Example sentences of "me a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've seen my room and I can make my way to it if you 'll draw me a simple map ! ’ |
| 2 | Now I am going to ask you a simple question and you are going to give me a simple answer . ’ |
| 3 | It would help me and er it would give me a greater understanding . |
| 4 | He gave me a welcoming grin and an ironic bow to acknowledge the exalted company I was keeping , then he ushered the senator on to the starboard wing and so into the aeroplane . |
| 5 | Pye eventually agreed to lease me a small factory in Watford , in which I set up my new company . |
| 6 | The taxi driver leaned through his window at one point and passed me a small scrap of paper . |
| 7 | Soon after that , I was fortunate enough to obtain a research studentship at U.C.L. which paid me a small salary of 750 per annum — this was slightly less than what I had been earning as a teacher , but it enabled me to return full-time to research at U.C.L. The money for the studentship had been provided by a television network , ATN . |
| 8 | Of course , all theatrical activities came to an abrupt halt ; but Guthrie was not prepared to accept what seemed like being the total demise of Sadler 's Wells Opera , and proposed sending a small touring group of the company round the provinces and he offered me a small contract . |
| 9 | Can you do me a small favour ? ’ |
| 10 | George opened the top lid of the tank and showed me a small plank floating on the surface . |
| 11 | Do you think you could possibly find me a small drink ? " |
| 12 | ‘ Someone recently got me a small Vox practice amp which is okay , but when I 'm recording at home I go straight through a JHS Rock Box . |
| 13 | She also made me a small bed , which was placed on a shelf too high for rats to reach . |
| 14 | ‘ If somebody will give me a small coin … ‘ |
| 15 | The Sheriff of Essex pays me a small stipend to ensure the seals on the doors and windows are not broken . ’ |
| 16 | Even more awkward when she said , " Do you think you could get me a small glass of whisky ? " |
| 17 | I would be grateful if you would buy me a small house somewhere , perhaps near Bristol where I can find work . ’ |
| 18 | If I stood on a street corner somewhere , someone could slip me a small packet in exchange for a fiver and in a few hours I 'd be slumped on the floor of a public toilet : a Drug Statistic . |
| 19 | ‘ My wife bought me a small kit to try out using wool — which is rather like painting by numbers — and I have not looked back since . ’ |
| 20 | Like all British officials of the Egyptian Government I had been dismissed from my university post eighteen months before , and I was glad that the British Council was able to offer me a small post in Athens , instead of piece work in Cairo . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , Father 's promised to buy me a small practice when I 'm qualified , which will be in a few months . |
| 22 | For the first couple of years I shared a flat with a friend , then my paternal grandmother died and unexpectedly left me a small legacy . |
| 23 | We gazed , open-mouthed at the stately triple towers and the flying buttresses , then went inside and found the famous Lincoln Imp in the Angel Choir , and J. bought me a small silver imp for my charm bracelet . |
| 24 | She was polite , she gave me a small box of chocolates with a thank-you card and kissed me and shook my hand when she came for a meal on Sunday . |
| 25 | If the government would only give me a small piece of land for my people in the Wallowa Valley , with a teacher , that is all I would ask . |
| 26 | My father may well wish for me a second marriage , and to that end I must be at offer soon , and with a proper dowry . |
| 27 | Yesterday the 86-year-old writer of more than 80 books said from her home in Jesmond , Newcastle : ‘ I am amazed and humbled that the Queen has seen fit to give me a second honour . ’ |
| 28 | My movements up to this had been quite natural , and if I could continue to make her think I was unaware of her presence , she would possibly give me a second chance . |
| 29 | She poured me a second cup of coffee . |
| 30 | Veiled women carrying home shopping did n't give me a second glance . |