Example sentences of "he [verb] me [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told him to meet me inside an isolated summer house . |
| 2 | He epitomises the polite , friendly grandfather figure , all six foot three of him greeting me with a firm handshake . |
| 3 | ‘ Your comment about him finding it difficult to live with the idea of someone being better than him forced me into a complete rethink . |
| 4 | ‘ Why ca n't he treat me like a good-time girl , ’ wailed Babs . |
| 5 | he asked me for a few slices of bread which he broke into pieces and scattered over the roof . |
| 6 | He led me to a long , low building . |
| 7 | Where was Um Al-Farajh , I asked him , and he led me to a large square of fir trees and pointed to the earth . |
| 8 | He led me to a large , upright scallop of rock . |
| 9 | He just leaned on me and when he caught me with a left hook I was given a standing count . |
| 10 | I think he caught me at a vulnerable moment , when I was more worried about myself than I am now . |
| 11 | He wants me in a purple gown to match the set and shows me drawings of the dancers ' outfits . |
| 12 | He told me about an old school behind a high wall in a dirty street . |
| 13 | But he told me of a new home just completed , where Aunt Louise had been offered a place . |
| 14 | But a friend put some perspective into it when he told me of a recent visit to the Half Moon , a venerable pub venue in Putney : ‘ There were all these posters on the wall of bands from 20 and 25 years ago , and I thought , ‘ Cor , they must be valuable . ’ |
| 15 | In that case , he told me with a grim expression , there was something he had to warn me about . |
| 16 | ‘ He told me in a general way that he was American . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'll definitely stick to wearing them in the future , ’ he told me in an exclusive interview . |
| 18 | He directed me to a main road on the edge of Jaffa and to a small lane that ran off it to the north . |
| 19 | He acknowledged me with a flat palm upraised . |
| 20 | And he takes me to an Italian restaurant in Mitcham . |
| 21 | He rewarded me with a puzzled smile , as if he wanted to show he did not quite believe me , then with a kiss from sun-blistered lips , dry and firm . |
| 22 | On the second evening of my visit he took me to a literary party given by the Chicago Tribune in honour of Carl Sandberg in the sumptuous lounge of a club called ‘ The 333 ’ ( at 333 Michigan Boulevard ) . |
| 23 | ‘ He took me to a few parties but I was uneasy about him . |
| 24 | He took me to a waiting Jaguar equipped with air conditioning , stereo system , and a very pretty girl : ‘ at my disposal for the rest of my stay ’ . |
| 25 | But he treated me like a little girl ; part of his training , I suppose . ’ |
| 26 | He sent me to a Jesuit boarding school . |
| 27 | He clutched me like a terrified child waking from a nightmare . |
| 28 | He tells me of a great battle his ancestors fought near Lake Victoria . |
| 29 | He welcomes me with a weak grin and a feeble cough . |
| 30 | With his long face and straw-coloured hair pulled back in a half-hearted ponytail , he reminded me of a youthful Donald Sutherland ; the same doomy seriousness suddenly lightened by a wry humour . |