Example sentences of "they [verb] me [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They got me on the face , stomach and legs . |
| 2 | During an opera we had a lighting change and they misinformed me about the weights . |
| 3 | Then they clapped me on the back with too many hands , thrust upon me the plastiform wafer that confirmed payment of the rest of my fee , and proclaimed that they would create a song for the festival in praise of ’ the , most safe and reliable Delmore Curb , master courier ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ They stopped me at the border and arrested me . ’ |
| 5 | They helped me over the next road , me nearly tripping as I crossed the far kerb . |
| 6 | ‘ They tried to pull me into a scrum once and they invited me into the showers with them ’ — GAIL PARKER ( a lady referee ) on problems encountered when trying to control men . |
| 7 | ‘ They let me on the train . ’ |
| 8 | They told me on the 'phone that you were not wounded . |
| 9 | It 's difficult to explain , but a part of me never really believed I should see her again , even after what they told me at the theatre . |
| 10 | They told me at the hospital that you 've worked with him in the past , so I thought you might be able to help me with my general enquiries . ’ |
| 11 | Yes , indeed , they told me at the tabac , the old building had stood until a year or so ago . |
| 12 | ‘ They told me at the desk downstairs that you were here . ’ |
| 13 | But this ruse failed , for the education journalists were not interested in the nice distinctions I offered them when they interviewed me on the phone . |
| 14 | They drove me to the police station . |
| 15 | They drove me through the tangle of Manchester |
| 16 | It was the way they put me on the right track that made me wonder — guiding angels in the Bible have a habit of appearing as two young men . |
| 17 | Ah well they put me on the top rate of pay , which was quite good , thirty five shilling a week . |
| 18 | ‘ I started to come round when they put me on the slab . |
| 19 | And erm I did n't get the actual job I went for but they put me on the , on the relief register so that I go round to different people 's homes or different big hospitals and different Mencap homes relieving people when they 're on holiday or if they 're short of staff or something like that . |
| 20 | ‘ They put me in the bin because I suddenly had a talking jag , ’ Edward said . |
| 21 | They put me in the prison hospital . |
| 22 | Started at that 's right , yes and er I did and er they put me in the machine shop filing keyhole and Those times they had to be all cast over the rim locks and all that , now they 've made for us and all that . |
| 23 | They put me in the same category as Martinho . |
| 24 | And they put me in the banqueting room , erm but we could n't , d' ya know . |
| 25 | ‘ You know , when they stop me in the street , at least half of them call me Mr Darcy . |
| 26 | Sometimes they confuse me with the hon. Member for Walthamstow ( Mr. Summerson ) — I am the hon. Member for Wanstead and Woodford , and unemployment in my constituency has not risen to quite the extent that he suggests . |
| 27 | They dropped me at The Pightle door . |
| 28 | They advised me of the best route to take home — and by the best they meant the most fun , not the quickest . |
| 29 | They suffered me to the extent that I did my column for 530 weeks in a row but over the years there was more and more of a crackdown on giving me facilities in the office . |
| 30 | My men , whom I had instructed to keep close together and sing from the time they left the camp until they joined me on the forest road , were not due for an hour and a half , and during this time it was more than likely that the tigress would break cover and try to stalk or rush me . |