Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [v-ing] me [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gyggle was driving me along the coast road to Brighton as he spoke . |
| 2 | As Estella was leading me along the dark passages , she stopped suddenly and put her face close to mine . |
| 3 | I dimly understood that by holding out to me this realm of material essences , available by an act of will alone , The Fat Controller was condemning me to a cosmos of brand names , a metaphysic of motifs , a logic of logos , and an epistemology based on EPOS ( The Electronic Point of Sale method of inventory-keeping , which was just coming into use at this time among major retailers ) . |
| 4 | I think Alwin and Pat use an auditor cos as you know he 's in business and I 've got a feeling that Alwin was asking me about the auditors the other day , so whether there 's would be , whoever he is , would be er willing to do it , I do n't know . |
| 5 | The registrar was regarding me over the top of his spectacles and trying not to look at his watch . |
| 6 | The next moment I was on the floor and one was kicking me and the other was hitting me in the face . |
| 7 | The day came suddenly and before I knew it my father was driving me into the town of Ipswich to drop me off near the studio . |
| 8 | As I prowled about outside the garden wall , it came on me with a start that a young , man was regarding me over the barrel of a pistol . |
| 9 | He guessed rightly that little Didier Bluot was leading me into the cemetery and would direct me to Montaine 's grave . |
| 10 | yeah but he do n't get done , he does n't get done , that is the problem , the kids do n't , I 've written a letter to Mr yesterday , why they were waiting for the games teacher he was hitting Geoffrey and he gave him a dead leg , kneeing him in the leg , he said before drama , he 's got drama tomorrow he says he hates drama because the teacher takes no notice , he said one week Stuart was hitting me with a stick and the teacher just said calm down you boys , and he was being hit with a stick oh no and this I find totally disgusting and I feel like complaining about this , one of the teachers and I do n't know whether its drama yeah I think it was drama and |
| 11 | The answer was staring me in the face . |
| 12 | I was in a shop once , buying scented candles , and on the radio came Steve Wright with a collage of Smiths ’ songs , and I got a distinct chill , almost as though the hand of death was tapping me on the shoulder , saying : ‘ put yer candles down , it 's time to go ! ’ ’ |
| 13 | I dreamt that my mother was calling me from the bottom of a deep , deep well . |