Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] me at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sitting in Casey 's office with a group of people sometime in the autumn of 1985 , John McMahon , his deputy , suddenly said : ‘ You wo n't believe what Bud McFarlane just told me at the White House . ’ |
| 2 | You expect me to believe that the board just chose me at random ? |
| 3 | In fact , we did go down there for a week to explore the possibilities , and I admitted that it was n't what it was and that the rosy glow that still suffused me at the very name was probably nostalgia for my touring days , when it was the most prestigious of all the dates . |
| 4 | I never suspected a thing , even though my supposed father always kept me at arm 's length . ’ |
| 5 | For five hours he did n't once open his mouth to offer advice or even give an opinion and , when he checked the takings at the end of the day , although we were two shillings and fivepence light from a usual Saturday , he still handed over the sixpenny piece he always gave me at the end of the week . |
| 6 | ‘ He was killed by assassins just like the bastards nearly murdered me at Le Coq d'Or ! ’ |
| 7 | Having said that , the bugger nearly threw me at Holborn Circus . |
| 8 | Mr McNally : ‘ Are you aware that when he authorised the extension that he told Mr Anderson , and indeed told me at 10.30am yesterday , that there was not sufficient evidence at that stage to charge Mr Anderson following the four interviews on May 24 ? ’ |
| 9 | He said : ‘ They tried to batter me into taking the job , then rang me at home and tried again . |
| 10 | As a consequence of which well we went to Egypt and the Sudan this business , we came back and er the b the the foreman 's brother he ne he never liked me ever this forema when I were a kid you know , he never liked me at all , I never got on with him and and er mind you there 's a long story about that but it 's a silly little thing that er that I really upset him with . |
| 11 | It never struck me at the time . |
| 12 | She never left me at all ! |