Example sentences of "[verb] me in [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh you want to see me in four weeks ? |
| 2 | But er you want to see me in four weeks to see about that ? |
| 3 | I 've the head of the Board of Tourism coming to see me in five minutes . ’ |
| 4 | I do n't want to see Sarah in that way , and I would n't want her to see me in that kind of light either . ’ |
| 5 | At my weekend surgery three pensioners came to see me in considerable distress because of the difficulty that they faced in paying their water and electricity bills and other bills from private utilities following the large price increases . |
| 6 | ‘ And if you are too tired to write you must come to see me in any case , and then I shall know you are safe . |
| 7 | Ask yourself the question , ‘ Is it my desire , my greed , my wish to be in control that drives me in this matter , or do I feel the lightness of purpose that is a mark of the guidance from within ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ There is nothing , ’ she said caustically , ‘ that you could do that would make me in any way feel good . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Julius does n't affect me in any way . |
| 10 | No doubt my readers will have bigger and better examples of the persistence of facies which so fascinates me in this chapter , but I write as far as possible from my own experience . |
| 11 | Right , now then , be like this I 'll pretend that I 've done something that needs to be , a high sling to support me in this fashion . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Bill 's call had shaken me in more ways than one , so I dispensed with discretion . |
| 14 | I wanted to continue my studies as a postgraduate at U.C.L. I was now interested in modern linguistic research , but knew very little about it , since linguistics had so far made little impact in the U.K. , and there was no teacher in the Department who could adequately supervise me in that area . |
| 15 | I wo n't let you hustle me in this way . |
| 16 | And working at the Shakespeare School of English does n't exactly hinder me in that direction . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ Roman , I have never imagined you would hurt me in any way ! |
| 19 | Other people may be frightened by your blunt arrogance , but do n't make the mistake of including me in that category … |
| 20 | This involves me in some paperwork , which , however tedious … |
| 21 | Really , Sophie , do n't you trust me in any way at all ? |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Watching Maureen feed very small birds who were unable to do it for themselves was to stand me in good stead later , when I began breeding barn owls . |
| 24 | I 've experienced more now , and it 's going to stand me in good stead . |
| 25 | Could I have honestly earned enough to have subsisted upon , to find me in proper food and clothing , such as is necessary , I should not have gone astray … |
| 26 | But try to implicate me in any way — or use me as a trade-off- and it 'll be added to the police clear-up rate faster than the eye can follow . |
| 27 | ‘ And you 're going to be in a lot of trouble when I tell the police you 're keeping me in this car by force . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Well , if it 's true that I 'm getting younger it 'll probably suit me in that case . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Expect me in ten minutes . ’ |
| 30 | A family of brothers , fathers and uncles on the front table took an instant dislike to me and , slamming their pints on the table , sat back with arms crossed and regarded me in stony-faced silence . |