Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] me [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I think Chelsea offers me the greater chance of winning something than if I 'd stayed at Carrow Road .
2 Yeah Sue told me the other day that er she wo n't come out till she 's , she 's right cold .
3 Monsieur Saulnier informed me the other day that it was not usual in this part of Normandy to have so many mosquitoes .
4 Harrods sent me a tiny twist of the stuff and I can report that when made it is extraordinarily clear and pale .
5 Ellen offered me a poisonous smile , but I had no time to worry about her distaste for the militaristic para-medic .
6 Ivan brought me a battered metal box from the driver 's cab .
7 Ellen gave me a dismissive glance .
8 Ellen gave me an amused glance .
9 To prove , yet again , that he was a good salesman as well as a good cook , Esmonde did me a special offer on a small bottle of rice wine which he persuaded me I just had to try .
10 ‘ That 's my first win in the race , ’ Paul said afterwards ‘ and I must say La Greine gave me a great run . ’
11 The Sheikha gave me a questioning look and I answered , ‘ I will stay here . ’
12 Greenslade gave me a sideways look .
13 Dennis gave me the vague smile of complicity that men exchange in lavatorial situations .
14 On the other hand , Vivienne gave me an early insight into Malcolm 's history .
15 Donna gave me a last dazzling smile , then , apparently impervious to McIllvanney 's evil-tempered scorn , clicked away on her ridiculously high heels .
16 Donna gave me a limpid hand to shake , then wiggled her way towards the liquor cabinet .
17 When I was researching my book , The Sporting Gentleman 's Gentleman , stories from Scottish keepers , stalkers and gillies , Jimmy Ross of Rothes told me a different tale about Arthur Wood and his ‘ wee Blue Charm ’ .
18 Liese told me the two centres of the chi — the life force — were located an inch or two above and below the navel .
19 Alan rung me the other day .
20 ‘ 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 .
21 I 'll get him I 'll get er Jane to give me a few dates and we 'll suit choose a suitable date and we 'll try all of the aspects everything about A L O work about the training , some of these we 've almost got solutions to ourselves we ought to be careful erm , if we can er draw up a proper agenda and discuss with him all of those issues
22 Miss Eames calls me an old-fashioned word : Dunce .
23 He said : ‘ Alan rang me the other night and told me to bring my hosepipe because he 's on fire at the moment .
24 Doone gave me a sorrowful stare , but I had n't given a thought to his wanting secrecy .
25 Bonefish gave me a swift silent grin .
26 Because of that , the National Farmers Union of Scotland gave me a lengthy and accurate brief .
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 Laverne did me a great service of showing me a few of the local species . ’
29 M. Lévy gave me a third more for the second vase than he had given Jean-Claude for the first one .
30 Conchis led me a little way to a deep fissure between two boulders , and there suspended a piece of white cloth on the end of a line .
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