Example sentences of "[verb] me [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must ask those who are more familiar with the sciences to forgive me for any passages where they feel I might be guilty of over simplification . |
| 2 | And he irritates me by repeating things over and over again . ’ |
| 3 | But Forest manager Clough , already upset with his team 's disappointing start , yesterday declared : ‘ Both players have been to see me about new contracts but they 're not getting them . |
| 4 | Nobody came to see me for three days . |
| 5 | Instead of inviting my patients to see me at 10-minute intervals — generally I offer them each 10 minutes of my time — I shall invite the lot to attend at 9 o'clock in the morning . |
| 6 | Oh you want to see me in four weeks ? |
| 7 | But er you want to see me in four weeks to see about that ? |
| 8 | I 've the head of the Board of Tourism coming to see me in five minutes . ’ |
| 9 | In breaks in our work Edward entertained me with curious stories of the old alchemists . |
| 10 | It soileth my soul , It leadeth me into deep waters , |
| 11 | Without taking hold of me , she forced me to stand in one spot of my own will , while she whipped me on all sides . |
| 12 | ‘ You 're accusing me of burning dogs again , are n't you ? |
| 13 | The staff and right leg propelled me for forty yards until the leg gave way and the injured one , without a thought , took the strain and I ended up on my hands and knees ranting and raving . |
| 14 | The hon. Gentleman asked me about future numbers . |
| 15 | He asked me for 50,000 francs for Félix . |
| 16 | My new project led me into unexplored realms of psychology which I might otherwise have ignored . |
| 17 | A thin disdainful blonde girl led me up narrow stairs to a room filled completely by a single bed . |
| 18 | A small Palestinian boy led me up some steps to the side of the building and the woman ushered me inside . |
| 19 | This got me into some problems too with a chap in Braigh who was very fond of black Polled cattle . |
| 20 | My mother got it wrong when I was six , but her mistake did serve to galvanise me in later years and I became a successful businesswoman , outwardly independent and self-sufficient . |
| 21 | Bill 's call had shaken me in more ways than one , so I dispensed with discretion . |
| 22 | finally , when both my parents were away somewhere , I took the opportunity to draw out of the Post Office bank all the very modest amount of money that people had given me on special occasions like my christening . |
| 23 | Anyway , I 'd been very busy the day before and Doreen had irritated me for other reasons . |
| 24 | There was also no lack of contacts , who , starved of literature , were exhilarated to be able to talk about Eliot : a Captain Richardson , whom I met in Eritrea , engaged to a charming Italian , proved one of those contacts whom the war brought together and separated , reminding me in some ways of the young Eliot and Jean Verdenal . |
| 25 | My family have sometimes joined me on these camps but are mainly content to be ‘ Guiding Orphans ’ as well as ‘ Medau Orphans ’ . |
| 26 | if those people also supply me with never-ending cups of tea and coffee while they 're there . |
| 27 | ’ I gather you want me for 2 deaths and a fire . ’ |
| 28 | The same missive ( it has characteristic Mr Nice Guy touches like ‘ I hope I have shown that you can trust me in difficult times as well as easier ones ’ ) went to the deputy leader , Coun Bill Dixon . |
| 29 | She made appointments to meet me at different places : restaurants , art galleries . |
| 30 | I cried all day long and although Bessie tried hard to tempt me with nice things to eat or my favourite books , I took no pleasure in eating or even in reading . |