Example sentences of "[vb past] to me the " in BNC.
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1 | He described to me the glen in a storm — the darkness that mantles it , the springing into life of untold hosts of runlets , the careering in mad fury of the burns as they break through and tower above the channel wherein they are wont to flow ; the showers , the careering of the clouds , the thunderings and the lightning-flashings , and the artillery of the winds , as the air-gusts meet the peaks and explode in the hollows of the darksome corries . |
2 | And then he described to me the first time he and Montaine had happened upon it . |
3 | ‘ Forgive me if I seem to be playing the amateur sleuth once again , but something else occurred to me the other day , which might or might not be of interest to you . ’ |
4 | Here is the verse and chorus which appealed to me the most . |
5 | ‘ To be sure , the lad 's name is Gabriel , and he came to me the very day I was needing an angel . |
6 | Written as a result of attending a Labour Party conference , it was the product of shock at what then seemed to me the amount of time and energy politicians and journalists spent chasing each other 's tails on such occasions . |
7 | This seemed to me the greatest achievement of the afternoon ; some people do n't even learn to think for themselves at university . |
8 | Apart from this minor eccentricity — and I knew old people often became eccentric — she seemed to me the same as she had always been : vague in practical matters but sharp-witted enough in other ways , and eager to talk about what was happening in the world . |
9 | The chapel seemed to me the focal point of our small , humble community . |
10 | ‘ See , ’ said Renwick pointing to his balding pate , ‘ that 's what happened to me the last time I did n't stop ! ’ |
11 | Of course , he does not care a rap whether it is true or not — but he is dreadfully afraid that by prematurely espousing it he might lose some subscribers , though he acknowledged to me the other day he thought it would be generally accepted before long . ’ |
12 | When , as a teenager , I read D. H. Lawrence 's poem ‘ The Tortoise ’ , the line ‘ O why are we crucified into sex at all ? 'seemed to me the most basic and profound of all existential cries . |
13 | I dare not ask directly what is the precise matter but I see in Mr Browning 's eyes an anxiety deeper than usual and he confessed to me the other day that he fears there may be water on the lung . |
14 | He hinted to me the week before the event that he would n't mind a rest one day and I thought about that and thought about it again when we got to The Belfry . |
15 | I clutched to me the note I had written to Sylvia Grey . |
16 | It did to me the first time we stayed . |
17 | ‘ Yes , Martha 's mother , Susan Sowerby , spoke to me the other day . |
18 | ‘ The Lord said to me the day before , ‘ You 're not going to make it out of your heat tomorrow ’ . |
19 | What someone said to me the other night is that you 've got 75% of it and that 's good . |
20 | but the actual extract as , as Cath said to me the other day , you know she felt sure and I said to her you know in a full length film they could 've actually chosen a better moment |
21 | Cos she said to me the other day , she said have you been in my room and touched ? |
22 | she said to me the other day , has my mummy been in ? |
23 | And I used to load the boot up and bring them and load home like in the boot of my car my Sales Manager said to me the other day , how the hell did you get bright red dust in your boot ? |
24 | Raymond said to me the other day , I asked him was there any lemonade ? |
25 | I went rubbish cos he came and said to me the other day oh so how are you enjoying your first term |
26 | Fellow said to me the other week you do n't live here . |
27 | ( Bridegroom 's name ) explained to me the Greek alphabet which is really very familiar . |