Example sentences of "me in [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I should be alone , and the old custom that clerks resigned on marriage was told to me in no uncertain way . |
| 2 | At another time and place she could have helped me in no uncertain manner . |
| 3 | The other side of the coin is that it is very satisfying and rewarding because it stretches me in every possible way . |
| 4 | When I visit my home city of Manchester , or travel to London , New Age-types seem to greet me in every other conversation . |
| 5 | Those of us who did n't join up until 1943 , either because we were too young or like me in a reserved occupation , did n't really stand much chance of promotion , not unless we were absolutely brilliant and not many of us were that . |
| 6 | He was looking at me in a desperate way . |
| 7 | People see me in a certain way at school , as someone outspoken and good at English ; then they see me with my head covered , and suddenly they seem to be thinking : submissive . |
| 8 | And as we drove away , we had n't travelled down the road very far when my wife looked at me in a certain way … and I knew that she wanted Low Birk Hatt as much as me . |
| 9 | Undeterred he burst into song , serenading me in a loud baritone with Italian pop songs . |
| 10 | Perhaps those of you , my readers , who are involved , like me , in curriculum design , might join me in a New Year 's resolution to keep our wishful thinking in check and face reality more consistently . |
| 11 | The world spread out for me in a new map of associations and sensations . |
| 12 | ‘ I was wondering , ’ Brassard confided-to his wine glass , ‘ whether you 'd be interested in joining me in a new agency . |
| 13 | I 'll tell you what happened today — a man I barely know forced himself on me in a snowy field , that 's what happened today . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ He told me in a general way that he was American . |
| 15 | Men have been known to write and ask for a picture of me in a bathing costume . |
| 16 | ‘ Male fans ask for pictures of me in a bathing costure ’ |
| 17 | I am sitting now in an arbour of rust-coloured bougainvillaea drinking lukewarm , weak coffee , brought to me in a stainless steel pot by a waiter in a starched white uniform , thinking in an aimless way about this puzzle , when I see the waiter returning . |
| 18 | On inquiring where the bathroom was , the woman told me in a timid voice that although it was the door facing mine , there would be no hot water available until after supper . |
| 19 | George Kidner came to me in a great state of mind because he has been asked to appear before a committee consisting of C. Bathurst , Peto & C. Mills & sitting at Central Office . |
| 20 | Now can you tell me in a wee bit more detail how you did that ? |
| 21 | My need of M. Chaillot 's advice put me in a weak position . |
| 22 | Knowing this to be his likely mood when I brought in the tea yesterday afternoon , and being aware of his general propensity to talk with me in a bantering tone at such moments , it would certainly have been wiser not to have mentioned Miss Kenton at all . |
| 23 | The effort to face up to the fact and its consequences demanded all the will-power I could muster , and left me in a mental turmoil . |
| 24 | Occasionally , there 's a happy accident that leads me in a nice direction . ’ |
| 25 | I would have liked to have gone to Venice , where there was a faculty of languages , or Bologna , where I could have read Economics and Commerce ; but the war was on , and the expense of keeping me in a distant town was beyond the means of my parents . |
| 26 | In response to some implied criticism I made of his treatment of the sub-editor , Porua regarded me in a sneering silence and then said , ‘ Why should I have regard for my fellows ? |
| 27 | I asked him after a lecture he gave in Cambridge , and he looked at me in a vague way and said yes , he would . |
| 28 | He 's sitting next to me in a late night eaterie in Manchester talking into a tape recorder because he and his band have just released a song called ‘ Creep ’ that 's threatening to be one of the highlights of the year . |
| 29 | He wrapped me in a warm coat and placing me in the car took me several miles over the moor . |
| 30 | After that she said nothing for a while , only sat watching me in a broody way . |