 'll come home cos they 're gon na buy a house in Chesterfield and er she said whenever we wan na go , they 'll come back over to their house in Chesterfield , so , we
9 Talking about Esmerelda , and what had happened to her , still brought on mini-fits and screams and total withdrawal for a while , but after long and patient questioning by my father and Diggs I let them know what I wanted them to think had happened — a big kite ; Esmerelda becoming entangled in the lines ; me trying to help her and the winch slipping out of my fingers ; desperate running ; then a blank .
10 I find some offences disgust me , Im let the guy know , but then I let them know I want to help them
11 So I let them bully me into taking them round .
12 I let him do it , but he did n't do it .
13 so erm , oh I let him sort it all out
14 ‘ So , Rosie , like a fool I let him manipulate me into working twice as hard as I imagined I would .
15 As far as I remember , I let him finish his replies !
16 I let him think it was mutual . "
17 I let him borrow it .
18 His fingertips travelled until they found my own and , with the lightest returning pressure , I let him know it was all right .
19 Then , ‘ after a great deal more chit-chat I let him kiss me a tender goodnight on the doorstep with the promise to phone when he could and , gathering up my ermines , swept into the great portal .
20 I let him see me there bright and clear ! ’
21 I let him see I was being very careful not to make any mistake with the .38 .
22 I let him have it to get rid of him .
23 I let him have his pet , but in the end I went and tried to be nice to him ( because I knew I must get him to send that letter ) .
24 I let him pick me up at the Marski .
25 ‘ I 'm beginning to be glad I let her talk me into coming . ’
26 I let her do it all
27 I let her stroke me so that I could analyze the scent .
28 When she turned to go , she looked at me and I let her see my face .
29 I let her take it … ’
30 I let her get them out and offer me one before I shook my head .
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