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Example sentences of "me in [art] [adj] " 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	Finally a woman I worked with told me in no uncertain terms that she had no such desire , which threw me utterly .
3	At another time and place she could have helped me in no uncertain manner .
4	‘ I have also been to the Guildhall , ’ he mournfully concluded ‘ The mayor told me in no uncertain terms how displeased His Grace the Regent Duke of Lancaster is at our lack of progress .
5	The other side of the coin is that it is very satisfying and rewarding because it stretches me in every possible way .
6	When I visit my home city of Manchester , or travel to London , New Age-types seem to greet me in every other conversation .
7	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 .
8	He was looking at me in a desperate way .
9	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 .
10	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 .
11	Undeterred he burst into song , serenading me in a loud baritone with Italian pop songs .
12	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 .
13	The world spread out for me in a new map of associations and sensations .
14	‘ I was wondering , ’ Brassard confided-to his wine glass , ‘ whether you 'd be interested in joining me in a new agency .
15	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 . ’
16	‘ He told me in a general way that he was American .
17	Then she smiled at me in a brusque , dismissive manner and directed me to the railway station .
18	‘ Male fans ask for pictures of me in a bathing costure ’
19	Men have been known to write and ask for a picture of me in a bathing costume .
20	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 .
21	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 .
22	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 .
23	Now can you tell me in a wee bit more detail how you did that ?
24	My need of M. Chaillot 's advice put me in a weak position .
25	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 .
26	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 .
27	Will you remember me in a million years ?
28	Occasionally , there 's a happy accident that leads me in a nice direction . ’
29	It was bad enough finding the poor bugger ; to be suspected of carving him up put me in a right tizzy !
30	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 .