Example sentences of "[to-vb] me at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They do everything to put me at ease . |
| 2 | They do everything to put me at ease . |
| 3 | I can never be grateful enough to them for the sacrifice they made to keep me at school , when even ten shillings a week would have relieved the pressure on the food bill . |
| 4 | ‘ It was n't because you believed me to be unavailable , to keep me at bay , by any chance ? ’ |
| 5 | You 're absolutely desperate to keep me at arm 's length . ’ |
| 6 | You are welcome to call me at home on if you want to discuss this , but note that I am away between the 3rd-19th April . |
| 7 | She expressed her condolences briefly and tactfully , in marked contrast to some of those present , who could n't quite bring themselves to approach the grieving widow but were quite prepared to quiz me at length about the details of Dennis 's last hours . |
| 8 | Maybe that 's my un-laid-back side coming to haunt me at night . ’ |
| 9 | And they used to tell me at home . |