Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] [verb] me [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | A night at Fort William gave me a long awaited opportunity of making the ascent . |
| 3 | ‘ That 's my first win in the race , ’ Paul said afterwards ‘ and I must say La Greine gave me a great run . ’ |
| 4 | Monsieur Saulnier informed me the other day that it was not usual in this part of Normandy to have so many mosquitoes . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's a fine idea , but Mrs. Olinton told me the other day that Mr. Olinton would n't lend any of his buildings to Scouts or Guides or Brownies or Cubs . |
| 6 | Miss Eames calls me an old-fashioned word : Dunce . |
| 7 | In recent times I have been able to go down to the hostel , where my good friend Richard Megson gives me the opportunity to wash in lovely hot water . |
| 8 | In many societies David McKnight tells me the man who does the circumcision who actually chops off the foreskins as it were , owes you a wife for it and he says in many of them if you give a man your foreskin then you 've got a right to demand a wife . |
| 9 | Miss Muffet Make me An Offer I Ca n't Refuse |
| 10 | PAUL RIDEOUT goes to Old Trafford tonight admitting ‘ Dion Dublin did me a favour by joining Manchester United . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ So I was n't actually that interested , but Jean-Luc Ponty gave me a tape and on one side was ‘ A Trick Of The Tail ’ and on the other side was ‘ Wind And Wuthering ’ . |
| 12 | Sergeant Nafi gives me a knowing look and I realise we are about to see a repeat performance of the Greek tragedy play . |
| 13 | With the note confirming our appointment , Dr Jaffery sent me a photocopy of the Mirza Nama — ‘ The Book of the Perfect Gentleman ’ . |
| 14 | Ossie Ardiles gave me a lot of games and said I was doing well , but he never offered me a contract . |
| 15 | ‘ Alan Dysart phoned me a few days ago . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ The only thing I really want is for Alonzo Kettless to carve me an East Suffolk Policeman 's helmet , ’ said Chief Superintendent Rom Rumsby on his retirement . |
| 17 | If only Clive Rice had not been dropped by South Africa , maybe I could have persuaded the England selectors to give me a chance … |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm not frightened of dying because Dr Child gave me the right attitude : Think of the future and be hopeful . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Here you are , luv , ’ said Aunt Bedelia giving me a mug of cocoa and some bread and mousetrap cheese . |
| 20 | Sister Marcus gave me a rather warmer welcome . |
| 21 | Mr Y wrote me a note , ‘ would I make some notes on her , there is a possibility of her going into the unit ’ ( withdrawal unit for disruptive pupils ) . |
| 22 | Mme Deloche taught me the basics I needed to learn . |
| 23 | Silver Reed tell me the double knit ribber does have a yarn holder and this holds the yarns you are not using at the end of the needle bed , making changing by hand easier . |
| 24 | Redundancy and a wrecked career as a forgotten man seemed inevitable until right out of the blue Graham Taylor threw me a lifeline and persuaded me to join him at Aston Villa . |
| 25 | Uncle Fergus gave me a gun , I remember . |
| 26 | So that 's what I do — I bring all my plants and the flowers Mr Frost gave me a couple of days ago . |
| 27 | Fred Workman gave me a free hand , bless him , and through my Radio Column , feature stories and editorials we blasted the CRBC , the federal Members of Parliament as well as the M.L.A. 's , and also included the local Mayor and Councillors for not taking preventative action to preserve our pioneering radio station long before . |
| 28 | Ted Allbeury Show Me a Hero ( Coronet ) |
| 29 | ‘ May I present myself , Mrs. Stevenson , since I am unable to find Madame Rodet to do me the honour ? ’ |
| 30 | Of this Miller writes , ‘ It grows naturally in the West Indies , whence the late Mr. Robert Miller sent me the seeds ’ , and it would seem likely that Ehret 's specimen had been raised at Chelsea . |