Example sentences of "[verb] me [adv] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jack and two others who had witnessed the performance , found me and piloted me back to the warmth and safety of the ski-cabin . |
| 2 | I had visited the apartment at least a dozen times , but I still found the fact of a lift opening directly into a living room incredibly impressive ; a proof of wealth as convincing as the possession of gold taps or of mink rugs or of the girl who waited to greet me just beyond the lift doors . |
| 3 | ‘ And you know very well that once you are gone Miss Araminta will throw me out of the house . ’ |
| 4 | Phil , his ever-cheerful self , telling me he has stood up his girlfriend to see me through till the end . |
| 5 | ‘ A French officer called to see me yesterday about the Hamnett affair . ’ |
| 6 | Once when I was leaving for Europe , he came to see me off at the airport , bringing a parting gift . |
| 7 | Oh , when she came with the baby and the young girl to see me off at the station , I was unable to speak . |
| 8 | Peter first came to see me halfway through the golfing season . |
| 9 | Should n't be surprised if it drives me straight into the arms of the recruiting officer . |
| 10 | Now unle now unless there are any participants that want , really burning to make a comment , er I feel that we have settled , well we 've had enough discussion on little A , I 've got enough , well I 've got enough from you in terms of your views about size of settlement , and Mr Brighton has pointed me again in the direction of his submission about er the definition of an integrated and balanced community , I would like to know , er from Mr Davis whether he concurs with that sort of interpretation , and I have a feeling that we have also had an expression , generally , that at the moment one settlement is probably appropriate , if you have to have a new settlement . |
| 11 | Saturday , 13th : Arrived at Delhi airport over two hours late , at 06.30. met me personally at the barrier and eased me through the arrival formalities . |
| 12 | And then he asked me out in the end . |
| 13 | I could see the beginning of cloud formations in the far west that looked as though they might thicken up and , since I wanted to get some shots of the Cove while the light was still good , I set off by Water Sinks , where the water from the Tarn sinks and does n't reappear again until some miles down the valley at Aire Head , and followed the footpath that would take me west of Watlowes dry valley and bring me down to the Cove by the pasture land above the Pennine Way . |
| 14 | " My mother is threatening to dismiss all the staff unless I tell her which one of them admitted me back into the house last night . |
| 15 | Now , " he said , placing a creaky arm across my shoulders as he led me through to the parlour , " I want you to meet Vron . " |
| 16 | But her eyes were fail of pain as she led me through to the lounge . |
| 17 | When she was satisfied with the state of the blaze Laura led me round to the side of the kiln , removed the bung and gestured for me to look in . |
| 18 | ‘ Good night , gentlemen ! ’ he called out merrily , and humming a hymn , led me out of the room . |
| 19 | He led me out into the snow and we crossed the island towards the beach . |
| 20 | He led me back into the house and up to Southgate 's chamber . |
| 21 | He led me back through the empty-ward to the other end . |
| 22 | I was still trembling when I reached the barn and hardly said a word as Mr Bailes led me back across the road to the farm . |
| 23 | Once he had gone , Benjamin led me back to the stable . |
| 24 | He led me back to the dining hall , vast and empty save for my two friends . |
| 25 | Benjamin rose and , slipping his arm through mine , led me back to the garden , teasing me into a good mood as he explained how he had found Waldegrave drunk as a lord and insensible as a rock in a corner of his opulent chapel . |
| 26 | He put my felonious body in the stocks of his arm and led me off in the direction of what passed for a garden at Sussex , a series of brick-edged parallelograms that could n't have looked more artificial if they had been planted with cathode-ray tubes , instead of hardy perennials . |
| 27 | He came and put his arm round my shoulders then and led me gently towards the door . |
| 28 | Some involved navigation got me across to the door and into the other room . |
| 29 | ‘ It got me out of the way while you put your nasty little heads together ! ’ |
| 30 | In fairness to him , Con was kinder than that , even when he got me out of the secretaryship last year . |