Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] me [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though Old Red had looked at me so keenly , I would be prepared to swear on oath that he had not seen me at all . |
| 2 | Bill 's story has finally convinced me of one thing — the nature of Mandy Smith 's ‘ mystery illness ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ If you were n't Eddie 's kid sister I 'd have given you a far harder ride for what you 've just accused me of this evening , so do n't push your luck , Dr Kate Ash , because you might come to regret it ! ’ |
| 4 | Several readers have already contacted me regarding foul play and the role of the touch-judge . |
| 5 | Hast Thou ever seen me for that reason at all dejected ? |
| 6 | Marie Claire had once commended me on this negative virtue . |
| 7 | How could you have ever doubted me after that ? ’ |
| 8 | You 've probably saved me from some kind of demonic sacrifice . |
| 9 | I placed Geoffrey Wilkinson , a Principal Inspector of Accidents ( who has now succeeded me as Chief Inspector and head of AIB ) , in charge of the investigation . |
| 10 | Before that , Rachel had simply been my younger sister ; prettier , brighter and sweeter than me , but that had never really bothered me until that moment , when I realised that Jacob obviously loved her far more than he would ever love me . |
| 11 | ‘ There were the customary acclamations from the populace as I rode in procession to the Guildhall this morning — indeed it seemed to me that my subjects had never before greeted me with such enthusiasm , ’ Edward told her , gazing into the fire as if reliving the morning 's events . |
| 12 | My little girl Natasha was with a friend at the time and because my mum had n't seen me for some time she was concerned . |
| 13 | And although I 'm not I enjoyed the piping , I enjoyed But I was not at peace I says I says , you 've even ruined me for this . |
| 14 | So — what is it you have n't told me about this man ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You still have n't told me about this evidence you have against me , ’ Claudia said with an assumed air of indifference . |
| 16 | His words had n't affected me at all . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , he knows all the VIPs , ’ she says , ‘ and he 's even introduced me to some of them . |
| 18 | My family have sometimes joined me on these camps but are mainly content to be ‘ Guiding Orphans ’ as well as ‘ Medau Orphans ’ . |
| 19 | Taking up residence in Colchester went very well — though I was a bit surprised to find that the ‘ de-skilling ’ process mentioned by the resettlement officer had indeed affected me to some extent . |
| 20 | After tea we would sometimes walk round their garden , and she gave me tips on gardening which have since stood me in good stead ; and cuttings , which still bring her to my mind . |
| 21 | Sitting in the train , with a Sunday paper which I 'd automatically bought lying unopened on my knee , I felt a sense of relief at being away from him , at being surrounded by a lot of impersonal uncaring strangers who could see nothing different about me because they 'd never seen me before last night . |
| 22 | Training alone has never bothered me at all , but it 's nice to be able to go down the pub for a good chinwag after a session . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I took two pills that evening — they 've never affected me like that before . ’ |