Example sentences of "[verb] me [adv prt] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He led me up the cobbled yard and opened the door of one of the houses . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , he rubs me up the wrong way . |
| 3 | Can I just say that er Ray phoned me up the other day and he said er , would you be prepared to take part in probationers ' , er regional probationary sort of training day er which is at coming up er in a few months time , to give erm presentation skills er I part of what we were doing , erm but just those O H Ps that we did on that part . |
| 4 | At least , this human being loyally follows me around the place , keeps tabs on me and rings me up the whole time . |
| 5 | The oil lamp beside his bed had been extinguished , and when I saw my father glance disapprovingly at the lamp I had brought to guide me up the rickety staircase , I quickly lowered the wick . |
| 6 | Ann Smith , who was at junior school in Haltwhistle , Northumberland , remembers : ‘ I know I felt really sad but the thought of a Coronation cheered me up a little bit until I found out it would not be held until the following year . |
| 7 | ‘ So why has Madge Grimsilk never offered to run me up a quick ball-dress on the wardrobe sewing machine ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ That slowed me up a little bit . |
| 9 | A girlfriend rang me up the other day . |
| 10 | But like , he even said it , he said to me when I was drunk and I , and it pissed me off a little bit actually cos like , he goes to me you know like I I was saying about it and he goes erm well she was the one who wanted it all casual and everything , and I said oh yeah . |
| 11 | I had not at that time met any Americans but the sight of them prowling through what was now my favourite town , talking in their unfamiliar accents to anyone who would listen , rubbed me up the wrong way . |
| 12 | ‘ Turn me up the right way , chief . |
| 13 | I thought I would go and take one of the head ones and journey along down to that place and so , you know , is there any chance you slipping me down a good four long ones and if he says no , think again ? |
| 14 | Well it put me off a little bit |
| 15 | ‘ Even though Father always manages to rub me up the wrong way . |