Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] me [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Daphne not only welcomed me with open arms but to my surprise expressed delight at the thought of my occupying one of her spare rooms . |
| 32 | He … he only sees me as a … a dear friend . |
| 33 | There are fewer elephants about up here erm and er the issue that obviously concerns me from the development point of view is the is the time scale , is the process rather , that that the planning policy would im would imply . |
| 34 | But she was in such a hurry that she just could n't stay for long enough to help me with breastfeeding Stephen . |
| 35 | The Alexander Technique , which is a way of allowing the body and mind to work together in order to avoid muscular tension , has constantly helped me to be calmer in stressful situations . |
| 36 | and only stuck me on the payroll |
| 37 | ‘ So tell me about the twins , ’ I said , not because I was interested , but because I wanted the senator to talk while I dreamed up a strategy to turn down his request . |
| 38 | So tell me about when you first moved in , Mr is n't it ? |
| 39 | ‘ So tell me about this Rose Bowl of yours , ’ he said , leaning back and signalling the waiter for another bottle of wine . |
| 40 | ‘ So tell me about this case of yours . ’ |
| 41 | People write me letters saying that although they only know me from my photos , they feel that they know something about my personality . |
| 42 | One more story about O : he told me ( it was as if he was trying to explain the oddity of his lovemaking to me , as if he was trying to account for or apologise for the way he 'd treated me , or perhaps to reassure me concerning the effect he 'd had on me , I do n't know ) , in the morning he told me that there was one man , this had been just a couple of years previously , there was one man who had summoned him to his bedside to be counted amongst a farewell gathering of lovers , dear friends and great passions . |
| 43 | ‘ It was quite usual for me to take on this sort of job but it was n't usual for him to make an appointment for me and only tell me at the last minute , especially when it meant working after hours . |
| 44 | just enough to leave me with a strange sense |
| 45 | ‘ If they were happy enough to let me through the door then they should have been happy to let me win their draw . |
| 46 | ‘ You 'd better drop me at the hospital . ’ |
| 47 | was she made enough to give me to him ? |
| 48 | However , he records with thankfulness that it ‘ pleased God not only to keep me from them ’ , but also to give him a friend whose example of zeal and practical godliness was of great spiritual help to him . |
| 49 | If you will be good enough to furnish me with the necessary linen , I will take it upon myself to make Lady Merchiston a degree more comfortable . ’ |
| 50 | Erm yeah I did mention earlier actually there was one or two ways that you could perhaps help me er one was erm I hope , I 'd like to think that obviously my service has been of value to you erm I 'd also like to think that you can perhaps recommend me to people you know er you did actually mention earlier erm was it Peter you work with , was it |
| 51 | which you said it has , er you would perhaps recommend me to some people you know erm like the partner in your er your work or the members of your squash club . |
| 52 | But I was surprised by their looks , as they came through the airlock — enough to keep me from being puzzled , then , about how they had crossed from their pod to my ship without space suits . |
| 53 | My salary was barely enough to keep me in sliced white and undies , never mind maintain Mrs Dennis Parsons in the style to which she had become accustomed . |
| 54 | ‘ Perhaps I 'm hoping to meet a man rich enough to keep me in comfort so I can indulge my every whim and fancy and give up work for good , ’ she said drily . |
| 55 | Before very long , Wilson was constantly consulting me on a number of matters and even seeking my opinion on political issues — which he wisely always rejected . |
| 56 | ‘ MY GRANDADDY … would gently nudge me off the sidewalk if a white person ever walked close by . ’ |
| 57 | and you will only have me as a stranger |
| 58 | I 'll always honour and obey you , Harry , and I 'll do anything you say or go anywhere you want if you 'll only take me for a wife . " |
| 59 | ‘ Oh , it 's got nothing to do with business , ’ Alison replied with a laugh that ever so gently reprimanded me for my mercantile preoccupations . |
| 60 | But then he suddenly dumped me for no apparent reason and left me broken-hearted . |