Example sentences of "meet [noun prp] [prep] the [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Unfortunately having the son of the most powerful man in the world did n't seem to do the Eagles much good — they stumbled against Argentina and finally fell flat on their faces when they met Tonga in the Plate quarter-final .
2 And somebody knew about that telephone call , and met Kemp at the railway station , doubtless informing the taxi-driver who had been hired that he was no longer required . ’
3 When Arsenal met Hull in the Cup semi-final in 1930 , and were 2–0 down with ten minutes to go , Chapman 's ordeal on the bench grew to a fever-pitch of intensity .
4 Sally left her bag in the cloakroom and met Edward in the balcony milk bar where he had a strawberry milk shake waiting for her .
5 MacArthur , who had flown to meet Truman at the Pacific island of Guam , was confident that the Chinese government would not intervene in Korea .
6 Benedicta , before we go on to meet Simon in the Fleet prison , there are certain enquiries to make .
7 But , and a squeak from being caught , Phillis in the kitchen , she could only agree , to meet Rab in the corner pub .
8 I 'd been officially blind for five years when I met Pete at the Guide Dog Centre in Wokingham , Berkshire , ’ Andrew Miles explained .
9 She was thinking back , to just over an hour ago , when she had met Simon on the sea front .
10 Virgil Miller in his office ; meeting Louise at the sect van ; the ranting , golden-robed Prophet at the Crusade ; the nightmare chase in the bowels of the Washington Centre ; the confrontation with Angel One after the Jim Miller interview ; Louise 's rescue ; Pam 's hand impaled to the table ; Harry Sherman 's bandaged form and the fight with the bogus nurse in the hospital room ; his capture of the Bethlehem House Control and the gunfight in the basement corridor ; the escape from the fire through the underground tunnel ; and lastly the fight with Angel One in the clearing … the fight … he could n't recall anything after being hit in the chest …
11 Mullen met Beattie in the Flemington Bar , Motherwell , only 45 minutes after it was claimed had he murdered Margaret McLaughlin five miles away .
12 It ensures they finish top of their group and meet Glentoran in the Ulster Cup quarter-finals at Shamrock Park on Tuesday night .
13 Having held off a prolonged second-half challenge from Leicester in Saturday 's cup semi-final , the Quins later learned the Rugby Football Union had rejected Orrell 's appeal for the league game to be switched to Easter Saturday , when Lancashire meet Cornwall in the ADT county final at Twickenham .
14 NEWCASTLE GOSFORTH , favourites for promotion to Courage Division One next season , have an early chance to gauge their real strength when they meet Gloucester in the Pilkington Cup today .
15 And yet , ladies and gentlemen , someone did meet Kemp at the railway station that afternoon .
16 Not only did Andrew meet Pete at the Guide Dog Centre , he also met his wife-to-be .
17 Auntie said : " I thought I 'd go and meet Billy off the school bus . "
18 On Nov. 18 Clinton met Bush at the White House for a two-hour session of talks which Bush afterwards described as " warm and informative " .
19 I met Jamie in the lounge bar of the Cauldhame Arms for lunch and we sat playing an electronic game over a TV table .
20 ‘ My mother met Myrtle at the jazz club , ’ said Sarah .
21 Having located the house , he had roared into Belfast and met Mallachy at the Wellington Park , where they 'd had a pint of Guinness beneath the photos of the famous actors .
22 Afterwards he met Marjorie at the stage door and said , ‘ I want you to know I 'm well pleased with your work .
23 You know an and I met Elvis at the chip shop and that stuff , I mean it 's
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