Example sentences of "me a [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Next to me a girl eating a box of liquorice torpedoes . |
| 2 | Unknown to me a honeybee had made a hive in this part of the wall and not long afterwards I became aware of an angry bee searching frantically for the entrance to its hive . |
| 3 | She used to make me a plum duff , the old currant duffs and anything like that my mother would make for us . |
| 4 | ‘ Perhaps you could lend me a servant to guide me back to the Grange ? ’ |
| 5 | James gave me a message to say you 'd be at home . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Will you buy me a pencil set for Christmas ? ’ |
| 7 | And they did delegate me , of course , handing me a guitar to get rid of . |
| 8 | He left me to become acquainted with the religious environment , and then handed me a paperback entitled Modern Buddhism in Burma , which he had edited in cooperation with Kenneth Saunders , warden of the YMCA hostel , and already a translator of the Dhamma-pada , a collection of short sayings thought to go back to the Buddha . |
| 9 | A nurse told me a policeman wanted to see me , but visitors had been barred until tomorrow . |
| 10 | It 's going to cost me a fortune to get them home , |
| 11 | I asked Derek if he 'll give me a reference said yeah . |
| 12 | ‘ Working with dreams in this way gives me a freedom to express , a release to be creative . |
| 13 | ‘ Working with dreams in this way gives me a freedom to express , a release to be creative . |
| 14 | It took me a while to take in what was going on , of course . |
| 15 | The window was completely boarded up , it took me a while to do that . |
| 16 | Electronic Mail ( E-mail ) is probably the least easy to configure under Mainlan , and indeed it took me a while to sort out exactly what was required to get a sensible system running . |
| 17 | ‘ It took me a while to realise that of course I am not really opening a window : something is zooming forward and appearing out of nothing . |
| 18 | It then took me a while to realise the significance of it , but at last I remembered it had been around Dora Belle 's neck , the person who murdered Perk and she must have placed it in Perk 's hand when she buried her . |
| 19 | I has taken me a while to figure out that ‘ we ai n't got Windows , we got DOS ’ so I would appreciate any advice in your columns on the basics — what sorts of programs are suitable for a simple soul like me who needs to knock out the odd poster , magazine or newsletter and something that will look more professional , from time to time . |
| 20 | It 'd take me a while to learn how to drive it , but after I learned that I reckon I could do it . |
| 21 | ‘ It will take me a while to get my travel permit stamped . |
| 22 | It takes me a while to get there . |
| 23 | ‘ We saw each other around quite a lot but it took me a while to warm up . |
| 24 | It took me a while to believe those three things utterly and another while to risk acting on the belief . |
| 25 | ‘ It took me a while to find out he ( Rare Bear ) pulled out because I could n't hear that well on the radio . |
| 26 | This seemed to relate closely to my problems , but I have to admit it took me a while to pluck up the courage to do that deadly and dangerous deed ( that everyone tells you never to do ) to my machine ! |
| 27 | I knew I made a mistake , marrying young , but it took me a while to work out what was wrong . |
| 28 | It took me a while to work out that it was now Saturday . |
| 29 | After more enquiries , a devout soccer fan gave me a selection to read . |
| 30 | She told me a policewoman had been round and announced that Graham Mills had been found murdered . |