Example sentences of "he [verb] i [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why does n't he want me to see you ? ’ |
| 2 | Wesley imparted the information defensively , looking at me under lowered brows as though he expected me to clip his ear at any moment . |
| 3 | And he asked me to telephone him while you were at the Casa Madrid , and pretend I was Miguelito . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It was great when he asked me to join his band . |
| 5 | He asked me to do it , as I was ‘ good at maths ’ ! |
| 6 | Then he asked me to do his regular work , but I did n't commit myself . |
| 7 | ‘ He asked me to let him have his way with me . |
| 8 | For example , if the soft sell chap fails to wheedle his client into buying , his partner can ring him up and say : " My colleague 's at an important meeting , but he asked me to call you about this stock . |
| 9 | Pat said , carefully , " He asked me to tell you not to come down . " |
| 10 | He asked me to tell you that the government has not yet sent the compensation . |
| 11 | He asked me to tell you , I think because he ca n't bear to talk about it . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've been to see your husband , ’ she said — I did n't like that at all — ‘ and he asked me to tell you that if you do n't return home by the end of the week he is going to join forces with Kirsty Bull : she 's coming to live in and look after your children . ’ |
| 13 | He asked me to tell you . |
| 14 | Then he asked me to kiss him on the lips and we kissed . |
| 15 | ‘ He asked me to make his apologies . ’ |
| 16 | He chose a wonderful day , a really glorious day , and we were going for a picnic , there were blue skies and white sand , and he asked me to marry him . |
| 17 | ‘ The day before I was due to go back to England he asked me to marry him . |
| 18 | ‘ And the promises he made me , Father , when he asked me to marry him , ’ she complained to Father Michael . |
| 19 | ‘ In fact , sir , ’ I continued , ‘ he asked me to marry him . ’ |
| 20 | Three times that spring , he asked me to marry him . |
| 21 | ‘ He asked me to marry him , ’ I said at last , ‘ so I said I would . ’ |
| 22 | It 's a shame he did n't say that before he asked me to marry him . ’ |
| 23 | When I phoned Glyn , he asked me to marry him . |
| 24 | ‘ But he asked me to marry him , ’ she said feebly . |
| 25 | He asked me to marry him , and you know , my heart said yes , this is the one . |
| 26 | If you want to know what that actually means see Dr but he asked me to read it out . |
| 27 | Speaking of young men , erm I have a letter here from Mr John who is our local M P , who is not able to be with us today , but erm he in fact would not of , I think , been born at that stage , but erm he did write to me a little letter I 've got this morning from the House of Commons in London and he asked me to read it out . |
| 28 | He asked me to keep you amused . ’ |
| 29 | I wrote to him and he asked me to ring him , so that a date for a meeting could be arranged . |
| 30 | He asked me to find you and to offer you his apologies and regrets . |