Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [vb -s] me [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Philip puts his hands on my waist and twirls me round . |
| 2 | Crilly cups my face in his hands , strokes my hair and kisses me long upon the lips . |
| 3 | ‘ This breaks my heart and makes me very , very angry . ’ |
| 4 | The sledge bucks on an uneven hummock and throws me off . |
| 5 | There 's a power cut ; the lights go out and we light candles and gas lamps and end up — a hard core of seven of us ; Andy , me , Howie , another two local lads and a couple of the traveller boys — down in the snooker room where there 's a beat-up looking table and a leak in the ceiling that turns the whole of the stained , green-baize surface into a millimetre-shallow marsh , water dripping from each pocket and dribbling down the bulky legs to the sopping carpet , and we play snooker by the light of the hissing gas lamps , having to hit the white ball really hard even for delicate shots because of the extra rolling resistance the water causes , and the balls make a zizzing , ripping noise as they race across the table and sometimes you can see spray curving up behind them and I 'm feeling really drunk and a bit stoned from a couple of strong Js smoked out in the garden earlier with the travellers but I think this dimly lit water-hazard snooker is just hilarious and I 'm laughing maniacally at it all and I put an arm round Andy 's neck at one point and say , You know I love you , old buddy , and is n't friendship and love what 's it 's really all about ? and why ca n't people just see that and just be nice to each other ? except there are just so many complete bastards in the world , but Andy just shakes his head and I try to kiss him and he gently fends me off and steadies me against one wall and props me up with a snooker cue against my chest and I think this is really funny for some reason and laugh so much I fall over and have distinct problems getting up again and get carried to my room by Andy and one of the travellers and dumped on the bed and fall instantly asleep . |
| 6 | I catch a bit of radio while I 'm changing cassettes just north of Perth and hear something called I 'll Sleep When I 'm Dead by Bon Jovi which is n't a patch on Uncle Warren 's song of the same name and makes me more than reasonably annoyed . |
| 7 | I love it because it means I get to lots of other countries and see different people and different cultures , and I hate it because it is such a hassle and keeps me away from my family and friends . |
| 8 | At the end of the alley he looks both ways and signals me out . |
| 9 | He grips my arms and dumps me back on the pew . |
| 10 | Before waiting for an answer she takes me by the hand and leads me on to the dance floor . |
| 11 | Crilly takes my hand and leads me in . |
| 12 | She has n't a clue and asks me out for a drink . |
| 13 | But John gives me a wink and passes me through . |
| 14 | A young man stops his pick-up and calls me over , laughing all the while . |