Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] me [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean you asked me about formal education , and immediately we 're talking about nursery education . |
| 2 | I mean you asked me about formal education and immediately we 're talking about nursery education . |
| 3 | Her hands rested on it as she surveyed me with calm enquiry . |
| 4 | ‘ You recall me to common sense and my duties , McAllister . |
| 5 | By your expression , I judge that you suspect me of pseudo-intellectual flim-flam and it is undeniable that our deliberations tended more towards the sybaritic than the Socratic . |
| 6 | You knew she 'd be there tonight , which is why you needed me as protective cover . |
| 7 | You keep me in hot water all the time … |
| 8 | She is in the early stages of pregnancy , her belly gently swelling inside her pink dress , and she tells me with obvious delight that she is expecting a summer bambino . |
| 9 | That frigid little scene you treated me to over breakfast ? ’ |
| 10 | Generally and for the most part they 'll come up with the same sum at the end of the day and if I go to two different philosophers and say , erm can you tell me about free will ? |
| 11 | ‘ You accuse me of underhand dealing , of using dubious methods to get what I want ? |
| 12 | In their wisdom ( or because of the lack of it ) they appointed me as working group chairman . |
| 13 | They took me to Lochleven Castle , and put me in a room like a prison . |
| 14 | And last night it got me into hot water . |
| 15 | He received me with grave courtesy and enquired after my family . |
| 16 | He told me with simple gravity , as a matter decided and not to be discussed , that he had decided to resign his office . |
| 17 | ‘ To see the trash ! ’ he told me with childlike frankness . |
| 18 | He acknowledged this when he told me in fluent English that he wanted to do a post-graduate degree in biology in the States . |
| 19 | But we forgot to dispose of the discarded furnishings , and six months later when I went to spend a few days with a senior Burmese colleague , he showed me with great satisfaction his small-town church , furnished with the discarded pews , pulpit , litany desks , with the collection bags being changed according to the ecclesiastical season ! |
| 20 | I mention this because it brought me into favoured touch with the Commanding Officer for Wales , and through him I was able to gain admittance for Richard to Exeter College , Oxford , for six months prior to his joining the Royal Air Force , a privilege granted to very few cadets . |
| 21 | It took me by complete surprise . |
| 22 | Oddly , instead of reminding me of Bill , it reminded me of Old Red . |
| 23 | what , have a because we 're going to another chap had said are you sure I 've ordered this milk and it was this young man who 's serving you see , and so , the , the more senior librarian she says she said it reminds me of interesting reading , was about erm , it was a very sort , it was , it was an but it was about architecture of , of Italy , you see , it was quite a detailed thing , you know really good detail |
| 24 | On the contrary , he greeted me with easy cordiality and asked : ‘ What do you think of cigars ? ’ |
| 25 | He greeted me with scrupulous courtesy and a welcoming smile . |