Example sentences of "me a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've seen my room and I can make my way to it if you 'll draw me a simple map ! ’ |
| 2 | Now I am going to ask you a simple question and you are going to give me a simple answer . ’ |
| 3 | Bless you , now you see , now straight away I 've asked him a simple question , he 's given me a simple , straightforward answer |
| 4 | He gave me a welcoming grin and an ironic bow to acknowledge the exalted company I was keeping , then he ushered the senator on to the starboard wing and so into the aeroplane . |
| 5 | My wife gave me a right old bo*****ing last night when I started shouting abuse at Keumann ( sp ? ) |
| 6 | Fucking what , I , I 'm , I think it was he 's mum or not , some old biddy gave me a right old . |
| 7 | She was polite , she gave me a small box of chocolates with a thank-you card and kissed me and shook my hand when she came for a meal on Sunday . |
| 8 | If the government would only give me a small piece of land for my people in the Wallowa Valley , with a teacher , that is all I would ask . |
| 9 | Finally , J. got tired of my everlasting complaints , took pity on me and made me a small electric fire . |
| 10 | We gazed , open-mouthed at the stately triple towers and the flying buttresses , then went inside and found the famous Lincoln Imp in the Angel Choir , and J. bought me a small silver imp for my charm bracelet . |
| 11 | Pye eventually agreed to lease me a small factory in Watford , in which I set up my new company . |
| 12 | If I stood on a street corner somewhere , someone could slip me a small packet in exchange for a fiver and in a few hours I 'd be slumped on the floor of a public toilet : a Drug Statistic . |
| 13 | George opened the top lid of the tank and showed me a small plank floating on the surface . |
| 14 | George patted Robert on the shoulder and pointed out to me a small white flag blowing stiffly outside to the right of the front windows . |
| 15 | ‘ Someone recently got me a small Vox practice amp which is okay , but when I 'm recording at home I go straight through a JHS Rock Box . |
| 16 | Like all British officials of the Egyptian Government I had been dismissed from my university post eighteen months before , and I was glad that the British Council was able to offer me a small post in Athens , instead of piece work in Cairo . |
| 17 | He gave me a small , badly-stapled leaflet about The Courtney Foundation . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , Father 's promised to buy me a small practice when I 'm qualified , which will be in a few months . |
| 19 | Can you do me a small favour ? ’ |
| 20 | Do you think you could possibly find me a small drink ? " |
| 21 | She also made me a small bed , which was placed on a shelf too high for rats to reach . |
| 22 | ‘ If somebody will give me a small coin … ‘ |
| 23 | Even more awkward when she said , " Do you think you could get me a small glass of whisky ? " |
| 24 | The taxi driver leaned through his window at one point and passed me a small scrap of paper . |
| 25 | For the first couple of years I shared a flat with a friend , then my paternal grandmother died and unexpectedly left me a small legacy . |
| 26 | ‘ My wife bought me a small kit to try out using wool — which is rather like painting by numbers — and I have not looked back since . ’ |
| 27 | He drew me a small but accurate map . ’ |
| 28 | I would be grateful if you would buy me a small house somewhere , perhaps near Bristol where I can find work . ’ |
| 29 | Before me a small busy creek bubbles in private mirth . |
| 30 | Of course , all theatrical activities came to an abrupt halt ; but Guthrie was not prepared to accept what seemed like being the total demise of Sadler 's Wells Opera , and proposed sending a small touring group of the company round the provinces and he offered me a small contract . |