Example sentences of "and [vb past] me a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He immediately took to his heels with is case of cigarettes and led me a merry dance away from the docks , through a council estate , finally finishing up on the perimeter track of Ipswich Airport where I was rescued in the nick of time by a squad car full of policemen just as I was about to be filled in by the burly seaman . |
| 2 | Finally , J. got tired of my everlasting complaints , took pity on me and made me a small electric fire . |
| 3 | The taxi driver leaned through his window at one point and passed me a small scrap of paper . |
| 4 | Then Sir Alfred pulled in in his Bentley and promised me a free hand to design a car that worked . |
| 5 | He chuckled , produced two cardboard cups , and poured me a generous slug of the whiskey . |
| 6 | She reached between her and Aline and handed me a half-finished bottle of Irn-Bru . |
| 7 | As Taff poured me a good measure of cider and handed me a boiled egg and a chunk of meat I described the situation at No. 4 . |
| 8 | George opened the top lid of the tank and showed me a small plank floating on the surface . |
| 9 | I began to feel something sharp coming through the roof of my mouth and went to Mr Grover , who X-rayed me and showed me a pretty picture of that fateful root still there despite the hammer and chisel . |
| 10 | The robot finished its work and showed me a little animal . |
| 11 | Father Devine beckoned and showed me a huge slab of rock . |
| 12 | But Clare was ten thousand miles away , I was thinking as I woke up , while Toma made fresh coffee and cooked me a man-sized breakfast of local bacon-cum-ham and two of the island 's tiny eggs . |
| 13 | Behaving like an infatuated teenager , just because he 's taken me out , and kissed me a few times ? |
| 14 | Everyone laughed , and the captain clapped me on the back and called me a good fellow . |
| 15 | By then , I had n't got a wireless but she declared that it was an absolutely necessary thing for someone in my situation and brought me a red one , of the kind that worked on batteries thankfully , not the kind you had to carry for miles to be recharged ! |
| 16 | Some grain of self-preserving sense must have penetrated Rickie 's skull , for he suddenly dropped on to his heels and offered me a placatory grin . |
| 17 | The guard did not challenge us and we followed the faint trackway till Benjamin reined in and offered me a bulging wineskin . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's alright for some ’ , they say , as if my fairy godmother has miraculously waved her magic wand and offered me a real life Martini advert on a plate . |
| 19 | Monty looked down his glasses and offered me a few censorious words . |
| 20 | He ripped a couple of ring pulls and offered me a luke-warm Fosters . |
| 21 | ANDY ORKNEY ( Old Applejack ) : ‘ He jumped really well and gave me a tremendous ride . |
| 22 | He read my amusement and gave me a twisted grin . |
| 23 | The man turned and gave me a friendly nod , before taking up a small piece of wood with pencil markings on it . |
| 24 | He tucked the phone between chin and shoulder and gave me a friendly salute , but did n't pause in his recitation of copy . |
| 25 | In the doorway Battler turned and gave me a final beam for good measure , then they were gone . |
| 26 | The retort earned a laugh and gave me a split second to stop my heart from racing . |
| 27 | He was honest enough to admit that he had to rely on me for the practical side of the business , and gave me a good rise in pay . |
| 28 | Such information was not highly ‘ theoretical ’ but it helped build up an objective picture of the people who went to the theatres I studied and gave me a useful corrective to people who made sweeping generalizations such as ‘ the theatre is for everyone . ’ |
| 29 | She cocked her head on one side and gave me a long scrutiny , almost as though she had never seen me before . |
| 30 | She was applying her eyeshadow , thick and purple on the tip of her little finger , and gave me a quick sideways look in the glass . |