Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] me [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You have come to challenge me in mortal combat . ’ |
| 2 | I believe that it was a good inheritance , and one that has stood me in good stead all my life . |
| 3 | In essence , what has stood me in good stead all these years in broadcasting is spotting good people and waiting for them to come forward with what interests them ; what obsessions , what passions they have in translating those into programmes . |
| 4 | It is not the only time my profound knowledge of football has stood me in good stead . |
| 5 | At my weekend surgery three pensioners came to see me in considerable distress because of the difficulty that they faced in paying their water and electricity bills and other bills from private utilities following the large price increases . |
| 6 | I 've experienced more now , and it 's going to stand me in good stead . |
| 7 | Dear Rothenstein , Now that the Mexican president has provided you with the beak and talons of an Aztec eagle you may perhaps feel better equipped to face me in open contest . |
| 8 | So I write that down because that 's going to involve me in extra work at the end of the month . |
| 9 | Without any preamble , except the customary offer of a cup of tea which I declined , the Inspector began to take me in painstaking detail through my account of my discovery of Froggy 's body . |
| 10 | ‘ The adrenalin was pumping and my experience should have stood me in good stead . |
| 11 | ‘ The adrenalin was pumping and my experience should have stood me in good stead . |
| 12 | In trying to conceal his negligence the projectionist had provided me with tangible evidence of the grand illusion . |
| 13 | It had left me in White Face 's power . |
| 14 | So it was something in my subconscious trying to push me from infantile dependency to maturation that brought it about that , in the dream , I could not find the inn again . |
| 15 | The formal methods of teaching , the accent on the ‘ three Rs ’ , had stood me in good stead and in those aspects of school work I was ahead . |
| 16 | You have treated me with great courtesy and kindness ; for all that I thank you . |
| 17 | Edward insisted : ‘ They have accused me of damaging land owned by the DoE , but in fact I have improved it . |
| 18 | Fans have besieged me of late claiming that in my last programme notes I announced the opening of a club shop . |
| 19 | It 's stood me in good stead and I 'll keep doing it . |