Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] me [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well erm erm had a word with erm who was about oh fourth in line in the erm education hierarchy in those days and erm then spoke to who was the Chief Education Officer and er , I think they were a bit erm , bit apprehensive about employing a blind typist because erm it was something that they had never had any experience of but in the end they thought it was worth a try and er especially after supporting me at the College and erm also perhaps they had in mind that many of the erm employees would be leaving if war broke out and erm , in fact by that time war had probably started |
| 2 | I am indebted to husband John for pushing me into the purchase at a time I obviously needed the machine but was not very full of vim and zip to get it and learn it . |
| 3 | ‘ But actually , being in that situation really helped to develop my ear , because a guy would come for a lesson and ask me to show him a lick from some song or other , which kind of put me on the spot ! |
| 4 | She sort of collapsed me at the knees and I was down there . |
| 5 | Each week he would sit me on his knee and , under the pretence of asking me about the things I 'd been doing at school , he would squeeze my thighs and waist . |
| 6 | " When you did me the honour of appointing me to the Mastership of Stockport School I was led to suppose that the Income , inclusive of Ten Pounds paid by your Worshipful Company , amounted to nearly Three Hundred Pounds per annum , and from an Enquiry , however , during my Residence here , I have had the Mortification to find that the whole Salary was not more than £25 10 10½d , so that it was impossible for me to remain in the Situation without a Prospect of Church Preferment in the Neighbourhood , which I have no reason to hope for . |
| 7 | Refusing to rise to the bait , she visualised and counted ten elephants , a hangover habit from her childhood , then , her voice tightly controlled , asked , ‘ Would you please explain why you insisted on bringing me here instead of taking me to the Trevi ? ’ |
| 8 | When I protested , they assured me that there would be no question of hiding me from the crowd . |
| 9 | He picked up his wallet with his free hand , and sort of tugged me to the door . |
| 10 | The tigress was undoubtedly familiar with every foot of the ground , and not having had an opportunity of killing me at the rocks — and her chance of bagging me at the first hairpin bend having been spoilt by the kakar — she was probably now making her way through the dense undergrowth to try to intercept me at the second bend . |
| 11 | And something like hit me from the inside , |
| 12 | Again , many thanks for providing me with the opportunity to meet the Committee , it was very helpful . |
| 13 | But he did say that er it 'll take three weeks before he can get back to me about sending me to the Law |
| 14 | I know she 's disappointed as you are but may I coming in her place thank Nicholas Hinton and his colleagues for having me at the Barbican at this important annual public meeting . |
| 15 | You do n't have to do anything , apart from provide me with the back-up I need in business . ’ |
| 16 | How did the company benefit from having me on the staff ? |
| 17 | And my Will is to be Buried in Linen in a Suit which I shall provide for that purpose And I do hereby order and direct that the Sum of Ten Pounds shall be paid to the person who shall be the last in attending me to the time of my expiring and who shall see me Inclosed and laid in my Coffin in Linen . |
| 18 | ‘ I think that certainly helped in preparing me for the jump — after all I had three years to think about it , ’ said Nigel . |
| 19 | He was more interested in telling me about the tactics of the attorney general . |
| 20 | Thank you for inviting me to the information evening last week at St Thomas ' . |
| 21 | There the young ladies ' brother found me , when he returned home a few minutes later , and he insisted , much against the housekeeper 's wishes , on bringing me into the house . |
| 22 | In moral matters he confined himself solely to warning me of the dangers of masturbation . |
| 23 | My mother insisted on accompanying me to the tailor to ensure that I got something sensible . |
| 24 | You were the one who refused to go away , the one who insisted on trailing me along the road . |
| 25 | He had a peculiar habit of sliding effortlessly from throwing me a bait to hitting me over the head with it . |
| 26 | But it is only fair to record that the lad who won the " best loser 's " medal broke his wrist on hitting me on the head ( watch this space ) as a flyweight ( special gilt one 1/9d ) , which led to a most embarrassing situation . |
| 27 | Thanks for putting me in the picture , Patrick . ’ |
| 28 | Now he 's gon na blame me for the loss of my book . |
| 29 | ‘ You gon na put me on the carpet ? ’ |
| 30 | You two , sshh , if you two are gon na help me with the biscuits , then we ca n't have rows about Thomas can we ? |