Example sentences of "[prep] me [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ONCE again baseless charges of lewdness and indecency in this column make it impossible for me to report the following headline in the newsletter of Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries : ‘ What 's Five Inches Long — and Worth £200 ? ’ |
| 2 | Pierre Leveque had arranged for me to join a small party attending the season-opening hockey match that evening at the Molson Stadium , with the local Montreal Canadiens playing the New York Rangers , but I did not realize it was the mayoral party until we arrived . |
| 3 | So I 'm put into the hands of what used to be called ‘ Wardrobe ’ but now has the grander title of ‘ Costume Designers ’ , who are keen for me to join the twentieth century sartorially , which would involve climbing into one of those colossal suits . |
| 4 | There was nothing for it but for me to drive the ten miles there and back and pick it up , because the doctors would need to examine him and sign the certificate at 6.30 . |
| 5 | He watched me intently , eyes narrowed against the sun which struck into this side of the courtyard , waiting for me to give a reasonable answer , which was foolish of him . |
| 6 | It was impossible for me to visit The Key Gallery , Glasgow where her work was exhibited from 15th to 30th May . |
| 7 | The man drew a hissing breath of impatience as he gritted , ‘ Tell your mother it 's imperative for me to reach the other side of the river . |
| 8 | As no doubt the teams are ready to take the field , it only remains for me to extend a warm welcome to the directors , players and boisterous supporters of Scrimley Arsenal and wish you all an enjoyable afternoon . |
| 9 | I am aware that it is not possible for me to call every Scottish Member at Scottish Question Time , but I thought that it was fair today — I hope that the House will agree — to get as far down the Order Paper as I possibily could . |
| 10 | I e it would not be a problem for me to take the same line as either or any of my er opponents , or the incumbent Mr , erm you know , if they are , frankly , right . |
| 11 | ‘ I think you will agree that that will make it extremely easy for me to keep a constant eye on you ? ’ |
| 12 | My Member of Parliament , Harold Lever , in response to an earlier letter of mine , wrote to the Algerian ambassador in London and got approval for me to cross the Algerian Sahara on foot . |
| 13 | The Parsons ' slimline dining table was too low for me to get a proper purchase to relieve the cramp . |
| 14 | Fortunately it became necessary for me to accompany the well-known Solveig 's Song on a dulcitone , which meant that I had to be close beside her in the wings . |
| 15 | Perhaps it was this , the fact that she now had someone else to love her , that made it possible for me to make a proper apology , to stutter out confusedly , red-faced , that I was sorry about what had happened . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's difficult for me to make an honest judgement because … |
| 17 | No doubt the whole neighbourhood 's waiting for me to make an honest woman of you . " |
| 18 | By the same token that we do not want to be able to identify Mrs. X , it would not be appropriate for me to reveal the exact nature of either the charge or the punishment received by the soldier . |
| 19 | It was so much the sort of remark one could only make to a girl friend , but Rupert took it very nicely and said with only slightly forced heartiness , ‘ Jolly good , and it 's an excuse for me to have a better meal than usual , too . |
| 20 | But I mean the B and B's alright and er they 've paid for me to have an ensuite room and a quite reasonable breakfast so |
| 21 | ‘ It 's very important for me to have the same people around me as I did on the first album … it 's a community thing , it means I can keep the same vibe as I had before , ’ he says . |
| 22 | That would be a good move — but far be it for me to advise the Prime Minister on that point . |
| 23 | In those circumstances it is unnecessary for me to discuss the rival contentions of fact or to reach any conclusion upon whether , if Winchester had been enabled to make representations before 30 October , those representations would have made any difference . |
| 24 | ‘ When it was time for me to fire the very pistol , I had to get up from the wireless operator 's seat and had to move my parachute — which was always as close to my feet as possible and instead of lifting it up by the canvas carrying handle , I lifted it up by the metal handle ( the rip cord ) and so had a bundle of silk to get out of the way . |
| 25 | Then you might care for me to redraft the complete document in more concise form . |
| 26 | Some months earlier I had written to Sir Sidney Barton who , fortunately for me , was still British Minister in Addis Ababa , asking him to obtain the Emperor 's permission for me to follow the Awash river through the Danakil country to discover where and how it ended . |
| 27 | Mother 's awfully anxious for me to bring a nice girl home . |
| 28 | [ Finally as we have mentioned before it is now necessary for me to obtain a Corporate Finance Engagement Letter and we enclose two copies of our standard letter . |
| 29 | I can imagine him saying ‘ Ah luv thee , but dunna ma'e me feel sma' ’ but it 's hard for me to picture the careful explanation and vindication of himself that comes after . |
| 30 | ‘ I could n't for the life of me remember the English name for this vehicle and certainly did n't know what the Russian name was , so I asked him what he would call it . ’ |