Example sentences of "[vb past] me [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Today , someone told me about some fires in the new forest here in Africa ; but Gog does n't want to hear about those fires . ’ |
| 32 | He also told me about another ex-employee who 'd had a fatal motor accident … ’ |
| 33 | It was there she told me about this sister and showed me her hand . |
| 34 | ‘ Martha told me about this place , but I never thought I 'd see it , ’ he said . |
| 35 | ‘ I was told , ’ said Lili , ‘ by the person who told me about this place . ’ |
| 36 | He told me about this condition quite openly , including the impulse to throw himself over cliffs etc . |
| 37 | And I cos I was amazed they told me about this salt rubbish ! |
| 38 | 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 ! ’ |
| 39 | Some candidates for overseas study told me in all honesty that the acquisition of consumer durables , the modern-day trappings of success , was the main motivation for their efforts , although they also hoped to help the ‘ motherland ’ in the process . |
| 40 | The old man told me in this connection : |
| 41 | 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 . |
| 42 | 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 ? ’ |
| 43 | ‘ What really attracted me to this hat was its shape — it reminded me of the ones American tourists wear . ’ |
| 44 | She paid me for this week and she said well I you 've got ninety pound here |
| 45 | Nervously reading from a statement , she said : ‘ He kissed me on both cheeks and placed his hand on my waist . |
| 46 | Back at the house , Ilsa kissed me on both cheeks . |
| 47 | She said , ‘ Lulu , how lovely to see you ! ’ and kissed me on both cheeks . ’ |
| 48 | I met this Frenchman at Masstricht who kissed me on both cheeks . |
| 49 | That 's why you heard me about this morning ! |
| 50 | Another thing that tickled me about that game was that when vinny had got his second he went over to one of the hoardings that had ‘ Alexei Sayle ’ written on it and kicked the shit out of it for some reason ( same goal I think as above ) |
| 51 | My quizzing about the intellectual world which I was about to enter with some trepidation left him with a wry smile , which puzzled me for some time after , as my naïvety about the world of further education lasted well into my early days in college . |
| 52 | Then he suddenly went up on his toes and both hands flashed out and clipped me on both cheeks . |
| 53 | Hit me with some conversation . |
| 54 | There were indeed some who shook their heads and moaned , but on the whole buoyancy , bullishness and general enthusiasm hit me from all sides . |
| 55 | I leaned closer to Quigley , who , in a kind of transport of enthusiasm , grabbed me by both ears and squeezed my head hard . |
| 56 | He walked over , grabbed me by both lapels and screamed , ‘ Tu comprends , toi , ou quoi ? ’ |
| 57 | 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 . |
| 58 | 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 . |
| 59 | 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 . |
| 60 | ‘ You remember how angry Alain became when he saw me with that book ? ’ she said . |