Example sentences of "were [verb] me [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | They were using me as a guinea-pig to investigate the hourly variation in mental efficiency of those with irregular sleeping patterns , such as airline pilots or globe-trotting diplomats . |
2 | ‘ So you were using me as a stud , min kaere . |
3 | IWAS looking at them uncomprehendingly ; they were eyeing me like a cat watches a captured mouse that might yet try to make a dash for freedom . |
4 | After confirming that I was n't taking any medication , she gave me two small white pills with a glass of water and sat me down , explaining that my Mother had been seriously burned and the pills were to help me with the shock when I saw her . |
5 | His claim that ‘ if they were to put me into a barrel , I would shout glory out through the bunghole ! ’ was not a facetious pose , but the normal expression of an irrepressibly good-humoured Christian . |
6 | ‘ And you were fighting me from the moment we met again . ’ |
7 | I do n't think I would have made quite so much impact , however , if it had n't been for the fact that , while they were carrying me round the church yelling , ‘ Aliens ! ’ 'Jesus Christ ! ’ and ‘ The snake cometh ! ’ the roof fell in . |
8 | I had suffered from these cramps four years before and in Tokyo they were bothering me from the start . |
9 | Tell them what you were telling me on the phone yesterday … ’ |
10 | ‘ You were telling me about a party . ’ |