Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] me the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then he described to me the first time he and Montaine had happened upon it . |
| 2 | ‘ Forgive me if I seem to be playing the amateur sleuth once again , but something else occurred to me the other day , which might or might not be of interest to you . ’ |
| 3 | You drove past me the other day when I drov , was it you ? |
| 4 | He came with me the whole way of my round south of the Court . |
| 5 | ‘ To be sure , the lad 's name is Gabriel , and he came to me the very day I was needing an angel . |
| 6 | This seemed to me the greatest achievement of the afternoon ; some people do n't even learn to think for themselves at university . |
| 7 | Apart from this minor eccentricity — and I knew old people often became eccentric — she seemed to me the same as she had always been : vague in practical matters but sharp-witted enough in other ways , and eager to talk about what was happening in the world . |
| 8 | The chapel seemed to me the focal point of our small , humble community . |
| 9 | His daughter fed him on tins of baby food , which again confirmed for me the sour joke of existence and the particular contemptibility of this old man . |
| 10 | ‘ See , ’ said Renwick pointing to his balding pate , ‘ that 's what happened to me the last time I did n't stop ! ’ |
| 11 | Of course , he does not care a rap whether it is true or not — but he is dreadfully afraid that by prematurely espousing it he might lose some subscribers , though he acknowledged to me the other day he thought it would be generally accepted before long . ’ |
| 12 | I dare not ask directly what is the precise matter but I see in Mr Browning 's eyes an anxiety deeper than usual and he confessed to me the other day that he fears there may be water on the lung . |
| 13 | She was immediately recognisable , though she 'd had the scarf on as she sped past me the only other time I 'd seen her . |
| 14 | It did to me the first time we stayed . |
| 15 | ‘ Yes , Martha 's mother , Susan Sowerby , spoke to me the other day . |
| 16 | What someone said to me the other night is that you 've got 75% of it and that 's good . |
| 17 | but the actual extract as , as Cath said to me the other day , you know she felt sure and I said to her you know in a full length film they could 've actually chosen a better moment |
| 18 | Cos she said to me the other day , she said have you been in my room and touched ? |
| 19 | she said to me the other day , has my mummy been in ? |
| 20 | And I used to load the boot up and bring them and load home like in the boot of my car my Sales Manager said to me the other day , how the hell did you get bright red dust in your boot ? |
| 21 | Raymond said to me the other day , I asked him was there any lemonade ? |
| 22 | I went rubbish cos he came and said to me the other day oh so how are you enjoying your first term |
| 23 | Fellow said to me the other week you do n't live here . |
| 24 | ( Bridegroom 's name ) explained to me the Greek alphabet which is really very familiar . |