Example sentences of "[vb infin] me [conj] i [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ God , would you fancy me if I said I was ? |
| 2 | Oh I could have er er well it does n't debar me but I feel it , it would it would n't be right , for me being a Labour Party member sitting on a , a non-segregated and non-political gr er ah association , |
| 3 | ‘ They 'll hurt me if I tell you … ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I suppose you do n't trust me after I locked you in , ’ he said . |
| 5 | Will you trust me when I tell you anything ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Mr Christie , ’ said a voice , ‘ you do n't know me but I know you , We have met and I know that you are a good man and a religious man . |
| 7 | ‘ Papa said he would beat me if I gave you any more tickets . |
| 8 | For example , if I assume a man is honest when in fact he is a rogue , he may cheat me when I trust him . |
| 9 | I was standing in the kitchen , he did n't see me but I saw him . |
| 10 | Did you ever see me when I had mine permed ? |
| 11 | She did n't believe me when I said I was sure it was because she was n't taking the carriage far enough over to the right , clearing the pattern selector . |
| 12 | ‘ You did n't believe me when I said I had n't distracted Simon and you would n't have believed me if I 'd told you it was your child I might be carrying , ’ she replied , her voice shaking a little despite all her efforts to project a calm image . |
| 13 | David did n't believe me when I said he was black . |
| 14 | And you must believe me when I tell you I 'd rather have been with you than in any of those exotic places . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You must believe me when I tell you that I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and discharge my duties as the heir to the throne without the help and support of the woman I now loathe . ’ |
| 16 | You must believe me when I tell you that they 're out there on the plain somewhere and coming towards us . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , I know you wo n't believe me when I tell you that he doctored that fuel blend to make me look a fool , but one of the boys back in London knows ; he 's going to have my work independently checked before Jason gets home ! ’ |
| 18 | He did n't believe me when I told him about you , which just goes to show how much people judge by outward appearances . |
| 19 | Nicola did n't believe me when I told her she thought I was playing a joke |
| 20 | Milk up Nicola did n't believe me when I told her . |
| 21 | You would n't believe me if I told you . ’ |
| 22 | Blaming it on the Company would be just a fallback — you would n't believe me if I said I was n't drinking of that but you might believe me if I say we 'd prefer the good old British way : that nothing happened and there 's no blame at all . |
| 23 | ( ‘ Would you believe me if I called myself a Puritan ? |
| 24 | Blaming it on the Company would be just a fallback — you would n't believe me if I said I was n't drinking of that but you might believe me if I say we 'd prefer the good old British way : that nothing happened and there 's no blame at all . |
| 25 | Did you ring me before I rung you ? |
| 26 | He did not recognize me but I knew he was the gentleman I had met on the stairs when visiting Miss Havisham . |
| 27 | He turned to his wife , and said , ‘ Mary , my love , you will excuse me if I ask you to leave immediately . |
| 28 | ‘ Well , that would n't altogether surprise me because I know you 're up to something , buying second-hand clothes from those dotty old maids next door . |
| 29 | If members allowances are a hundred and eighty thousand this year which is somewhere around there , Mr may correct me but I think I 'm not too far out , we 've already upped those this year to a hundred and eighty- nine , so next year there 'll be a hundred and seventy-one and the thirteen thousand cost of this will reduce it to a hundred and fifty-eight I actually do n't think that is possible , we ca n't afford it within the terms of of the present set up , unless someone 's going to dramatically reduce the length and the number of meetings in this council , which I think is highly unlikely , I think we 've got to set a good example to our employees , I think that this would give completely the wrong message . |
| 30 | The guy would n't take me until I showed him money . |