Example sentences of "[noun] of [art] [noun] [verb] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a research project I carried out into academic publishing a great deal of the work required me to interview very experienced and knowledgeable publishers and to ask questions which , inevitably , touched on financial matters . |
| 2 | The study of the Buddha made me feel that I was in the presence of a very great religious teacher , a man of great compassion , who diagnosed man 's original trouble as greed , desire , attachment , the escape from which was the treading of the Noble Eightfold Path . |
| 3 | What does that sleaze-bag of a gilgul expect me to do when I announce my presence to a quivering subject ? |
| 4 | ‘ The Open College of the Arts encouraged me to a course in music using electronic keyboards and things took off after that . ’ |
| 5 | As soon as Glumdalclitch saw I was in danger , she ran from the other side of the room to rescue me . |
| 6 | If Johann did not open the door , Fritz would come round to the other side of the castle to find me . |
| 7 | Sometimes that side of the business frightens me . |
| 8 | The baggy cut of the jacket made me look as it I 'd eaten one roast dinner too many , however the loose fit gave complete freedom of movement — particularly useful for stretching when scrambling or skiing . |
| 9 | The roof of the barn concerns me because eventually it will fall in but I dare not start on it just yet — the house must take priority . |
| 10 | The Chairman of the Governors asked me was there a precedent in a flowing her to come into the interviews , and I said ‘ No , the precedent has already been set and that she was n't in on the other appointments . ’ |
| 11 | The chairman of the committee telephoned me in the late spring of 1976 to say that they were organising a series of public meetings at Wapping when the committee 's plans for the area would be disclosed to the local population for the purpose of hearing their comments and enquiries . |
| 12 | But a close inspection of the corpse proves me wrong . |
| 13 | I thought the dead whiteness of the dress made me more of a corpse than a bride but had n't enough energy to infuriate my mother by telling her so . |
| 14 | The smell of the place reminded me of a kipper factory . |
| 15 | ‘ Mrs Blackler of the agency advised me that you would be in touch . ’ |
| 16 | My wound was probed and bandaged , and then the fool of a medico bled me , evidently under the impression that it would calm a supposed fever . |
| 17 | Further , it makes me angry with myself to find that the perfectly natural and utterly unfair result is that I begin to dislike Paxford , no exercise of the will convincing me that it is not the unfortunate P. who is boring me with his views on everything under the sun . |
| 18 | The gunner of the Fox gave me the final two fingers and I knew the third finger was coming up which meant the " K " gun would be right in my starboard earhole , I put my finger lip and gave the impression I was going to land , whereupon all the Foxes — by this time four or live of them — were given a signal by the leader , and they all turned on their backs and headed where they wanted me to follow . |
| 19 | The positioning of the controls leaves me a bit cold . |
| 20 | ‘ Numbers three and four concerned talking to the press and media , in particular my defiance of a directive banning me and the players from speaking to reporters . |
| 21 | What strange quirk of the heart made me feel so much a part of the life of this place ? |
| 22 | I stepped back to avoid the overpowering closeness of his face and a little man on the inner circle of the crowd startled me with a friendly smile , but I could not find him again when I looked for him . |
| 23 | Being in the right place at the right time is all important in fishing , and living on the doorstep of the river gave me the advantage . |
| 24 | The sparsity of the dialogue pleased me . |
| 25 | Also , the ghosts of the carvers frightened me off . |
| 26 | Then at the end of the meeting the leader of the group asked me to stay behind . |
| 27 | The steaming open of the letter convinces me . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ The pathologist who did the autopsy on the body of the man told me something about the effects of nerve gases . |
| 29 | Later that evening , when I was almost asleep , the sound of a crowd brought me back to full consciousness . |
| 30 | I was sure that his status as head of the herd helped me out in an unpleasant encounter . |