Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] me [prep] " in BNC.

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31 My natural speed turned me into a wing three-quarter at rugby for the colts , though I can always recall matches in the centre and at fly-half .
32 If there is any attempt to bypass me in this matter , you shall all know of it ! ’
33 This episode leads me to the idea that at the physical level , there is a need for a philosophy to overcome disasters and fear , and also to help that majority of people who do not fulfil all their biological needs , and who have to sublimate them .
34 The dilemma followed me through the publication of a few accounts of my researches .
35 Nor does the Kennel Club tell me about its achievements .
36 A boat returned me to the little coral landing-strip ; Friendly Islands Airways took me down to Tongatapu ; and within half a day I was settled in a small hotel in Auckland , waiting for the weekly Cathay Pacific jet home .
37 After it was all over there was another strange and thrilling event when a car whisked me to the News at Ten studios where I was interviewed by someone in Leeds .
38 Bonanza favoured me with a full-face view of him now .
39 I was serious about acting in those days , but the hungrier I got the more my resolution sagged , until a guy I 'd known at college talked me into a job with the Defense Department . ’
40 Nor do I feel like setting myself up as an Aunt Sally just waiting for all those girls to throw themselves at me in the attempt to knock me off my perch ! ’
41 One such benefactor called me on that recent morning when the old fellow with the hooked nose drifted into his final coma .
42 Grief hit me in its fullest force much later .
43 He had the impertinence to berate me for knee-jerk reactions on behalf of the Government when he opposes absolutely everything that the Government do , however sensible it obviously is .
44 Were it not for the narrow strip of tar , I would have been stuck hopelessly — several times I was bogged down when the wind blew me off the road .
45 A minibus took me through the early morning light to Makindye , in the southern suburbs of the city , where the first Uganda National Women 's Festival of Music and Drama was in full swing in a large church hall .
46 My man in the sombrero tells me of an incident at Goldsmith 's Mexican estate two weeks ago which has severed relations for the foreseeable future .
47 But one day in 1977 a rather special envelope arrived , bearing an engraved card inviting me to be a guest of honour at the Women of the Year lunch at the Savoy Hotel in London .
48 The Michaelmas term saw me at my most hostile .
49 ‘ So your mummy saw me with the boys , did she ?
50 His reply took me by surprise as he shook his head firmly and answered : ‘ No thank you , I 've had some today and Mummy rations me ! ’
51 In the carriage taking me into town , I cried a little .
52 ‘ You didna ask me for evidence , John , you sought my best judgement , and you have it .
53 The barman fixed me with the kind of stare you could roast weenies on .
54 The soldier seized me by the hair and pushed me across the garden .
55 You have failed in your attempt to convince me of the coincidence between the bourgeois and the human .
56 ‘ Everything about the college reminded me about the attack , ’ she explained .
57 The pheromone experiment puts me in mind of the effects of sandalwood essence : people can sometimes have a specific anosmia to its aroma .
58 I said the bug-eyed monster reminded me of Mr Scruton the headmaster .
59 Your reply reminds me of my son paging through the brochure for George Washington University .
60 As I escorted Marinka to the Oasis Arena in the torrential rain , the scene of mimose reminded me of my halcyon days at .
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