Example sentences of "the [noun] is [v-ing] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a desperate attempt at humour someone in a neighbouring bed muttered half out loud : ‘ The suspense is killing me . ’ |
| 2 | The suspense is killing me . " |
| 3 | The smell is persuading me . ’ |
| 4 | Can I take up this point about the forty three forty three , the chairman is telling me thirty four . |
| 5 | Often the enquirer is asking me about something else entirely and is probably surprised to get a reply warning of impending doom and destruction ! |
| 6 | The isolation is getting me down a bit — I have had to seek to be pretty resilient spiritually with George in , and so the extra resources are pretty deplete because of that . |
| 7 | AND , ALTHOUGH I 'M FLATTERED THAT THE SUN IS TIPPING ME TO REPLACE CHRIS PATTEN AT CONSERVATIVE CENTRAL OFFICE , I MUST N'T FORGET WHY I ORIGINALLY DECIDED TO BACK THE TORIES IN THIS ELECTION … |
| 8 | Then , before she could protest again , he turned to her and added , his eyes like steel traps in the dark lines of his face , ‘ And what at the moment is causing me some concern is one very simple but crucial question — are you bolshie , unreliable and irresponsible , too ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I believe the Lord is asking me to do a Discipleship Training School ( YWAM ) . |
| 10 | The woman is looking me straight in the eyes , Alida thought , she does not know even the basic elements of courtesy , she has paid no attention at all to the very relevant account of my condition . |
| 11 | In addition , the Tate is commissioning me to select an exhibition from their Collection . |
| 12 | One of the girls is teaching me the language . |
| 13 | The bitch is embarrassing me in front of the neighbours . |
| 14 | Fairfax turns to me : ‘ The laibon is telling me about the lion hunt in which his brother was injured . ’ |
| 15 | Today the laibon is expecting me to take his son in the Toyota . |
| 16 | The muscle is giving me some grief but as long as there is no long-term damage then I am willing to play through the pain barrier . ’ |