Example sentences of "me [verb] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Staying would also be impossible in the long run but that young man would let me stay for a little while — until the restaurant closed , anyway . |
| 2 | Well , I phoned them up , and I 'd been badgering them , and they told me to wait for a further communication . |
| 3 | And squeamishness prevented me looking for a tiny insect to place on a sticky dewdrop leaf . |
| 4 | So did I. He had me figured for a working stiff out to do the day 's chores , and he was n't going to bother an upright member of the community . |
| 5 | Any law against me stopping for a quiet smoke ? ’ |
| 6 | It makes me long for a complete collection so that I might read on , especially the verse you mention but do not quote . |