Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] me [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THIS OPPORTUNITY PROVIDED ME WITH A WELCOME BREAK FROM THE PURELY BOTANICAL WORK TO WHICH I WAS ACCUSTOMED . |
| 2 | Within a day the vet phoned me with the news that the dog had two intact testicles ( a matter I 'd hardly been musing upon ) and was suffering from a bit of diarrhoea — but had been put on a milk diet which would soon clear it up . |
| 3 | Sure enough , a high-pitched peeping drew me to the stable , and there on the floor was the hen with one minute black puff-ball of a chick . |
| 4 | ‘ I was very undecided when my agent told me about the offer … ’ |
| 5 | One banking employee told me of the demise of her bank branch . |
| 6 | ‘ I have also been to the Guildhall , ’ he mournfully concluded ‘ The mayor told me in no uncertain terms how displeased His Grace the Regent Duke of Lancaster is at our lack of progress . |
| 7 | My natural speed turned me into a wing three-quarter at rugby for the colts , though I can always recall matches in the centre and at fly-half . |
| 8 | The dilemma followed me through the publication of a few accounts of my researches . |
| 9 | A boat returned me to the little coral landing-strip ; Friendly Islands Airways took me down to Tongatapu ; and within half a day I was settled in a small hotel in Auckland , waiting for the weekly Cathay Pacific jet home . |
| 10 | After it was all over there was another strange and thrilling event when a car whisked me to the News at Ten studios where I was interviewed by someone in Leeds . |
| 11 | Bonanza favoured me with a full-face view of him now . |
| 12 | I was serious about acting in those days , but the hungrier I got the more my resolution sagged , until a guy I 'd known at college talked me into a job with the Defense Department . ’ |
| 13 | Were it not for the narrow strip of tar , I would have been stuck hopelessly — several times I was bogged down when the wind blew me off the road . |
| 14 | A minibus took me through the early morning light to Makindye , in the southern suburbs of the city , where the first Uganda National Women 's Festival of Music and Drama was in full swing in a large church hall . |
| 15 | ‘ So your mummy saw me with the boys , did she ? |
| 16 | The soldier seized me by the hair and pushed me across the garden . |
| 17 | ‘ Everything about the college reminded me about the attack , ’ she explained . |
| 18 | The boy in the daylight reminded me of a bird , a bold curious bird . |
| 19 | My first girlfriend left me for a new man . |
| 20 | I remember a hansom pipped me to a good prospect , in Threadneedle Street . |
| 21 | The unremitting four-mile ascent to the high pass over the ridge reduced me to a walking wet rag ; I was literally soaked to the skin and could feel rivulets chasing each other down my bosom . |
| 22 | Mum told me about the various forms of contraception but apart from that we did n't really talk about it . |
| 23 | Recently , the Queen invited me to the Windsor Horse show along with my little friend Mohammed Al Fayed , who has a shop in Knightsbridge , the name of which escapes me . |
| 24 | The boy found me at the sweet shop across the street , and told me of the drama . |
| 25 | Two nights ago — a small girl approached me with a bottle of mercurochrome and , with a small brush , began to spread it over my lips . |
| 26 | I hoped that the off-licence opened soon because the journey to Dover could only be improved by getting drunk ; besides , a few cans of lager helped me through the morning pretty well , and killed off hunger till late afternoon . |
| 27 | The coach dropped me at the Lofleiđ3ir , a palatial hotel . |
| 28 | The Queen received me with the greatest kindness and consideration . |
| 29 | I could n't get it out of them who had paid for her , but old Alex the cleaner told me on the side : Boswell , Slim Boswell . ’ |
| 30 | The chairman of the committee telephoned me in the late spring of 1976 to say that they were organising a series of public meetings at Wapping when the committee 's plans for the area would be disclosed to the local population for the purpose of hearing their comments and enquiries . |