Example sentences of "they [vb past] 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 told me on the 'phone that you were not wounded . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | Yes , indeed , they told me at the tabac , the old building had stood until a year or so ago . |
| 11 | ‘ They told me at the desk downstairs that you were here . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | They drove me to the police station . |
| 14 | They drove me through the tangle of Manchester |
| 15 | They dropped me at The Pightle door . |
| 16 | They advised me of the best route to take home — and by the best they meant the most fun , not the quickest . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | included in mine , so it meant that they paid me for the summer holidays cos I did n't officially really |
| 20 | They were glad to see me and they shook me by the hand and one of them said : |
| 21 | In fact , they showed me at the back , she 's got the vertical |
| 22 | They telephoned me at the St. Ermin 's Hotel , where Mollie and I were staying while our house in Smith Square was under repair , to pledge their support . |
| 23 | They threw me from the battlements into the sea , but the rocks were merciless and did not kill me , though I have never longed for death so much as I did then . |
| 24 | They released me for the day and I sat in a cab desperately trying to keep calm whilst my mind raced through the practicalities of getting Mum back — cancelling the filming , getting the kids looked after for a while if … |
| 25 | They hacked me in the ribs and then proceeded to batter me about the head . |
| 26 | ‘ One dog jumped up and bit off my ear then they pulled me to the ground . |
| 27 | And when they rang me about the killing and somebody said , ‘ your friend 's been murdered , ’ I said , ‘ You 're talking rubbish . ’ ’ |
| 28 | And when they hit me with the INSET thing it was the summer term , the first half of the summer term and I was beginning to fray at the edges , as far as I 'd just got things going , and it was just like something else on top of a lot of pressure already . |
| 29 | They brought me through the city and back to Sècheron in good order . |
| 30 | That was a lot of money in those days and the others were so impressed , they took me into the sing-song and had me elected by acclamation . ’ |