Example sentences of "[vb past] me [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She met me with a friendly smile , shook my hand and introduced me to the class : ‘ This is Wanda , our new pupil who has come to live in our village . |
| 2 | When it came to boxing , Reg Witter paired me with a bigger boy called Charlie Featherstone , who happened to be quite a friend of mine . |
| 3 | he asked me for a few slices of bread which he broke into pieces and scattered over the roof . |
| 4 | ‘ Did you ever take drugs ? ’ the senator asked me after a long silence . |
| 5 | It seems at first quite astonishing to learn that neither the inventory in Jacques 's marriage contract nor that made after death provides any evidence that he was a flute-player or maker ; they seem to contradict the generally held view that he was a maker - a view which is supported by an entry in von Uffenbach 's diary which records a visit he paid Jacques in 1715 : ‘ He [ Jacques ] led me into a tidy room and showed me there many beautiful transverse flutes that he himself makes and from which he wishes to gain special profit . ’ |
| 6 | She returned a few minutes later and somewhat grudgingly led me into a little room at the back . |
| 7 | I waited in the office for an hour before she led me into a darkened side ward . |
| 8 | I skulked down one side of the garden and went through the arch which led me to a walled garden in the middle of which there was a fountain playing . |
| 9 | He led me to a long , low building . |
| 10 | I gave my orders and they led me to a private room and brought me some writing paper and a pen . |
| 11 | Where was Um Al-Farajh , I asked him , and he led me to a large square of fir trees and pointed to the earth . |
| 12 | He led me to a large , upright scallop of rock . |
| 13 | Fiona hugged me as a long-lost brother and said Harry still could n't be quite clear in his mind as he was saying now that he remembered drowning . |
| 14 | And the , I went to the my little now in Italy , making this conditional he says it 's no bloody good on me , poor old curly what , I think he 's about ninety , he looked it , he said what they keep making you conditional for he said you 've got no ruddy condition it 's gone and the , the recommended me for a complete discharge and , and eh , I started off with fifty per cent pension . |
| 15 | On the day before de Macon sailed on his second voyage , the Ralembergs invited me to a formal supper . |
| 16 | It was piece work , and I earned I er The firm payed me as a retaining fee , ten shillings a week , and then was what I earned , you see ? |
| 17 | Wyndham Lewis kindly provided me with a similar introduction to James Joyce . |
| 18 | The work ranged from small debt collection to very large acquisitions and disposals for the four main divisions of the company , and provided me with a great variety of work which was predominantly commercial . |
| 19 | THIS OPPORTUNITY PROVIDED ME WITH A WELCOME BREAK FROM THE PURELY BOTANICAL WORK TO WHICH I WAS ACCUSTOMED . |
| 20 | She fixed me with a big smile and gave a flirtatious wink from behind her diamond encrusted specs and said : ‘ But I would be happy to invite YOU in Tony . |
| 21 | I must have said that several times already because Ma fixed me with a glittering stare and exclaimed , ‘ If you say that word once more , Andrew , just once more , I 'll send you to the Science Museum again … with Annabel . ’ |
| 22 | She was a scrawny red shorthorn with a woolly poll and she regarded me with a contemplative eye as I bent down . |
| 23 | Every penny of that meagre capital represented a pleasure foregone , a temptation denied , yet now I found myself wasting it on meals I did n't want with people who regarded me as a poor relative . |
| 24 | In response to some implied criticism I made of his treatment of the sub-editor , Porua regarded me in a sneering silence and then said , ‘ Why should I have regard for my fellows ? |
| 25 | He just leaned on me and when he caught me with a left hook I was given a standing count . |
| 26 | I think he caught me at a vulnerable moment , when I was more worried about myself than I am now . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm so sorry , Veronica , you caught me at a bad moment , ’ Loretta said apologetically . |
| 28 | Mind you can always say to you caught me at a bad time , you say , it 's supposed to have appointment only , but just say , can you , is there any chance of you coming back . |
| 29 | However , Will Purser helped me with a few defensive sentences such as , ‘ Please talk slowly , I have only just begun to learn Burmese . ’ |
| 30 | Elsie B graced me with a long chat which made me feel as if I 'd been in the presence of royalty , though I suspect not too many members of the Royal Family are at their desk as early as Elsie . |