Example sentences of "be [verb] [verb] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | I , on the other hand , am organised and punctual and trying to get her to be organised wears me out . |
| 2 | Another lady who asked not to be named sent me her measurement sheet as well as the completed questionnaire . |
| 3 | Erm but I think that I , what I felt was that I should have the right to be consulted and that every reasonable effort should be made to consult me . |
| 4 | X amount is going to be needed to help me achieve my objectives . |
| 5 | I think coping with distances would be my biggest problem if the authorities could ever be persuaded to allow me to live in Australia . |
| 6 | I ca n't be bothered to waste me breath on yer . ‘ |
| 7 | The divine Miss Grimsilk has already arrived in Hochhauser — at her own request , unmet and unheralded — and will be coming to see me at one . |
| 8 | I 'd been hoping my daughter would be brought to see me at Holloway and was frightened of her turning up and finding me not there . |
| 9 | Schools , churches and individuals had to be encouraged to sponsor me and , periodically , information sheets had to be typed , duplicated , and sent to them . |
| 10 | Of course , there were exams which had to be passed to let me into College but these were accomplished by hard , but guided work . |
| 11 | I was hoping to miss that one , because you might be trying to persuade me that I should erm , partake rather more of healthier food , than of the unhealthy food that I do eat . |
| 12 | He 'll probably take no notice of you because he 'll be trying to upset me . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ You would n't be trying to sell me a ticket ? ’ |
| 14 | My father seemed to be trying to hurt me , though ; he would n't say something like that normally . |
| 15 | She appeared to be trying to out-stare me , but actually I 'm rather good at that sort of thing when I want to be , and I did n't let my eyes flicker . |