Example sentences of "[pron] was met [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was met at the door by the commander of the bodyguard , who introduced me to the domestic staff — the cooks , the maids , the rest of the bodyguard and the gardener . |
| 2 | The journey by train from Cambridge to Lincoln was tedious , involving several changes , and on arrival I was met by the usual RAF truck for the half hour 's run into Binbrook village and from there up the steep hill to the RAF Station on its plateau above the low lying plains . |
| 3 | He had certainly been paid one by Grunte over and above his salary , which was met by the local Tory Association . |
| 4 | On 6 December , as soon as was decently possible , it was conveyed in a funeral wagon to St Stephen 's Cathedral , where it was met by the funeral party and blessed by the priest in a chapel on the north side . |
| 5 | He was met on the platform in the early hours of the morning by Minton and Henrietta , both looking very ill and both clutching bottles of whisky . |
| 6 | He was met at the airport . |
| 7 | He was met by the angry governess , who had waited up late . |