Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] me [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I buy enough marmalade at local fayres to see me through the year . |
| 2 | No , what I am looking at are the first direct signals to reach me from the dark constellation of Serafin . |
| 3 | Since English people are also stereotyped in Ulster in various ( usually unfavourable ) ways , it was probably equally important that my mixed , but mainly Scottish , accent made it extremely difficult for subjects to fit me into any clear popular category . |
| 4 | ‘ I do not actually need the evidence of two people in one bedroom and the sight of crumpled covers to point me in the right direction . |
| 5 | If it should please God for my sins to separate me from my dearest Pamela , you will only resolve not to marry one person . |
| 6 | I do hope there wo n't be any emergencies to keep me from going again tomorrow . ’ |
| 7 | Perhaps you will be so good as to tell your guards to accompany me to the foot of the hill ? " |
| 8 | Why should I require animals to join me in some mutual admiration society or even make them honorary members ? |
| 9 | Some girls I knew had arranged for their two penfriends to meet me at the Gare du Nord and , somehow , we recognised one another . |
| 10 | We met when she came with the chairman of one of the big contractors to lobby me about increasing the road-building programme , when I was a spokesman for Transport . |
| 11 | At the end of the afternoon 's events the Head makes an emotional speech praising my athleticism , my versatility , my stamina and my humility as he kneels at my feet to present me with the ‘ School 's Outstanding Sportsperson of the Decade ’ award . |
| 12 | She made appointments to meet me at different places : restaurants , art galleries . |
| 13 | For so long as I can recall I have always had kennels and an assortment of dogs to help me in my work . |
| 14 | I would not do it again ; it is too dangerous as things are today ; but the night on which I decided this to be the case was the night on which I leaned enough at my classes to decide me about Bertrand Russell , so it was well worth going . |
| 15 | Do you have any more messages to bring me from Victor Frankenstein ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I am asking for a mandate from the supporters and shareholders to put me on the board . ’ |
| 17 | I asked Stephen — one of the two hapless fathers and himself reduced to a mulberry-eyed basket case — if he still had enough marbles to drive me to the station at Orvieto . |
| 18 | When I go skiing I want dozens of fast tows to whisk me to the top of runs and ensure I do n't have to queue for 20 minutes behind a junior racing team , trying to unclip each other 's bindings and seeing how far they can spit . |
| 19 | I know , I say that , and the , the only thing is I was upset over the Leah Manning , being taken off the ambulance you see and whether I will get back I 'm hoping I will because erm he said he will let me know before Christmas so I think he will , he came to Leah Manning to visit me any rights to see me about it , so it was good of him really |
| 20 | They made what seemed to me rather artificial efforts to draw me into the conversation . |
| 21 | erm , er and I 'm have to take some time over this , so I think erm in the circumstances the better thing to do would be to adjourn this case till Monday morning and hope that Mr can so arrange his affairs to address me at half past ten on that day , er with Mr and with erm , whatever rights he has to erm deal with matters of this , come up a fresh in reply and to finish off , I 'm gon na leave it like that , a very much , and as I say as far , as far as tomorrow 's concerned that 's er not a difficulty with erm , either Mr informs me which is unlikely or I can , at least get a , make a start , er on the other aspects of the judgement , alright then half past ten on Monday morning |
| 22 | Lot number eight Lot eight there we are there it is showing to you , Lot number eight and I 'm offered a hundred pounds to start me on it , one hundred pounds and ten , twenty , one hundred and twenty pounds at a hundred and twenty pounds all s all done at one twenty , one thirty , forty a hundred and forty pounds selling for one hundred and forty pounds , any more at one hundred and forty pounds . |
| 23 | She felt more substantial than the other figures in the dream , almost as though she had troubled to step out of her own dreams to assist me with mine . |
| 24 | He was now using his powers to remind me of that as if the matter he was about to broach was more important than any spy . |
| 25 | And I want to keep a few things to remind me of Billy . |
| 26 | She paused , then changed the subject by looking at him expectantly as she said , ‘ Have n't you things to show me about the running of this office ? ’ |
| 27 | Although they did not know the reason for my journey , they were far too sensitive to my feelings to bother me with questions . |
| 28 | Jamie shoved one hand down the back of my cords to keep me from falling on my face , and put the other hand on to my forehead , murmuring something . |
| 29 | They did pressure me quite a lot about how I looked , but I never gave in to their attempts to convert me to pink ; I wanted to look different , and in the main I was quite happy with my image . |
| 30 | Later , much later , when I 'd refused at least seventeen attempts to ply me with drink , I found myself sitting at dinner , attempting to charm the ruling monarch 's fourth child . |