Example sentences of "they [vb base] me [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They let me on the train . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I started to come round when they put me on the slab . |
| 3 | Started at that 's right , yes and er I did and er they put me in the machine shop filing keyhole and Those times they had to be all cast over the rim locks and all that , now they 've made for us and all that . |
| 4 | And they put me in the banqueting room , erm but we could n't , d' ya know . |
| 5 | ‘ They put me in the bin because I suddenly had a talking jag , ’ Edward said . |
| 6 | They put me in the prison hospital . |
| 7 | ‘ You know , when they stop me in the street , at least half of them call me Mr Darcy . |
| 8 | Of course , if they get me on the phone , I 'm lost . |
| 9 | ‘ As long as they get me past the post . ’ |
| 10 | They accost me in the street every time I walk every time I walk down for money , they 're |
| 11 | They ask me about the research , its aims , methods , etc . |
| 12 | They tease me in the pub … it 's always milkman this , milkman that . |
| 13 | Mind you , some do a double-take when they see me in the flesh . |