Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] me [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was very tomboyish and my parents allowed me a great deal of freedom until that magic day came when I was supposed to become ‘ a little lady ’ . |
| 2 | " My grandparents bequeathed me no worldly goods , no duties , no knowledge , no respect … |
| 3 | The thought that it had been inside his mouth , touching his tongue and gums and those rather small but perfect teeth , that it had been drenched in some of his most intimate fluids gave me an erotic thrill . |
| 4 | As promised , one of the project workers gave me an early shake and I had time enough for a coffee before I needed to set off to meet Jenny . |
| 5 | The British Association of Industrial Editors awarded me the 1992/93 Chairman 's Award about ten days ago , which was a real surprise and honour — in respect of voluntary input over five years , most notably efforts re Education & Professional Development . |
| 6 | My twin sister is a nurse and I suppose all the blood and thunder of things took me a different way . |
| 7 | Pushing my bike up those long hills and dry valleys gave me an intimate understanding of the nature of the chalk landscape . |
| 8 | The teachers gave me a rough time for a couple of years because my student and acting image did n't fit . |
| 9 | The structured the structured thought patterns gave me an actual er organisation to my talk be it only just a few words on a piece of paper it was simple yet er gave the organisation to the actual talk while you stood up in front of an audience . |
| 10 | Ricci helped me a great deal with the fingerings and interpretation , and also gave me tips on how to improve my technique . |
| 11 | By some freak of natural injustice my five tickets won me no fewer than three prizes ; not bad for a stake of 50p . |