Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] me the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The thought of the delicious lunch gave me the extra boost I needed to reach the summit . |
2 | My grandson asked me the other morning , when was I gon na die ? |
3 | That night Anthony 's wife sent me the following balm from Chequers : |
4 | The moment I touched the ground I knew why — the excessive ( to me — but normal to Tiree residents ) wind whipped me and my heavily laden briefcase into the lounge where Peter McMillan , Manager of Scarinish Branch offered me the relative calm of his car . |
5 | ‘ A reporter told me the only dames he knew weighed 16 stones at least , ’ she said . |
6 | The mascara , coupled with the face-gleamer , all running in a southerly direction gave me the interesting look of a woman behind bars . |
7 | I was bending my brains to think of a way of introducing Brian Harley into the conversation when the television monitor in the corner of the tent gave me the ideal opportunity . |
8 | European political union is a question of the heart versus the head , a government minister told me the other day . |
9 | The Minister told me the other week that compulsory competitive tendering can produce savings of 8 per cent . |
10 | Then good fortune brought me the very man that I needed . |
11 | " A lizard upheld me the wild birds would not eat the white bread " . |