Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] me [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The opportunity then arose for me to be employed as a secretary to my husband — not an ideal working situation but it has been quite successful . |
| 2 | I also had two dollies , one made for me by our great family friend , Mrs Fawcett , the other stitched by my mother from an old piece of quilted petticoat . |
| 3 | My first bike was a Hercules , which Grandma got for me from a niece of hers . |
| 4 | He really lusted after me in those days … |
| 5 | I just made it out of the front door and to the end of my path , when the picture windows imploded inwards and the house erupted behind me through its triangular roof like Krakatoa herself . |
| 6 | A similar incident occurred with me in 1983 between Australia and Argentina from even further out from the goal-line , and on that occasion I felt Australia would definitely have scored a try but for a deliberate knock-on by the defenders and awarded a penalty try . |
| 7 | They were both Waafs on the staff at Group , and when I tentatively expressed an interest in spiritualism , they fastened onto me like leeches . |
| 8 | Before long , Knocknarea towered over me in escarpments of sheer rock , with grassland visible high in the sky . |
| 9 | I was therefore delighted when one day in May they suddenly reported to me at Luqa . |
| 10 | Yeah he mentioned to me about a month ago well I think it was at Christmas , it was probably at Christmas time |
| 11 | It seemed that he was extra attentive to me , and I heard via the grapevine that he always referred to me as ‘ the little Waaf with the starry eyes ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ In later years , ’ Philip wrote , ‘ he always referred to me as his father . |
| 13 | He referred to me as his ‘ Princess ’ and I referred to him as ‘ the Prince ’ ! |
| 14 | Much more cogent reasons for Ms Brown 's correct conviction are to be found in Lady Diana 's own words , which I quote from Philip Ziegler 's biography and which amply confirms others , just as forceful , that she used to me in the course of our more than 40 years of close friendship : I never responded to his dribbling , dwarfish little amorous singeries . |
| 15 | This is another of Nic Picot 's tricks which he tried on me in the pub outside the Magic Circle . |
| 16 | It never occurred to me for a moment that she had planned it all in cold blood . ’ |
| 17 | It occurred to me for the first time that he might not know whether or not I 'd lost the baby . |
| 18 | It never occurred to me at all . |
| 19 | I accepted this as natural ; it never occurred to me at the time that a housemaster could also be a friend . |
| 20 | ‘ It occurred to me at the time , ’ said Ian carefully , thinking that two could play at infant teaching , ‘ that it was candlelight , not , that is to say ’ — he managed contempt in his tone with no effort at all — ‘ electric light . ’ |
| 21 | " It never occurred to me till yesterday , sir . |
| 22 | " It never occurred to me till yesterday , Mr Feather , when I was sitting on the seat and she smiled at me . |
| 23 | ‘ To tell you the truth it never occurred to me until this minute . |
| 24 | The coy attitude with which the Press still view this and other sexual matters is illustrated by the experience recounted to me by a well-known columnist . |
| 25 | Liz , the receptionist , peered at me over the top of her pink-rimmed spectacles . |
| 26 | More often than not the face peered at me through leaves . |
| 27 | Then he took the binoculars and peered at me through them . |
| 28 | Aunt Louise peered at me from almost sightless eyes . |
| 29 | He gaped at me in silly bliss . |
| 30 | His dark eyes flickered at me like a long sooty flame , then he looked down again . |