Example sentences of "to meet [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They told him to meet them two nights later and threatened frightful consequences if he should fail to appear . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 3 | I ask him to meet me that evening at the Three Pigeons . |
| 4 | ‘ But you seemed keen to meet me this morning , so this seemed like the best place . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd like you to meet my new friend Mike . |
| 6 | She said , today : ‘ I am delighted to have an opportunity to meet my European peers and to participate in the debates and the entire programme . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I came down from Manchester two days ago , to meet my fellow archdeacons , and the Bishop told me of your husband 's application and of course that made me wish to meet him , and to meet you . |
| 8 | She said , ‘ Do you think I 'd arrange to meet my own father in a place like this ? ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 … |
| 11 | He just seemed so delighted , so rejuvenated to meet my little baby . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Lovestruck Fiona even took Paul to meet her middle-class parents at their luxury home in Gwent , South Wales . |
| 14 | She rose to meet her future self . |
| 15 | Although she has yet to meet her future spouse , she nevertheless has an idée fixe when it comes to her prospective spouse 's physique . |
| 16 | Gillian arranged to meet her first date in Leicester Square . |
| 17 | And , to actually get to meet her new aunty ! ’ |
| 18 | Seems a naive little bitch : very anxious to meet her famous sister again , and kiss and make up some pathetic family squabble . ’ |
| 19 | She asked me if I 'd like to meet her current boyfriend and I agreed . |
| 20 | Zeinab had set it up for Owen to meet her theatrical friends at their usual cafe and as she and Owen turned into the square , there they were , occupying their usual tables on the edge of the pavement . |
| 21 | From my experience , in Brighton , she has shown what a caring , young , attractive lady she is , especially when she took time out to meet her own supporters and to sign autographs . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | He grasped her chin in one hand and tilted it to meet her angry eyes . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Talei Pennington , 21 , who was adopted at birth , was given air tickets to Fiji to meet her natural parents . |
| 27 | ‘ She 's keen for you to meet her old man , ’ he said , then drained the last of his juice . |
| 28 | Tottenham v Everton Two former Evertonians , Lineker and Van den Hauwe , prepare to meet their former team . |
| 29 | In other words , they preferred , when they had earned a certain basic sum of money sufficient to meet their immediate needs , to spend the rest of their time in leisure rather than in work to increase their earnings . |
| 30 | In April 17th Iraqi diplomats are due to meet their Iranian counterparts in Geneva for a new round of peace talks . |