Example sentences of "[subord] she could [verb] me " in BNC.

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1 I hoped she would n't make a big production out of the delivery upstairs , but just in case she did I thought I would n't go anywhere where she could see me and point me out to any of the owners , so I left through the front exit gates and found the actors ' bus with its Mystery Race Train banner and faded inside into the reassembling troupe .
2 I asked if she could show me his works from the Twenties .
3 I can picture Marie — how she 'd tell me off if she could see me .
4 I was really glad to be going out with Mary instead of Mum ; I do n't think Mary had ever asked if she could take me with her before .
5 I walked to the nearest telephone box and asked the operator if she could put me through to the refuge — I did n't have a single penny .
6 I also wanted to see Mussolini , who was coming to Trieste on an official visit , so I wrote to my godmother 's sister , Poldka , who lived there , to ask if she could put me up .
7 But the old woman fell back and died before she could tell me more . ’
8 Before she could announce me , I retrieved the coat , muttered a few feeble excuses , and ran .
9 Mr Tuckett muttered something about having to get back to work and Bernice said that would be fine , as she could drop me back in her car .
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