Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] and [verb] me " in BNC.
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1 | The driver stopped and welcomed me aboard . |
2 | I hope it will provide your parents ’ she stressed the word — ‘ with an excuse to come and visit me more often . ’ |
3 | It 's all hard and cold , but Marie laughs and turns me round so she can see it from all sides . |
4 | I did n't know whether it was fair to expect Toby to come and visit me . |
5 | I dreaded to discover just what symptom of drug dependency I was witnessing , and wondered if I should shout for the big Jackson Chatterton to come and rescue me , but then Rickie turned his terrified gaze on to me . |
6 | But that night one of my other inspectors phoned and told me that Carella was in hospital after being struck by a car in the Portuense district . |
7 | Finally a soldier arrived and took me back to the Star Room . |
8 | He ripped a couple of ring pulls and offered me a luke-warm Fosters . |
9 | I was just dropping off to sleep and you know how you 're just thinking , yeah , mm what are we gon na do this weekend , and all of a sudden , Ben 's legs went and kicked me really hard , and I thought oh my God something awful 's happened , and you , you really do , you move a lot . |
10 | A Corporal appeared and beckoned me through to the kitchen ; he was taller and thinner than the other one and his arms were covered with rough tattoos executed in Indian ink ; on his right forearm were the words , ( My courage for my father , my heart for my mother , my prick for a whore ) . |
11 | However , a friendly priest emerged and told me that the whole church had been built , in an old-fashioned style , in 1935 . |
12 | The turrets and gables of Templecombe were almost in sight beyond the trees when my horse whinnied and shook me awake . |
13 | Ward stirred and asked me the time in a voice heavy with sleep . |
14 | She loosened up after she 'd had a bit to drink and told me about it . |
15 | ‘ The warder came and told me to dress and led me to an officer of the court , ’ the small , self-effacing lawyer recalled in an interview on Saturday . |
16 | There the bailiffs pushed and shoved me through a porticoed entrance , down a long , dark , musty passageway into the main well of the court , fastening me to the bar ; beyond it sat the three magistrates before a square table ringed by clerks . |
17 | His unfailing support , wide advice , strong advocacy and practical help sustained and encouraged me from my start in September 1967 as FYT 's first paid staff person . |
18 | I 'd sit out in my car , all made up and wait for the stage doorkeeper to come and fetch me . ’ |
19 | It was after this debacle that a number of Conservatives came and told me that I ought to consider coming forward as a leader of the Party and a potential Prime Minister . |
20 | Karen came and asked me I says alright . |
21 | ‘ Well , you see , miss , Mr Fennell wanted some shopping done and told me to leave him there , out of the wind . |
22 | After a silence he 'd risen greyly to his feet to leave and told me to look after myself . |
23 | I ca n't say I was enamoured of the prospect of paying £150 entrance fee and about the same in annual subscription , but keen to do the right thing , I asked Robert Balfour , then Chairman of the Scottish Arts Council and Dawyck Haig to propose and second me . |
24 | The queen smiled and tweaked me gently by the cheek . |
25 | Sporting teams , you all look a sporting bunch to me specially that chubby chap there in the middle er I 've got contacts with not only all the local football , rugby , cricket clubs etcetera , but also the teams that sort of how do I put this represent people in er the city on , on a , a good sporting level , I E Mosely Rugby Club , Aston Villa Football Club , so whatever your standard is in any sport come and see me and I shall sort out exactly what you want . |
26 | A lady from Doncaster wrote and offered me a cooker , so Frank and his friends went to pick it up , overhaul it and bring it here . |
27 | ‘ No , dear — it 's kind of you , but when you get to my age you like to sit quietly and think about the past — and I watch my telly and listen to carols on my old wireless and then the Home Help comes and puts me to bed . |
28 | In the doorway Battler turned and gave me a final beam for good measure , then they were gone . |
29 | That experience angered and frustrated me sufficiently to consider coming to this place to try to change the evil which the right hon. Member for Finchley ( Mrs. Thatcher ) was letting loose on decent families in decent communities . |
30 | ‘ And that gives them the right to try and maul me ? ’ she flared , unable to contain her hurt and anger . |