Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] me [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You pop up out of the blue and expect me to drop everything , just like that . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's his pleasure , ’ he said , ‘ that figure of mischief over there , to blow any piece of rubbish out of his mouth and challenge me to return it . |
| 4 | Why did I bother to tell her , only to have her shout at me , accuse me of being crazy to wake her up for that and tell me to keep my nose out of her brother 's business , especially since it was nothing to do with me . |
| 5 | ‘ Father Laverty came to see me in hospital two days after the birth and had the nerve to look at my beautiful baby and ask me to put her up for adoption . ’ |
| 6 | Call forwarding I need to put on for you , you need to give me a ring on 4444 , and ask me to change your call forward , obviously with the other person 's erm consent . |
| 7 | ‘ But actually , being in that situation really helped to develop my ear , because a guy would come for a lesson and ask me to show him a lick from some song or other , which kind of put me on the spot ! |
| 8 | ‘ No , and remind me to wash your mouth out , ’ he continued absently . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | If you will contain yourself in reasonable patience , and permit me to do what I came here to do , we will all be better off ! |
| 11 | Didier was happy to feed the ducks on the river and take me to visit his schoolteacher . |
| 12 | They change the persona and help me to detach myself completely from my working life . |
| 13 | To picture a man in words , one 's much like another , ’ said Aldhelm , ‘ but bring me to see him , I 'll pick him out from a thousand . ’ |