Example sentences of "joined [pers pn] on the " in BNC.

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1 My men , whom I had instructed to keep close together and sing from the time they left the camp until they joined me on the forest road , were not due for an hour and a half , and during this time it was more than likely that the tigress would break cover and try to stalk or rush me .
2 Elsie joined me on the river bank and asked if it was hot enough for me .
3 When Otto and Jean-Claude joined me on the terrace an hour or so later , they brought iced drinks .
4 ‘ I could tell he 'd been drinking as soon as he joined me on the jig .
5 He scurried up the riverbank and joined them on the path .
6 When the front door slammed behind them , and the young man joined them on the step , she asked , ‘ What about the Hall ?
7 Sam shrugged into his anorak and joined her on the lawn , where Midnight settled happily to graze .
8 Markby joined her on the further side and they both stopped to watch as their bovine companions lumbered up and stood in a row staring at them expectantly , tossing muddy heads .
9 He joined her on the cushioned seat .
10 Unlacing her boots , he put them tidily on the floor , then kicked off his own shoes , removed his cravat , unhooked the top button of his shirt , and joined her on the bed .
11 ‘ We have so very much in common , you and I. ’ Jonathan joined her on the sofa .
12 Putting down his carrot , Hazel ran across , scrambled up the bank and joined him on the bare ground under the low , close boughs .
13 She joined him on the settle .
14 ‘ Not before time , ’ Stevie remarked , as Patrick joined him on the 17th tee .
15 He describes it as being initiated by the Burgundian king 's brother , Godegisel , who made secret overtures to Clovis , persuaded him to invade Burgundy , and then joined him on the battlefield .
16 She closed the door behind her and joined him on the pavement and as she took several breaths of the crisp October air she suddenly felt how good it was to be alive .
17 ‘ All political figures are mad , ’ said Reid as he joined us on the veranda .
18 The fat Corporal had accompanied us to Lille station , bought us all a beer , and joined us on the train .
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