Example sentences of "[verb] me [adv] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jack and two others who had witnessed the performance , found me and piloted me back to the warmth and safety of the ski-cabin . |
| 2 | I could see the beginning of cloud formations in the far west that looked as though they might thicken up and , since I wanted to get some shots of the Cove while the light was still good , I set off by Water Sinks , where the water from the Tarn sinks and does n't reappear again until some miles down the valley at Aire Head , and followed the footpath that would take me west of Watlowes dry valley and bring me down to the Cove by the pasture land above the Pennine Way . |
| 3 | So anyway , after fucking weeks and weeks and weeks I had come out to me one day , and Mr came out and he said to me he had a wee bucket and shovels and he says er bring me down to the first floor so I opened to let him out and he gets out and he says to me , now take her half way between the first and second floor and stop her . |
| 4 | He led me through to the next room , and up against the wall there lay a stack of some ten to fifteen canvases . |
| 5 | But her eyes were fail of pain as she led me through to the lounge . |
| 6 | Now , " he said , placing a creaky arm across my shoulders as he led me through to the parlour , " I want you to meet Vron . " |
| 7 | When she was satisfied with the state of the blaze Laura led me round to the side of the kiln , removed the bung and gestured for me to look in . |
| 8 | He led me back to the dining hall , vast and empty save for my two friends . |
| 9 | Once he had gone , Benjamin led me back to the stable . |
| 10 | Benjamin rose and , slipping his arm through mine , led me back to the garden , teasing me into a good mood as he explained how he had found Waldegrave drunk as a lord and insensible as a rock in a corner of his opulent chapel . |
| 11 | Some involved navigation got me across to the door and into the other room . |
| 12 | ‘ Knocked on the door , said she 'd come to drive me up to the county ground , had a picnic in the car and she hoped I was ready . ’ |
| 13 | I want you to drive me down to the railway station in about half an hour . ’ |
| 14 | The zoo-man at the turnstile 'd come rushing out and Vern 'd get scared and drag me away to the place where he 'd hidden my … |
| 15 | The next day they moved me up to the second floor to work with Mr Perkins , a weird old guy who smelt of dogs and cleaned his ears out with the lid from his ballpoint pen . |
| 16 | His master closed his book and invited me politely to the table . |
| 17 | I looked up the name of my shop steward — Chris Pike — in a recent union bulletin , wrote to him for further information and he invited me up to the Branch Office . |
| 18 | George invited me out to the cinema that night , and so it began . |
| 19 | But if I can leave it running and it runs out it will suit me down to the ground . |
| 20 | Once it was home , the stalwart Alan helped me up to the loft with it , where it awaits my occupation in due course . |
| 21 | When we got to the airport at Stansted , she 'd even arranged for the Captain to escort me on to the plane . |
| 22 | Mrs Rumney was shout to lead me through to the kitchen when the door burst open and Cedric bounded delightedly into the midst of the company . |
| 23 | ‘ Someone who may be able to lead me right to the heart of the operation , ’ he said softly . |
| 24 | As he lived in the city , Mr Coary drove me up to the Noones ’ for my bag and then took me all the way back to O'Brien 's Hotel in Dublin , where I had stayed long before . |
| 25 | He asked if I was in trouble and drove me back to the car park , where he produced a tow-rope . |
| 26 | They drove me back to the Ministry , where I was questioned by an officer I 'd never seen before , a colonel . |
| 27 | The paramedics eventually drove me uptown to the scene of the accident . |
| 28 | On one memorable occasion , Mac came to one of the dances and spent a lot of time with me , even escorting me back to the Waaf site afterwards , making intelligent conversation about his home in Canada and shaking hands gravely as he said goodnight — so different from the smash and grab tactics I was usually treated to when trying to bring an evening to a satisfactory close . |
| 29 | Pink and blue drifted away , leaving green to chat for a few minutes — ‘ I jest lerved those cute red heels and hose you 'rived in ’ — before escorting me back to the changing room on the floor above . |
| 30 | The conductor would send me round to the front with my fishing box , the driver would send me back to the conductor 's end and so it went on . |