Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] me the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you ever feel uncomfortable , please tell me or show me the stop sigh . |
| 2 | And that led me the think of phetam , and to wonder again if it really did confer super-powers . |
| 3 | She now has a wedding dress that cost me the national debt , but which now bears no relation to the original creation because all the expensive seed-pearls are strewn around her bedroom floor , and which the dog thought would be marvellous to eat and is now residing at the local vet 's and which will cost me even more money . |
| 4 | It was the sound of voices shouting that woke me the next morning . |
| 5 | but now they 're all set up and I 'm left alone and the children , three of them , have n't got time to look after me to give me what I , what I need and especially one in the truth , that one is less getting in touch with me than the ones that told me the truth , boys ring me , twice , three times a week , Julia rings every , every night , but Ted rings twice or three times a week , three times I could go , the one |
| 6 | But it is not the exercise mode that interests me the most . |
| 7 | I ca n't find a bit that Give me the pencil and let me show you . |
| 8 | Although it looked completely different , it was this truck that gave me the concept for ‘ MiniMag ’ , the 27ft ( 8m ) articulated truck that we used for Mrs Thatcher 's open-air meetings in the 1987 election . |
| 9 | It was the therapy that gave me the strength to leave my girlfriend because through it I established the fact that I was prone to passivity , always waiting for other people to call the shots . |
| 10 | She was fine and that gave me the courage to go on , then the unveiling was held up because the trustees thought it would be controversial and it was … |
| 11 | ‘ I failed by one shot when I should have made it easily , and that gave me the kick up the backside I needed . ’ |
| 12 | Whatever I use , whether it is a crystal ball , a pack of cards , or an article belonging to somebody , it is simply a stageprop ; something that gives me the right vibrations and helps me to see the right pictures . ’ |
| 13 | Acting , he told me , was ‘ a wonderful job that gives me the opportunity to drink with some really good friends in exotic places around the world ’ . |
| 14 | But I did wonder , after a year or more , how it was that he and Mme G expected me to use the public baths rather than offer me the convenience of the bathroom in the pavillon . |
| 15 | Then they had their way and asked me the usual series of childish but charmingly eager questions about myself , about London , about England . |
| 16 | Ward stirred and asked me the time in a voice heavy with sleep . |
| 17 | Go on , Emma snatch that and read me the Gilbert and Sullivan clue . |
| 18 | And bring me the rum . |
| 19 | ‘ My hosts have driven me down the avenue and given me the figures . |
| 20 | He nodded , paid the deposit , again in US dollars , and passed me the keys . |
| 21 | And passed me the shovel . |
| 22 | They told me to stay there until they came and got me the following day — which I did n't . |
| 23 | I would be grateful if you could look into the matter and send me the duplicate Agreement as soon as possible , as I have your copy of the tape ( VM on IBM at 1600 bpi ) ready to despatch to you on return of the documents . |
| 24 | Please accept my application and enrol me as a member of The Literary Guild and send me the introductory books whose numbers I have printed in the boxes provided . |
| 25 | Please accept my application and enrol me into Quality Paperbacks Direct , and send me the five introductory books whose numbers I have printed in the boxes provided . |
| 26 | Be a pal , Kate , and slip me the copy of Gay News you hide under your desk because I do n't allow it in the library , talk about work , Kate , discuss how we spend £5000 on economics books for the university libraries , tell me about how you 're stopping the students thieving my favourite art books , but please for God 's sake , Kate , do n't be difficult , do n't talk about imperialism and marxism and feminism , I 've heard it all before and said it all myself , twenty years ago before I had a wife and children to support . |
| 27 | I was just as confused as that day she came in and told me the news . |
| 28 | ‘ Mr Lloyd George came … and informed me that he is able to form an administration and told me the proposed names of his colleagues , ’ the King wrote in his diary . |
| 29 | Tonight Lorenzo gave me the doge 's ring , and told me the history of this lovely old house . |
| 30 | Gerry offered to be my guide , and show me the sites of the county . |