Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [verb] me " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It did n't distress or alarm me in any way , certainly not as much as many other things that I have seen that have earned certificates ’ . |
2 | ‘ It 's not your isolation that concerns me , ’ he informed her drily . |
3 | I want to take you through the thinking that led me to that conclusion , and then to concentrate on one of the keys to securing that future — the whole question of advancing the cause of children 's books . |
4 | That was the obsession that made me write this . ’ |
5 | But it was your axe that hit me , borne down by his sword . |
6 | She came to St Bartholomew 's Hospital to be operated on , but it 's her mind that interests me . |
7 | The fear that overtakes me seems to increase as we get closer to the big day . |
8 | It may be only outsider skepticism that leads me to see a subtle , probably subconscious new emphasis on the word ‘ choice ’ . |
9 | It was a Frankie Howerd interview that made me realise I do not even want one . |
10 | ‘ It 's getting back in one piece that worries me . |
11 | Charles told her about his movements on the Sunday night , concluding , ‘ … so it must have been the arrival of Nigel 's car that made me run out of the place . ’ |
12 | I saw no one on the long lonely road home , and the only enemy that attacked me was the midges . |
13 | It 's not the cost ( £200+ ) of a boat that worries me , it 's more the mechanisation of a basic fishing skill like working a bait on the wind that niggles . |
14 | It was the therapy that gave me the strength to leave my girlfriend because through it I established the fact that I was prone to passivity , always waiting for other people to call the shots . |
15 | Give 'em all my autograph that write me . ’ |
16 | Thirdly , it was not just the bald declarations of innocence that impressed me , but the nature and quality of those declarations : there were passages in both books which , as in Meehan 's letters to me , had the sharp ring of truth . |
17 | it 's , or , or my driver 's capability that worry me |
18 | The boots have a Vibram dual density sole that gave me all the grip and comfort I needed over steep wet grass and rough ground . |
19 | It may have been the horse that roused me from my sleep . |
20 | ‘ It was the live side that struck me as being a bit special , ’ he says . |
21 | So in this merry mood of self flagellation I shall tell you the story of one monumental cock-up that taught me two very important lessons . |
22 | We talked a lot , laughed a lot , drank a lot — another round in the warming game of friendship that left me happy at the time , and aching afterwards as I contemplated the lonely bed . |
23 | It was only this monthly accounting that worried me though , for I read every patient 's case notes with avidity . |
24 | And I chose a conception that promised me a child of certain defined personality characteristics as well as physical ones . |
25 | " Dear mermaids , wo n't you please turn the wheel and spin me down to the sea-king 's palace ? " |
26 | I was me and it was both frightening and exciting , like driving very fast round a precipitous bend with someone now and again taking my hands off the wheel and forcing me to trust . |
27 | They change the persona and help me to detach myself completely from my working life . |
28 | One of the porters nips out every day at five thirty to the off-licence and gets me a cold one . ’ |
29 | She was polite , she gave me a small box of chocolates with a thank-you card and kissed me and shook my hand when she came for a meal on Sunday . |
30 | The employee behind the check in desk gave me a huge smile and welcomed me to the airport , gave me my seat reservation card and wished me a good journey . |