Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [verb] me " in BNC.
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1 | I was even more pleased to find that all of them could see me almost immediately , and the one I chose inspected the car as soon as I arrived and had the quote dropped through my letterbox the next morning . |
2 | Masculine intuition , he thought ; these two , perhaps you should n't trust it , but these two between them could stitch me up . |
3 | My whole being snags and crackles with broken glass , but that 's all right , because although they may smell me , nobody sees me and nobody knows me . |
4 | At least they may tell me so . |
5 | But I 'm afraid they may accuse me of lying . ’ |
6 | How I would love to be proved wrong by any one of them but parents and boys deserve my honest opinion , however much they may hate me for it . |
7 | Now they have brought forward a plan which is that they should lend me sufficient money to rent another house in which Mr Landor is to have the first floor , comprising three rooms , a book closet , and a terrace , and I am to reside on the ground floor and care for him receiving £30 a year for my trouble . |
8 | ‘ It 's very flattering that they should recognise me , ’ he added , addressing Ronni again , as the woman bustled off . |
9 | And if anybody at Mephistco thinks I lack courage , they should see me now . |
10 | I 'm not really worried about that , seeing as I was born in this country , but what I do n't understand is why they should doubt me . |
11 | ‘ Yeah , there 's no reason why they should like me , ’ he said . |
12 | They should contact me , ’ |
13 | 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 . ’ |
14 | In Japan too , they 'll tell me later , they almost lost touch with sensible layman reality , screaming when drinks were wrong or cars were late . |
15 | Well then they 'll tell me wo n't they ? |
16 | ‘ What I plan to produce for ITV , and I know they 'll give me the scope , are quality , probing interviews . |
17 | ‘ I 've to see them at the bank shortly — there 's that Buttering to be fixed , and no money for it wi'out they 'll give me a loan . ’ |
18 | ‘ They 'll give me fifty pence for that at the souvenir shop , ’ Adam said . |
19 | I mean I can take a form up to the porters in Goodricke and they 'll give me a key to a minibus . |
20 | I wonder if they 'll give me one on my back while I 'm there ? |
21 | Cos I do n't think they 'll give me the shopping for nothing and there 's no bank down Rainbow . |
22 | ‘ They 'll make me do my whole second year again , ’ said Tom . |
23 | If I do n't get back they 'll miss me . |
24 | I do n't think they 'll pay me any |
25 | I know whatever I do they 'll love me . ’ |
26 | The girl had struggled at first , but Bernice had reassured her : They 'll bring me to you in just a minute , she 'd said . |
27 | Well I 've got two strong daughters so I suppose they 'll hold me up when I 'm when I 'm you know sort of decrepit and ready . |
28 | ‘ They 'll hurt me if I tell you … ’ |
29 | Show them that I 'm willing to come off it and hopefully they 'll bail me out . |
30 | If I go home they 'll want me to prop them up by being sweetness and light . |