Example sentences of "meet [pron] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British politician Geoffrey Howe said in an interview on television : ‘ We thought it was right to come to a decision when I next met them last night . ’ |
| 2 | He said that he had taken into account the views of local authorities put to him since he met them last year , he might have taken in to account of course , we did n't accept any of the er er observations . |
| 3 | When I first met my Working Group I was astonished to discover that they were far more progressive in outlook than the members of the Kingman Committee . |
| 4 | Unfortunately the rapport I had built up with the director was wasted , as the commercial he was working on went wrong and had to be done again , so I met my new director over a pie and a pint in my local before shooting started . |
| 5 | I met my first boyfriend when I was in the fifth year at school , and we were together for six years . |
| 6 | Mr Parsons looked down at me at last , and I could see a different embarrassment replacing the first as he met my ironic eye . |
| 7 | I did n't advertise for a partner but I went to the single 's and divorcee club and met my second husband and its magic the second time around . |
| 8 | I met my future husband when he was a colonel in the Indian Army . |
| 9 | It was through the OTC that I met my future husband , Eric , who was at that time a permanent staff instructor . |
| 10 | It was not until I met my current hairdresser ( who thankfully is still in the same place three years later ! ) that I realised the importance of a good head of hair , stylishly cut , well-conditioned and subtly coloured . |
| 11 | A couple of blocks away is John Smiths , where I met my old friend Robert Clow , in company with his number two , Willie Anderson , current treasurer of the BA . |
| 12 | Will my hon. Friend join me in paying tribute to Mr. Martyn Rands , chairman of Basildon commuters ' club — and to his hard-working committee — who met my hon. Friend this morning and presented him with a petition , signed by 5,000 people in my constituency , complaining about the disgraceful service that they receive on the Fenchurch Street line ? |
| 13 | ‘ I mentioned to the master that Adèle wanted to be introduced to the ladies , and he asked you to bring her down to meet them this evening . ’ |
| 14 | I ask him to meet me that evening at the Three Pigeons . |
| 15 | ‘ But you seemed keen to meet me this morning , so this seemed like the best place . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 'd like you to meet my new friend Mike . |
| 17 | She said , ‘ Do you think I 'd arrange to meet my own father in a place like this ? ’ |
| 18 | He favoured her with a slightly haggard smile , but his voice was dry and laboured as he said : ‘ I 'm delighted to meet my old friend 's niece . |
| 19 | The rest of the week I just sort of tidy round , dust , put the carpet sweeper over — that takes me till a quarter past three , when I go to meet my little girl from school , and I do n't very often get much done once she 's home … |
| 20 | He just seemed so delighted , so rejuvenated to meet my little baby . |
| 21 | She hoped very much to meet someone this morning , Dorothea perhaps , or Alida Thorne , or Mrs Bottingley , wife of the Rector , for they might invite her home to coffee and she could confide in them . |
| 22 | She rose to meet her future self . |
| 23 | Although she has yet to meet her future spouse , she nevertheless has an idée fixe when it comes to her prospective spouse 's physique . |
| 24 | Gillian arranged to meet her first date in Leicester Square . |
| 25 | And , to actually get to meet her new aunty ! ’ |
| 26 | Seems a naive little bitch : very anxious to meet her famous sister again , and kiss and make up some pathetic family squabble . ’ |
| 27 | She asked me if I 'd like to meet her current boyfriend and I agreed . |
| 28 | It was hardly the kind of place that a girl should arrange to meet her own father , unless she had a cruel streak or a deeply insensitive nature , or both . |
| 29 | Nor was such military service the only obligation on which the sixth-century Merovingians could rely : they could expect the provision of hospitality , which could be an extremely costly business , as when Chilperic I 's daughter , Rigunth , set out to meet her intended husband in Spain — her retinue devastated the country it passed through . |
| 30 | She loved wearing beautiful clothes and priceless jewels , and was thrilled to meet her favourite pop stars and actors , go to rock concerts , ballets , operas and glittering film premiéres . |