Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] me [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Dearest boy , ’ said Anna , ‘ you must allow me to let you depend on me . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You must help me to do it , ’ said Grainne , very gently . |
| 3 | Then he 'll want me to kill them , I expect . |
| 4 | If I go home they 'll want me to prop them up by being sweetness and light . |
| 5 | No , I assure you , he 'll want me to buy him out , which I can easily do . |
| 6 | When you 've tasted mine you might not want , you might want me to bring you bring you back a different sort . |
| 7 | When you next write to me , please try to jot down some details about yourself which might assist me to help you . |
| 8 | She says she might take me to see them . |
| 9 | Then , with distant civility , ‘ Perhaps you 'll allow me to see you safely to your hotel ? ’ |
| 10 | She might let me to take her out in a minute . |
| 11 | ‘ If father knew about Matthew he 'd want me to marry him . |
| 12 | I said that if she would leave it with the bill at her hall-porter 's desk , she could trust me to take it and leave the money without attempting to see her . |
| 13 | But you 'd expect me to ask it . |
| 14 | " You have n't thought of anything else you 'd like me to give you — by any chance ? " |
| 15 | ‘ And you 'd like me to do it ? ’ |
| 16 | Not unless you 'd like me to cook you a meal . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I knew you 'd like me to ask them , ’ she said eventually , since there was nothing else for it . |
| 18 | So when I go you 'd like me to shut it probably would you ? |
| 19 | ‘ You 'd like me to say he 's my fence , would n't you ? |
| 20 | I wondered if one evening you 'd like me to show you some of the things you can find . |
| 21 | ‘ Now if you 'd like me to tell you what I really think of United Motors after all these years , I 'll do so . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I suppose you 'd like me to tell you where we found them ? ’ |
| 23 | One evening he said he 'd like me to fetch him the following morning , as he wanted to make some bread . |
| 24 | Now I 've got some tables in the car , and if you 'd like me to fetch them during break , I 'll , I 'll leave them on the table for you . |
| 25 | The child 's face lit up and Peggy looked down at her , saying , ‘ You 'd like me to bath you ? ’ |
| 26 | They asked me to see if you 'd like me to bring you some . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Bathsheba , ’ he said , coming closer , ‘ If I only knew one thing — whether you 'd allow me to love you , and marry you after all — if I only knew ! ’ |
| 28 | I 'll need it for my missionary work in India , and you could help me to learn it by studying with me . |
| 29 | ‘ If you would prefer me to drive I can drive , ’ said the man . |
| 30 | Not that she would want me to keep it now it 's gone this far . |