Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] me [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was only semi-erotic because she made me wear a condom . |
| 2 | Because I am a very poor man you made me accept a figure like six million lire ( £2,500 ) . |
| 3 | When you asked me to undertake a review of the management of the Prison Service , I told you that I thought my recommendations would be easier for me to make than for you to implement , but you assured me you believed the climate was ready for some radical change . |
| 4 | You asked me to send a reminder so you could arrange for the stone cross to be cleaned before Remembrance Sunday in November . |
| 5 | ‘ Now look here , ’ said Otley , ‘ you asked me to have a bite with you and that venison does smell good . ’ |
| 6 | When I had finished she asked me to place a banknote in front of her and say ‘ lesedi ’ which means ‘ illumination ’ . |
| 7 | Our friendship developed and she invited me to write a Fount book . |
| 8 | You prepared me to lead a family on a long journey . |
| 9 | ‘ They got down to forty-five-second intervals , and I asked Gabrielle if she 'd mind not giving birth until the end of the episode , but she told me to find a nurse — fast . |
| 10 | In any event , I have no recollection of ever having had any differences with her except on one occasion when she telephoned me to make a request with which I was unable to comply . |
| 11 | Well she taught me to knit and she taught me to do a lot of embroidery and that sort of thing . |
| 12 | She always encouraged me academically ; she wanted me to become a lawyer . |
| 13 | She wanted me to phone a number in Zagreb to find out if her husband , who had gone to Yugoslavia for an operation on his liver just before the war , was alive or dead . |
| 14 | When Ivy went to see her she said oh Mrs Mr came to see me yesterday afternoon he brought another gentleman with him , a nice gentleman so I she said I think they were taking the census , they got me to sign a paper . |
| 15 | And then they got me to sign a form , they did n't say what it was for . |
| 16 | I then did a physical which they made me run a mile and a half , did press ups , sit ups , which I passed . |
| 17 | Her first commission came about quite casually : ‘ My husband and I had gone to stay with friends and they asked me to do a charcoal drawing of their Dachshund , Rosy . |
| 18 | They persuaded me to have a termination . ’ |
| 19 | Then word came that they wanted me to do a test ! |
| 20 | ‘ Aprilia wanted to give me two factory bikes and though they wanted me to bring a sponsor with me , they put my mind at ease about everything . |
| 21 | It 's very peculiar — he made me feel a fool . |
| 22 | Luckily the others still were n't back so he made me write a note saying we 'd been called to London on some family matter and we took the next train from Cheltenham station . ’ |
| 23 | He asked me to take a message to the Blackpool Conference conveying to the delegates that he felt that he could not lead the Party at the General Election , and inviting those whose business it was to do so , to take soundings about the future leadership . |
| 24 | He asked me to take a seat and listen to some music he would put on . |
| 25 | He asked me to compile a list of suspects , however improbable . |
| 26 | I thought about it and it made me feel a bit better . |
| 27 | You know , it made me feel a bit sick last night . |
| 28 | It made me think a lot about photography while I was in prison ; it was like why are you doing this ? ’ |
| 29 | When you said you came from good tough stock it made me shiver a bit . |
| 30 | To my surprise , he invited me to give a poetry reading in Madrid . |