Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [verb] [prep] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I expected something to be said to me by the directors after recent results . |
| 2 | By the time I arrived , breathless , my hat was being borne in triumph through the traffic to be presented to me . |
| 3 | I would like this to be explained to me as I just do n't understand it . |
| 4 | Erm but there will be a new set of tutorials provided for you because I think there 's a general recognition that you 've been very badly treated indeed er as regards this erm and they 're likely to be run by me in term three , okay ? |
| 5 | Nothing other than an obvious desire to be rid of me . |
| 6 | Although I had wanted to go away and agreed to go away , when the time came I also felt that I was being pushed out of the nest , and that my parents were glad to be rid of me , in that there would be one fewer person to cater for . |
| 7 | Relieved to be rid of me . |
| 8 | I 'm in hot water over various things — nothing important enough to bore you with , but I know the director wants shot of me — he 's said as much and I 'm sure my days are numbered ; I feel like I 'm struggling to keep my head above water — Oh , I knew this particular pool was going to be deep , but he 's there waiting just above the surface to shove me under , finding some half-baked reason to be rid of me . |
| 9 | ‘ So she wants to be rid of me ! |
| 10 | ‘ You mean you 're itching to be rid of me so you can get off this island ! ’ |
| 11 | Any job I took would also have to be fitted around me travelling to and from Harwich . |
| 12 | It was pretty good for him to be noticed by me as I was far more impressed with WBA than Wolves — no wonder they signed Geoff Thomas , they play more long balls than C Palace ! |
| 13 | ‘ You were n't supposed to be looking at me . |
| 14 | I sank even lower into my seat when he mentioned glasses , but he did n't seem to be looking at me . |
| 15 | It 's ne'er to be mowed by me again |
| 16 | ‘ Are you ashamed to be seen with me ? ’ she asked . |
| 17 | The possibility that I might starve myself to death was never raised : instead I was scolded for looking like a scarecrow , and my mother told me that she was ashamed to be seen with me . |
| 18 | You do n't want to be seen with me . " |
| 19 | ‘ Or maybe you do n't want to be seen with me … ’ |
| 20 | ‘ There are those who want to be seen with me simply because of who I am . |
| 21 | ‘ How did you know that letter was going to be sent to me ? ’ |
| 22 | Bills will have to be sent to me , and the newspaper will have to be cancelled , ’ he added casually as he made his way towards the stairs with complete composure . |
| 23 | He 's bitching at me all of the time , he 's complaining , and he 's apt to be yelling at me , too . |
| 24 | ‘ If you would consent to be affianced to me , would wait for me , would permit me to write while I am away — ’ |
| 25 | He always seemed to be picking on me . |
| 26 | Almost every part of my infuriating body seemed to be nagging at me for some sort of attention . |
| 27 | It was very tiring and actually the perspiration just used to be dropping off me by the time I got into the flat . |
| 28 | The driver said , ‘ Look , there 's Mel Smith over there , coming out of the car park , ’ and I said , ‘ Mel 's supposed to be coming with me , we 're supposed to be going to Television Centre . ’ |
| 29 | Do n't be so severe with me , Gildas , I 'm under an awful strain , I think something terrible is going to be required of me . ’ |
| 30 | Any goal of mine which I have allowed to be chosen for me by others , even if I think of it as an end in itself , can only be serving as a means to something else which my private test does confirm as wanted for its own sake . |