Example sentences of "[subord] [noun prp] [noun] [verb] me " in BNC.
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| 31 | As Hugh Paddick told me , ‘ it was never rehearsed ’ . |
| 32 | But my heart was not in insurance , and when Fred Workman recalled me to the editorial offices I rushed back to my old love . |
| 33 | I say that now but at the time I took my task extremely seriously and I swelled with pride when Mr Broadhurst took me back to Churchill Square to buy my second book . |
| 34 | I was very grateful when Mr Judge took me on . ’ |
| 35 | Chris Earle , Shell Oils business development manager , said : ‘ When Mr Oakes told me about Oliver 's talent we just had to get involved . |
| 36 | One of my assets in journalism , as Fred Workman told me some years later , was the habit of creating stories and features by developing an idea and then taking the necessary steps to work it into an acceptable feature . |
| 37 | I gave similar advice when Harold Wilson asked me to advise the Labour Party about their behaviour in the matter . |
| 38 | I was still weeping with fright when Uncle Bill put me to bed . |
| 39 | ‘ When Paddy Ashdown parachuted me in , I asked him what happened if I was taken prisoner . |
| 40 | I was still trembling when I reached the barn and hardly said a word as Mr Bailes led me back across the road to the farm . |
| 41 | ‘ I was shocked when Bristol City released me because I thought that I was doing well , ’ said Vernon , who has now scored four times in three games for Bath but has not yet started a game . |
| 42 | It struck me as odd at the time , and when Harry Collins told me that he had asked for a morning appointment it seemed even odder . ’ |
| 43 | I nearly wet meself laughing when Mrs Jenkins told me , I thought it was so funny . ’ |
| 44 | They were smiling and when Mrs Smith saw me she called out cheerily . |
| 45 | When Mrs Danby took me there . |
| 46 | I was proud and delighted when Shimi Lovat invited me to join him as piper , and later , on the morning of 6th June , to pipe his 1st Commando Brigade through the surf and on to the Normandy beaches , where so many men were killed or seriously wounded . |
| 47 | As Mrs Giffen showed me up to my room , she smiled and said , ‘ Is n't it wonderful ? |
| 48 | I thought , as Mrs Diggory showed me in here — ’ |
| 49 | ‘ When Dr. Ray called me in I took the precaution of having copies of Dr. Bonnard 's and Mrs. Bonnard 's dental records sent to me by Telex . |
| 50 | As Brian Clough told me when I met him on the top of the Little Elm bus earlier this season — we were both going to check out Little Elm Intaflora 's young Dutch forward , Kylie Van Der Graaf — ‘ Sadly , young man , football is like a football . ’ |
| 51 | Nerves got the better of me and only when Les Cox stopped me to go for another take did I realise I 'd got my letters mixed up and had inadvertently said : ‘ Will you switch these sans off please ? |
| 52 | When Deutsche Grammophon asked me to record the Alpine Symphony , I warned them that it would be very expensive . |
| 53 | When Suor Eusebia saw me she greeted me with an approving smile . |
| 54 | But when Geoff Hamilton handed me a chunk of Barnsdale to turn into a well-planted garden , I had to put my money where my mouth was . |
| 55 | If people felt occasionally frustrated in their relationship with Eliot — as Herbert Read told me he did — it was because they could not get behind ‘ the mask ’ . |
| 56 | But enquiries from two missionary friends already recruited as Kachin advisers made me realise that there would be little opportunity to influence policy and relationships . |
| 57 | As Caesar lov 'd me , I weep for him ; as he was fortunate , I rejoice at it ; as he was valiant , I honour him ; but — as he was ambitious , I slew him . |
| 58 | I was n't surprised when Alec Reid told me , ‘ It was built by a woman artist from New Zealand . |
| 59 | ‘ When Chris Nicholl re-signed me for Southampton last March for £600,000 , he told me I was a big part of his plans . |
| 60 | As Michael Codron told me : ‘ Ken remained very loyal to it , even though he was miserable about it . |