Example sentences of "me by [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I venture to write and enquire if you would oblige me by calling at this Officer , at some time convenient to yourself : I am not at liberty to offer any further information at this juncture , but I think I may say that our meeting will be to your advantage . |
| 2 | Do n't try distancing yourself from me by calling me Mr Calder . |
| 3 | Well , Her Ladyship was rather special because she was with me for many years and supported me by producing calves for market . |
| 4 | He gladly accepted a lift back to Stromness on Venturous and repaid me by filling in some details for my report on the development of the terminal and the Piper Oil Field which would be supplying it . |
| 5 | I got 162 not out but Norman Doggart did the dirty on me by getting 173 . |
| 6 | Oh he and coming up that passage , run and jump right up on me by getting up my shirt . |
| 7 | As well as blinding me by stealing the screen , what did they want me to know ? ’ |
| 8 | He took vulgar public revenge on me by mocking in the pages of Madame Bovary a seal I had once given him as a token of love . |
| 9 | ‘ But I think that you might indulge me by accepting a small one — if she accepts you , that is . |
| 10 | When I expressed my appreciation of the honour he had done me by inviting me to his coronation , he replied that as the eldest son of his trusted friend , to whom he owed so much , it was proper that I should be present . |
| 11 | That was the morning — jealousy again — you outraged me by sharing coffee with me , and daring to mention another man , ’ he recollected . |
| 12 | One surprised me by mimicking the bubbling call of a curlew . |
| 13 | ‘ You can help me by stepping away from that door ! ’ |
| 14 | See people did n't have cars , and if it was now , they could only help me by bringing a horse to meet me or erm or a tractor if they half way . |
| 15 | A fierce aunt shocked me by telling me shyness is a form of rudeness and selfishness , and that I had to be the first to talk to two people . |
| 16 | If I went in , he would insist on cutting my hair himself and embarrass me by telling those waiting that he could remember cutting my first curls . |
| 17 | I had no opportunity to learn , and none of Fulgor Sagramoso 's excruciators teased me by telling . |
| 18 | Do n't imagine you can flatter me by telling me I 'm not really a feminist , because I am , and I find your denials extremely insulting . ’ |
| 19 | Could you please help me by telling me something about it ? |
| 20 | But he greeted me by swearing at me , so I went into the hall to find somebody else . |
| 21 | You flatter me by insisting on seeing me as some sort of Casanova figure . |
| 22 | It 's in my name — so for pity 's sake , do n't disgrace me by messing around with any of the masseuses . ’ |
| 23 | They tried to intimidate me by holding on to the furniture . |
| 24 | If Spunk had been hoping to rattle me by picking this place for a venue , then Spunk was out of luck . |
| 25 | I 'm sure she wants you to extend the same warmth to her that you extend to me by using my first name . ’ |
| 26 | The woman solved it for me by stopping and following Marcus out of the room . |
| 27 | ‘ But you can help me by advising me what to do for Sir Henry Baskerville . |
| 28 | It was , in fact , two of the bandsmen who extricated me by linking their hands under my armpits . |
| 29 | I had a husband who was pretending that I did not have cancer , and a mother who tried to inspire me by showing me pictures of Page Three girls under banner headlines of ‘ How I conquered cancer ’ . |
| 30 | On his return he puzzled me by behaving exactly as I expected an S.S.O. to behave . |