Example sentences of "for me and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I drafted a statement for the trade union , detailing the nature of their support for me and hinting at a readiness to take further action were the matter not resolved in days . |
| 2 | And he hung it there for me and made me feel its proportions . |
| 3 | Hugh Ritchie , the Departmental Officer one rank above Mr S — , a kind and gentlemanly character with whom I always had rapport , sent for me and asked why I wanted to leave . |
| 4 | She made my bed for me and wound Little Ben as I hurtled into uniform . |
| 5 | One elderly Palestinian in Beirut wanted to draw a map of his olive grove for me and spent ten minutes sketching and re-sketching the roads south of Jaffa . |
| 6 | Type Report on Yugoslav Spitfires by Peter Arnold in the April issue ( p70 ) evoked many memories for me and caused me to rummage around for some half-forgotten photos of nearly half a century ago , and there it was , Mk VcJK808 ‘ B ’ with yours truly in attendance . |
| 7 | ‘ He used to buy slimming magazines for me and put them in my bag , ’ remembers Victoria , who lives in Manchester . |
| 8 | This was a big step for me and put me on the road to caddying top tournaments at a very young age . |
| 9 | He sent for me and demanded my resignation , and we had the worst row I 've ever had in my business life . ’ |
| 10 | Say that for me and go I 'd say it were you were a snob . |
| 11 | I thanked them for praying for me and seeing me now , hoped they thought their efforts worthwhile . |
| 12 | She briefly told them what had occurred , and asked the lad to look for me and tell me that I must go to the police station and not come home without an officer for protection . |
| 13 | Kicking back the covers , I let my feet touch the carpet , put on the white and blue striped kaftan which my journalist daughter had made for me and walked to the window overlooking the central court . |
| 14 | In two weeks I shall be speaking to the people who worked for me and campaigned and raised money when I thought I was as good as dead and buried . |
| 15 | I little knew then what the future held for me and looking back I can see what a lot I had to learn . |
| 16 | When he returned , he sent for me and said I must be stark crazy . |
| 17 | Mr. Lennis sent for me and said that Mr. Andrew was feeling run down , and had gone for a cruise in one of the ships , the Emily T. I kept expecting a letter or a postcard from him , but nothing came . |
| 18 | ‘ Wolves forward Paul Cook spoke up for me and said he was out of control . |
| 19 | Lord Palmerston sent for me and told me in a jaunty way that he would have nothing to do with this Gothic style , and that though he did not want to disturb my appointment he must insist on my making a design in the Italian style which he felt sure I could do as well as the other . |
| 20 | The next I knew was when the boy came for me and told me that there were two dead bodies in the Little Vestry . |
| 21 | I let him work the slot screen for me and point out the sights . |
| 22 | In those early pre-TV Saturday afternoon matinee days at the Ideal cinema in Carrickfergus , only two movies broke the mould for me and lodged themselves forever in the imagination : The Wizard of Oz and Darby O'Gill and the Little People . |
| 23 | He reaches for me and holds me tight , and the tremble of him is tremendous . |
| 24 | Why is n't there somebody there to bag them for me and create a service ? |
| 25 | Must now conclude trusting my dear that every blessing will attend you and trusting I may find you well when I return — kiss dear Fritz [ ? ] for me and believe me to remain Eliza |
| 26 | But later , I realized that it had been quite good for me and stopped me getting big-headed . |
| 27 | Dear Boy , It must be very difficult for you sometimes I expect not having anyone and having to do all the shopping and cooking for yourself I know that when I was working I certainly could not have managed on my own , coming home tired and then making dinner your own dinner and then going upstairs to do some more work , what sort of life is that , though I know all about that because of course I did do that for three years almost , and I know how much happier I was when I knew there was someone waiting for me and having the dinner ready and keeping the house clean and all those things , or perhaps you people do n't think those things are important . |
| 28 | In fact I 'll even be super-optimistic for me and predict a clean sheet with Quinn 's injury . |
| 29 | I am often asked to lead seminars on a topic which has been chosen for me and has a ti tie like ‘ coming to terms with our own mortality ’ . |
| 30 | I only once went into his garden , a beautifully kept one , even in war-time , when he kindly picked a bunch of tulips for me and showed me some new potatoes he was growing in pots in the greenhouse . |