Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [verb] me [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was selling houses and apartments on a commission basis , and I think that my English accent stood me in good stead . |
| 2 | The hon. Gentleman asked me about future numbers . |
| 3 | Yet I found that the breadth of my Scottish education stood me in good stead in the work of assessing and editing material from the whole agenda of a serious newspaper . |
| 4 | I suppose that simple precept from that old foreman stood me in good stead for thirty odd years , until now . ’ |
| 5 | I saw Pike 's weatherworn little face watching me with intense concentration . |
| 6 | Having the opportunity to do some work from home is of great assistance providing me with extra flexibility to help balance and organise my professional and domestic commitments . ’ |
| 7 | Black sportsmen presented me with vivid examples running counter to the stereotypical black youth and , as such , they lent themselves perfectly to my general purposes , for I am hopefully in the process of shattering some of the popular images of blacks . |
| 8 | One particular Easter , a beautiful day , I remember an overwhelming fear filling me with absolute terror as we stood outside the ticket office after returning from a journey . |
| 9 | Both the men in expensive suits meet me on big-suited territory . |
| 10 | A thin disdainful blonde girl led me up narrow stairs to a room filled completely by a single bed . |
| 11 | He has been a fantastic friend helping me with financial work . ’ |
| 12 | My new project led me into unexplored realms of psychology which I might otherwise have ignored . |
| 13 | The whole field left me for dead . |
| 14 | More sympathetic souls cautioned me against hasty decisions , but the ripples subsided fairly quickly . |