Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] me [prep] my " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Michaelmas term saw me at my most hostile . |
| 2 | As I escorted Marinka to the Oasis Arena in the torrential rain , the scene of mimose reminded me of my halcyon days at . |
| 3 | PAMELA : [ interrupting ] Aye , but on a Thursday was your poor Pamela baptised , on a Thursday my lady took me from my parents into her protection . |
| 4 | Chewing the fat before this meeting in that shit-hole of a place some berks will tiresomely insist on dignifying as a ‘ foyer ’ — frenchified bloody nonsense — a parent quizzed me on my attitude towards the teaching of English . |
| 5 | The boy carried me in my travelling box , and put me down on the beach , while he looked for birds ' eggs among the rocks . |
| 6 | Every Friday the teacher took me to my father 's room . |
| 7 | The Coroner complimented me on my prompt reporting of the find , and after a short deliberation declared them not to be Treasure Trove and handed them back to me . |
| 8 | The coolness of the water roused me from my reverie , and I left the bath and decided to telephone Toby Greenslade . |
| 9 | This notion shook me to my roots — I 'd mess up my new safety boots , And what about the donkey jacket ? |
| 10 | I was very shy but his mischievous grin put me at my ease and we strolled along behind Sally and her beau . |
| 11 | The cab driver dumped me outside my home for the next three months . |
| 12 | Eventually my father took me to my room , undressed me and put me to bed . |
| 13 | Of course , the old man asked me for my reasons . |
| 14 | The great man put me at my ease at once : " What does your father do ? " |
| 15 | The song reminded me of my ex-wife , only the group were trying for wistful melancholy and my associations were screaming nightmare . |
| 16 | The air pressure forced me to my knees and I watched while the wind screwed great oak trees out of the earth and then dropped them in a mess of green leaves and splintered wood . |
| 17 | The summer holidays that year saw me at my most apathetic — and my most miserable . |
| 18 | But that first visit confirmed me in my lifetime 's obsession . |
| 19 | The shout startled me to my feet . |
| 20 | The note complimented me on my friend 's honesty ! |
| 21 | ‘ Because of my liberal views and activities , the local bishop removed me from my duties in the parish of Larne eight years ago . |