Example sentences of "[verb] they [vb mod] [verb] [verb] me " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | ‘ I would like that , but I expect they 'll want to see me . |
| 2 | Erm if I tried they would have caught me so I just stand still and do n't scream or cry because I 'll get some more . |
| 3 | You know they could have shot me for that . |
| 4 | It never occurred to me that other children were n't spoiled as a matter of course , the way I was , and it would be years — and my father would be dead — before I understood that the expense of sending me to a boarding school was just an excuse , and the simple , sentimental truth was that they knew they would have missed me . |
| 5 | Yes , it had been a strange episode , and not only were those people unaware of my name but I 'd like to bet they would fail to recognize me if they saw me again . |