Example sentences of "[vb past] me [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I next saw the King , he asked me about this experience . |
| 2 | You got me into this mess . |
| 3 | It was drink that got me into this mess . |
| 4 | Into the uneasy silence , while brother looked most earnestly at brother , and wondered , and sought or evaded the eyes of his neighbours , Brother Cadfael said : ‘ Brother Abbot , I have thoughts to share that never visited me until this morning , but are become very relevant now . |
| 5 | No doubt my verbal articulacy , being greater than that of my unfortunate companion , helped me in this form of self-defence , as it did in my ability to lie . |
| 6 | Mind reading At one of my first-ever children shows , the father told me of this mind reading trick which we found worked well with the children . |
| 7 | With one of those insights which showed a mind much subtler than that of many of his contemporaries , he had drawn an analogy between logical positivism and surrealism ; but he told me on this occasion that he had once asked A.J. Ayer , as he then was , what political beliefs were compatible with logical positivism : to which the reply had been , not altogether to his surprise , that they would be decidedly left-wing . |
| 8 | It was there she told me about this sister and showed me her hand . |
| 9 | ‘ Martha told me about this place , but I never thought I 'd see it , ’ he said . |
| 10 | ‘ I was told , ’ said Lili , ‘ by the person who told me about this place . ’ |
| 11 | He told me about this condition quite openly , including the impulse to throw himself over cliffs etc . |
| 12 | And I cos I was amazed they told me about this salt rubbish ! |
| 13 | This girl just told me about this Polo factory outlet up near Canada … you can get a $200 knitted sweater for , like $20 — that 's outrageous ! ’ |
| 14 | The old man told me in this connection : |
| 15 | What attracted me to this way of speaking is that it would seem to allow for a celebration of the diversity of human beings , this held together with an emphasis on the commonness of their humanity . |
| 16 | To teach herself to handle thought , she made it a practise never to permit herself to touch a brush until she could answer these questions , in writing , in the fewest possible words : ‘ What attracted me to this subject ? ’ 'Why do I want to paint it ? ’ 'What is the thing I am trying to express ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ What really attracted me to this hat was its shape — it reminded me of the ones American tourists wear . ’ |
| 18 | She paid me for this week and she said well I you 've got ninety pound here |
| 19 | That 's why you heard me about this morning ! |
| 20 | Lewis says his love for his mother Vi will keep him out of trouble , declaring : ‘ She brought me into this world and I consider myself a mother 's boy — I owe it all to her . |
| 21 | It was the young lady who now spoke : ‘ You wo n't remember , of course , I scarcely do , but years ago my grandfather brought me to this shop , and it was at Christmas time too . |
| 22 | Jim Pickering was one of the four : ‘ I was Red 2 in company with Red I and Green Section when I saw a Ju88 engaged by A.A. about 1,000 feet above us … he saw me at this height and turned in a circle onto my tail . |
| 23 | The situation is best illustrated by a letter that reached me at this time from Mrs Mugabe : There was no way in which I could reply to the letter except by a futile expression of sympathy . |
| 24 | I wanted to lash out at them : Vern did n't help me , I do n't need anyone to help me — he took me to this boat alone at night and we … |
| 25 | And she actually took me on this war work . |
| 26 | They took me in this bungalow |
| 27 | yeah well you know it 's okay well you know I well you know yeah it 's just that it worried me about this meeting here and three people out of the five people in the room did n't realise that it was a reservations and booking service . |
| 28 | I was very nervous , and I found myself coming on very strong and direct with her , and saying , ‘ I liked Rosemary 's Baby , but the picture bothered me for this reason … |
| 29 | I was explaining this to your door porters when a most helpful youngster kindly took me in his charge and escorted me into this room . ’ |
| 30 | He introduced me to this world that I had never really come across before . |