Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [vb past] me [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Easy — a stroke of genius hit me at the height of the bombing , General . |
| 2 | I hoped that the off-licence opened soon because the journey to Dover could only be improved by getting drunk ; besides , a few cans of lager helped me through the morning pretty well , and killed off hunger till late afternoon . |
| 3 | I had completely forgotten Karen until her squeal of laughter reminded me of the answer to Alison 's question . |
| 4 | He paid one of them £300 ‘ who , because I employed another to fit up my last room , out of pique arrested me for the balance . ’ |
| 5 | During a recent visit to an old people 's home , the officer in charge told me of the efforts she had to make to prevent the local children from taunting and mocking the residents-often through the windows . |
| 6 | The soldier whose ugly face I had glimpsed on wakening punched me in the mouth . |