Example sentences of "[vb past] me [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They asked me a few questions and they said , ‘ You 'd better come along to the police station . ’ |
| 2 | They asked me a few questions and withdrew to grunt amongst themselves , then came back and welcomed me as one of them . |
| 3 | It was of course my mother , and she asked me the same questions as my neighbour . |
| 4 | ‘ So he got me a few gigs round the Irish pubs , and I had to learn off some traditional Irish ballads quickly for the sort of audiences you got there certainly did n't want to hear me singing songs by James Taylor or Simon and Garfunkel . |
| 5 | ‘ Alan Dysart phoned me a few days ago . ’ |
| 6 | just told me a few minutes ago ! |
| 7 | Even , for instance , what you told me a few weeks back ? |
| 8 | In particular it showed me the many opportunities we have , and that we are a talented organisation . |
| 9 | ‘ I had time in the wilderness when my form was not good and that taught me a few lessons . |
| 10 | Behaving like an infatuated teenager , just because he 's taken me out , and kissed me a few times ? |
| 11 | So I was not surprised when he rang me a few weeks later to say that Dorothy was in hospital . |
| 12 | It took me a few minutes to get the hang of things when I put the Legend through an amp . |
| 13 | It took me a few minutes to feel brave enough to try her again . |
| 14 | It took me a few months to realise that my life was changed completely . |
| 15 | ‘ It was an unbelievable move and it took me a few weeks to come back down to earth . ’ |
| 16 | I did n't know it at the time but a greater blow awaited me A few days later Mrs Rumney was on the phone again . |
| 17 | At the risk of sounding smug , my ornamental kitchen garden gave me no such problems . |
| 18 | One of the main processes in training a bird , and one which gave me a few problems , is known by falconers as ‘ manning ’ . |
| 19 | It gave me a few minutes to stop and think about what the hell I was doing . |
| 20 | I did n't actually visit Mum for very long but old Mrs McSporran told me all the news of the Senior Citizens and our deacon gave me a few tips about growing rhubarb . |
| 21 | Five minutes later , an Arab in a small blue van stopped and gave me a few kilos of tangerines . |
| 22 | Instead of buying us a present , from erm , my mum bought me a few bits and pieces when they went to France . |