Example sentences of "me [prep] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They wanted my bag and they grabbed it , but then they started to beat me for no reason except sheer wickedness . |
| 2 | She came with me for no reason at all , whereas it would have taken quite a few other PCs to shift her . |
| 3 | Pembridge said last night : ‘ I do n't know what the background is — all I know is he elbowed me for no reason at Highbury . |
| 4 | My father 's passion for Tracey Childs prepared me for a life of drama |
| 5 | ‘ Do you think your mother would let you go out with me for a day in Newcastle ? ’ |
| 6 | It was late in the afternoon when we arrived , and Taylor took me for a drive through the town , which apart from the centre had been badly damaged . |
| 7 | I remember him taking me for a drive in his car when he told me the joyful news about his forthcoming marriage to Rosemary and feeling so happy that he was going to be happy . |
| 8 | He come round and he asked me for a change of a fiver . |
| 9 | Instinctively , I dipped my fingers in the holy water and crossed myself , remembering the Catholic aunt in South Armagh who 'd raised me for a while as a child and had anguished over my black little Protestant soul . |
| 10 | By chance he landed me for a swim at Moutsa down there . |
| 11 | I had no idea she was using me for a purpose of her own : I was too naive to realise until it dawned on me what it was , a few weeks later . |
| 12 | ‘ How about forgetting our professional differences and coming with me for a look round the antiques ? ’ |
| 13 | Mick looked at me for a couple of moments and , scratching his head , he replied If the Marines want you to play your bagpipes in their area , and you agree to do it , then you are all bloody mad . |
| 14 | Other times , though , if it was a student who stuck with me for a couple of years , eventually they would get interested in reading in some form . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh well , I suppose it wo n't hurt me for a couple of days . |
| 16 | The office can bloody do without me for a couple of days . |
| 17 | ‘ I have to go out ; can you live without me for a couple of hours ? ’ |
| 18 | She stayed with me for a couple of days before going on to Spain to my sister . |
| 19 | But that was just a hope he 'd been tossing at me for a couple of years without any interest from me . |
| 20 | And can you join me for a bit of breaking and entering some time this evening ? " |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm told they might need me for a bit of PR work , but basically I gather I 'm going to be the technician permanently with the team . ’ |
| 22 | I figured me for a piece of the five G's . ’ |
| 23 | What did you ask me for a fag for , then ? ’ |
| 24 | One day , after a particularly good school report , Father took me for a walk past a second-hand bookstore where I often browsed enviously . |
| 25 | Eventually I protested so Father Prior took me for a walk in the meadows and said I was to prove my worth with one final task . ’ |
| 26 | Must have been the early 1940s , my mother taking me for a walk near Bostall Woods during a gap in the bombing . |
| 27 | Take me for a ride on your travels nationwide , |
| 28 | She had told him lies about where Bella 's money was hidden , pretended to be fascinated when he had lied to her about spending the day with his father : ‘ We played golf together , then he took me for a ride in the new car . |
| 29 | She stares at me for a moment in her shocked haze of light . |
| 30 | I dashed out to the landing and ran into Siegfried , who stared wide-eyed at me for a moment before galloping downstairs . |