Example sentences of "[noun] met us [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Trelawney met us at the cave . |
| 2 | It was cooler and grey , and a brisk sou'wester spiked with a salty drizzle met us at the crag . |
| 3 | these met us Dad and Mike met us in the pub after . |
| 4 | When the doors of the huge dining room at the zoo were thrown open we were first in , but a sergeant cook met us in the entrance with : " I want three volunteers for dishwashing — you , you and you , " and marched us away . |
| 5 | ‘ A man met us at the door and said his wife Sheila Brown was still in the bungalow . |
| 6 | We were invited to Stuart Johnston 's retirement party in the English Department ( Stuart met us off the ship when we first arrived in NZ , in 1969 ) ; but Val did n't make the party as she tripped in a gutter and pulled her ankle ( she got free treatment for it from the doctor , thanks to NZ 's Accident Compensation scheme ! ) . |
| 7 | Denis and Astrid met us at Boston airport , waving large federal flags and they transported us to Astrid 's parents ' home in Becket , Massachusetts . |
| 8 | Alec met us in the cobbled streets of Chiguana with an English-speaking doctor . |
| 9 | My Dad met us at the airport and , of course , the first thing that I wanted to do was to see my younger brother Russell . |
| 10 | The mayor and civic dignitaries met us in a blaze of colour at Bow Bridge with the usual greetings and pleasantries . |