Example sentences of "[noun sg] met [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the other judges would not look at the assessors ' lists , Burn met them at the hall and compared his list of preferences to theirs . |
| 2 | It was cooler and grey , and a brisk sou'wester spiked with a salty drizzle met us at the crag . |
| 3 | A small , brown-haired woman met him at the door , surrounded by a group of noisy , dirty children who eyed Corbett boldly , then ran to hide and giggle behind their mother 's skirts . |
| 4 | My father met me in the kitchen . |
| 5 | When the doors of the huge dining room at the zoo were thrown open we were first in , but a sergeant cook met us in the entrance with : " I want three volunteers for dishwashing — you , you and you , " and marched us away . |
| 6 | As your daughter met none of the published criteria the panel , in balancing the stipulation of the above-stated section of the Act against your parental preferences felt unable to uphold your appeal . |
| 7 | As your daughter met none of the published criteria the panel felt unable to override the stipulation of the Act . |
| 8 | ‘ A man met us at the door and said his wife Sheila Brown was still in the bungalow . |
| 9 | My Dad met us at the airport and , of course , the first thing that I wanted to do was to see my younger brother Russell . |
| 10 | Death met him by the way , and laid him here . |
| 11 | His mother met him at the back door . |