Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] meet [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've got a potential describing Inverness I met her on the train the other day , a friend of my , he says |
| 2 | The eyes which met his across the table top were bright with horror and with an excitement which was too close to relish to be comfortable . |
| 3 | As he walked down the stairs it was the old lady who met him in the hall . |
| 4 | Hodai told Rostov that the major-domo who met them in the antechamber of the palace was a N'pani , the only foreigner with any authority at the court . |
| 5 | Every day she meets him at the well , and every day he repeats the same request , till at last she yields . |
| 6 | ‘ When he talks to you he makes you feel as if you are the only person in the entire world , ’ said one woman who met him on the campaign trail . |
| 7 | People who meet her in the course of a briefing or a visit are constantly surprised by her knowledge , the intelligence of her questions , and her retention of what she has read — often on quite scientific subjects . |
| 8 | COMIC Rowan Atkinson is anything but funny in real life and is convinced people who meet him for the first time think he is a disappointment . |