Example sentences of "[that] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | My arched body had moved gingerly toward the only hold , and once there I stood upright and whooped knowing that nothing would stop me now . |
| 2 | I reassured myself that nothing could stop me keeping in touch with the women on a voluntary basis , provided they wished to remain friends . |
| 3 | I stood there looking up at him , wishing that someone would demolish me . |
| 4 | It could have been just relief that someone would have me . |
| 5 | ‘ I was told , ’ Rab said , Winnie 's stinging remark , and it had stung him , ‘ that ye could fly me on a kite . ’ |
| 6 | The worst thing about it was that nobody would believe me until it was too late . |
| 7 | Not that she would want me to keep it now it 's gone this far . |
| 8 | She promised to find something else to sell me , and said that she would give me a ring . |
| 9 | Even before we 'd exchanged a word , I knew that she would let me do anything I wanted to her . |
| 10 | What she told me about vegetable growing meant very little to me , so I can barely recall now what was said , except that she would let me have some strawberries on Monday for my brother 's supper , but I remember how easily the talk went , my unexpected visit serenely taken for granted , with no query as to why I had come . |
| 11 | On my last full day in her house , Mrs Knelle declared that she would drive me through the mountains of Joyce 's Country to the edge of Connemara . |
| 12 | As for killing Havvie , I did not think that she would thank me for the scandal , ’ he finished simply . |
| 13 | ‘ Not that she would have me in any event . ’ |
| 14 | And that caught the interest of everyone straight away er , budgeting , how to be able to look at banking etcetera , and I said well and I want you to do that first so I do n't mind mainly because I was gon na work wi with Anne about the , with the environments , and then it 's science , could n't cover with the with the environment that she would like me in tutorial to do and er she has n't , well it 's not her now , unfortunately , I think it 's Sue that is supposed to be working with me cos I want to do something on recycling of rubbish etcetera within the school and do a big sort of er project on it . |
| 15 | all the same , that she wants me at home , though she does n't like me , and she could never admit that she might need me … " |
| 16 | I was worried that she might shut me out and that our marriage might break up . |
| 17 | ‘ Do you think that she 'll let me stay for good ? |
| 18 | I now believe that she will give me a lift this evening , and this belief is justified . |
| 19 | Do I know that she will give me a lift ? |
| 20 | ‘ I was afraid for a moment that she 'd strike me . ’ |
| 21 | It was when I asked [ my wife ] to inject me in the neck that she said that she 'd leave me and take the [ four ] kids with her , if I did n't do something about it . |
| 22 | Her phone call was brief — just that she 'd contact me when she had an address . |
| 23 | Later that day , Mrs Knelle declared that she 'd take me for a drive , to see Ashford Castle , a local stately home that was now an hotel . |
| 24 | Why did she suddenly start screaming and scratching , and swearing that she 'd get me ? ’ |
| 25 | Signora Puglia was consulted and she suggested that she should give me private lessons after school to bring me up to the standard of the others . |
| 26 | I rubbed the noses of one or two under the frowning suspicious gaze of Ms Brown who was not pleased to be told that she should let me in whenever I asked , eh ? |
| 27 | I told her that I had finished constructing the new kite , and that she could help me test it in the wind . |
| 28 | " In the circumstances I felt that you would prefer me to make some money . " |
| 29 | His silence encouraged her to be even more frank , and , looking to where the moonlight caught the line of his strong jaw , she said , ‘ I know you appreciate the help I 've given by stepping in to take Stella 's place , and for that reason I doubt that you would give me the sack — or tell me to go . |
| 30 | ‘ I knew , when I first saw you , that you would do me good . |