Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a lot of pestering I was allowed to speak to two friends who had come to court with me , and I was appalled by having to speak to them through a glass and metal grille thing . |
| 2 | It 's what we used to do if we took them off a line and got them cleaning up , it 's a token tow pound ten a day . |
| 3 | I believed her on both counts , especially when she visited me for a weekend and gave me a bottle of ‘ Denim ’ aftershave which she had shoplifted from a Chemist in mid Wales . |
| 4 | Miguel promised to look after me for a year while I got some business experience before going to university . ’ |
| 5 | I mean in a way I think it 's probably the best thing that 's happened to me for a while cos I could see myself see the thing is I can I was n't ever planning to be here for even six months . |
| 6 | You have to quite carefully , be extra carefully with me for a minute cos I ca n't quite |
| 7 | She blinked at me for a minute or two and then said , ‘ Aliens ! ’ |
| 8 | He held me for a minute or two , quite tight , kissing and stroking my hair , then we sat down again . |
| 9 | Erm , and actually formalize the assignment , so people will see what you 've got to do , if the others will bear with me for a minute or two . |
| 10 | He might be my best friend but he will treat me the same as any other player and will only pick me for a Test if I am bowling well . |
| 11 | K : ‘ He took me for a pizza and we got on brilliantly from then . ’ |
| 12 | My father stopped , looked at me for a bit and then said that in the circumstances I could go out that night — providing I milked the cows first . |
| 13 | We had many chats and on several occasions I had him join me for a sandwich and coffee at the Georgia Grill . |
| 14 | ‘ Miss Fitch took Edward and me for a walk and we gathered stones and pebbles . |
| 15 | He asked me for a light and I offered him one of my Gauloises . |
| 16 | Yeah he 's not taking me for a ride or anything . |
| 17 | It never occurred to me for a moment that she had planned it all in cold blood . ’ |
| 18 | I put my arm across his shoulders , and as he leaned against me for a moment and sobbed I wondered if he had ever been able to cry like this — like a little boy with somebody to comfort him . |
| 19 | ‘ Would you really , a man of your enormous wealth , sue someone like me for a sum that to you is little more than pocket-money , but to me represents my very livelihood ? |
| 20 | ‘ That girl of yours asked me for a statement and I gave her one-more than she bargained for , and I made her take it all down . ’ |
| 21 | I did n't think they were gon na fucking hit me for a fiver as well . |
| 22 | My father made a number of water-colour sketches of them that fascinated me as a boy but have since disappeared . |
| 23 | I knew my family would never accept me as a boy or man , so I began to withdraw from them . |
| 24 | ‘ Oh , was he ! ’ they say , and dismiss Mr Wood as a nonentity , and me as a pedant or a poseur . |
| 25 | It was an extension — or so I thought — of the tact she had always shown to me as a child that she did n't impose . |
| 26 | Well , I do n't actually know if he 's proud of my work , but he 's certainly proud of me as a person if that makes any sense . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I said the money would not change me as a person and it has n't , ’ she said . |
| 28 | It was given to me as a present so I 'd feel funny about selling it myself , but you could maybe buy a pair of shoes for Sonja with it or something . |
| 29 | ‘ It was important to respect the independence of older team members who had been used to me as a competitor and find the right balance between coaching and friendship . ’ |
| 30 | The way Batty was handled strikes me as a sign that the management are not thinking along winning the championship this year but are prepared to bide their time . |