Example sentences of "[to-vb] me [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had visited the apartment at least a dozen times , but I still found the fact of a lift opening directly into a living room incredibly impressive ; a proof of wealth as convincing as the possession of gold taps or of mink rugs or of the girl who waited to greet me just beyond the lift doors . |
| 2 | Phil , his ever-cheerful self , telling me he has stood up his girlfriend to see me through till the end . |
| 3 | ‘ A French officer called to see me yesterday about the Hamnett affair . ’ |
| 4 | Once when I was leaving for Europe , he came to see me off at the airport , bringing a parting gift . |
| 5 | Oh , when she came with the baby and the young girl to see me off at the station , I was unable to speak . |
| 6 | Peter first came to see me halfway through the golfing season . |
| 7 | ‘ Knocked on the door , said she 'd come to drive me up to the county ground , had a picnic in the car and she hoped I was ready . ’ |
| 8 | I want you to drive me down to the railway station in about half an hour . ’ |
| 9 | " You helped stop me getting the directorship , now you want to drive me out of the Lab . " |
| 10 | Skipper Kim Barnett tells me : ‘ There was a time when the opposition used to like me out of the way quickly because I had a reputation for getting after the bowling . |
| 11 | When we got to the airport at Stansted , she 'd even arranged for the Captain to escort me on to the plane . |
| 12 | Right , I was subject to a , an assault that was quite frightening erm in that I was working in a shop on my own and er someone came into the shop and locked the door behind me and tried er to pull me down towards the back of the shop and er apart from being very frightened I find it difficult to accept that I was just an innocent victim , I kept making excuses that this person who did it to me did n't mean to frighten me he , only could n't communicate that he , he , he said it eventually when I managed to fight him off he said , I just wanted to give you a kiss and er I find it very difficult and I had to be forced to go to the police erm to tell them about this because I thought you know its just a misunderstanding and , but it was terrifying |
| 13 | if you have to pull me out of the rubble |
| 14 | Mrs Rumney was shout to lead me through to the kitchen when the door burst open and Cedric bounded delightedly into the midst of the company . |
| 15 | ‘ Someone who may be able to lead me right to the heart of the operation , ’ he said softly . |
| 16 | I said my goodbyes to the head of the House of Timur ; Pakeezah offered to lead me back through the labyrinth of Daryaganj to the Faiz Bazaar . |
| 17 | Sam had volunteered to pick me up at the hospital . |
| 18 | Er I also need people to help me on with the bar wi serving on the bar . |
| 19 | On the third evening , I was sitting drinking alone and started talking to a man who offered to walk me back to the hotel . |
| 20 | He let the night silently envelop and possess us , let time fall away ; then began to draw me back down the decades . |
| 21 | ‘ To let me live through the night , lassie , will you stay quiet ? ’ |
| 22 | Ever since my father repeatedly threatened to let me out of the car as a child , I have made satisfactory provisions for such an adventure . |
| 23 | Then : ‘ You 'll have to let me out for the Jubilee . |
| 24 | Each time a guard arrived , either with food or to let me out to the lavatory , I asked for a book , and each time he said ‘ Yes ’ and did n't bring one . |
| 25 | ‘ Perhaps you could lend me a servant to guide me back to the Grange ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Sadly there is n't a venue in England yet 1,200 British fans came over to cheer me on at The Hague in Holland recently . ’ |
| 27 | I wanted her to fill me in on the blank spots , and I wanted to hear it from her , not anybody else . |
| 28 | They vied with each other to fill me in on the gruesome details . |
| 29 | And he warned his opponents : ‘ If you are going over the top on me you 've got to put me out of the game . |
| 30 | He says : ‘ If you 're going to go over the top on me you 've got to put me out of the game because I 'll be coming back for you . ’ |