Example sentences of "me to do " in BNC.

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1 My first audition , as such , was actually for John Caird who wanted me to do a piece of Juliet .
2 What do they want me to do ?
3 Without waiting for him to invite me to do so , I sat down .
4 My people at the PFA feel that until the League get together and show there is a practical job for me to do , they do n't see why they should let me go . ’
5 Mrs Gojkovic said later : ‘ What I now want is to get a middle-of-the-range hotel to cater for the tourist trade in London … this is going to enable me to do this . ’
6 The trouble was , although they 'd got me to do it — maybe because they knew it would save them money , or maybe because you ca n't get that kind of work done by your usual process shop — I did n't know how to do colour separations .
7 ‘ What do you want me to do ? ’
8 ‘ God , Nurse , ’ Ted exclaimed virtuously , ‘ There 's nothing for a hot-blooded sinner like me to do when he sees you coming , except close his eyes and pray for continence . ’
9 There 's nothing for me to do .
10 ‘ But I will speak to Jupe if you would like me to do so , ’ he replied .
11 The nurse just said , ‘ Well what d' you expect me to do about it ?
12 You ca n't expect Mummy and me to do all the talking about you know what .
13 As the Queen they would n't expect me to do much .
14 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 .
15 PARKS : I do not believe it befits the Committee to force me to do this .
16 ‘ What is it that you want me to do , Isabel ? ’
17 You are welcome to serve my meals in my room , there is plenty for me to do alone upstairs . ’
18 ‘ So what you want me to do ? ’
19 She herself eats very little , and she attempts to fit me into what she sees as her future role by teaching me to do the same .
20 Similarly Fawn Hall , asked by North to alter memoranda to conceal his work for the contras , remembered feeling uneasy : ‘ but I believe in Colonel North , and I know that there must have been a good reason why he was asking me to do this , and I — I did as I was told . ’
21 Then someone fell out and it was possible for me to do the Figaro myself .
22 No one wanted me to do the set , so I paid for it myself .
23 There are pressures building up for me to do all sorts of things but I do n't want to accept them , ’ she says confidently , her blue eyes filled with a new purpose .
24 There have been offers from cosmetics and hair product firms for me to do advertising but I have turned them down .
25 But of course I am aware that people want me to do lots of things because I am Kylie Minogue . ’
26 ‘ But there are so many people who want me to do things and I feel I ca n't let them down .
27 If i get a good script and it calls me to do a hefty love scene why not ? ’ she added , lips that were once sugary and innocent now curled coquettishly .
28 ‘ What d' you want me to do about it ? ’ he growled , reaching for his watch .
29 ‘ The secretaries were determined that somebody at least should make use of them , and there was much pressure put on me to do so .
30 My wife wants me to do these things .
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