Example sentences of "meet [noun prp] in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately having the son of the most powerful man in the world did n't seem to do the Eagles much good — they stumbled against Argentina and finally fell flat on their faces when they met Tonga in the Plate quarter-final . |
| 2 | When Arsenal met Hull in the Cup semi-final in 1930 , and were 2–0 down with ten minutes to go , Chapman 's ordeal on the bench grew to a fever-pitch of intensity . |
| 3 | Mary Finnigan : ‘ I first met David in the summer of 1968 when I was living with my two children in a ground floor flat in an old house in Beckenham . |
| 4 | They met Colebrooke in the passageway outside , thanked him for his attentions and went down the outside steps into the Tower bailey . |
| 5 | Sally left her bag in the cloakroom and met Edward in the balcony milk bar where he had a strawberry milk shake waiting for her . |
| 6 | Cricket now , and while England are getting ready to meet Pakistan in the final of the World Cup , there 's another piece of sporting history being made over in South Africa.Worcestershire 's players are preparing for the first of a five match series there , to help the country back from years of sporting isolation . |
| 7 | Benedicta , before we go on to meet Simon in the Fleet prison , there are certain enquiries to make . |
| 8 | But , and a squeak from being caught , Phillis in the kitchen , she could only agree , to meet Rab in the corner pub . |
| 9 | He reserved two rooms in the name James Gage and arranged to meet Paula in the dining-room . |
| 10 | Molly and Mary both had things to do that evening , so Yanto had arranged to meet Billy in the Boar to round off a good weekend . |
| 11 | Bowe was stripped of his title for refusing to meet Lewis in the ring . |
| 12 | She had arranged to meet Luke in the bar for a drink , and she hoped that he had a dinner engagement so that she would be left to her own devices afterwards . |
| 13 | In fact towards the end of the book looking at the overall picture it seems that everyone else 's life ends happily in marriage apart from Pip 's , and him meeting Estella in the end completes this sort of feeling of his life not being complete.fulfilled . |
| 14 | Bill Williams , a journeyman , witnessed how he had met Day in the Barley Mow at Hungerford , and sold him the incriminating tobacco box . |
| 15 | He said he 'd met Oliver in the florist 's round the corner on his way to the station . |
| 16 | Marg keeps me informed , she said she meets Jo in the town and they exchange a few words with them |
| 17 | ‘ I met Elaine in the hospital Outpatients . |
| 18 | No need for secrets , so Mrs Files telephoned her daughter straight away , then told Frank Grimwood who came by with four brace of partridge from yesterday 's let shoot ; who stopped Alec on the tractor with a load of silage behind ; who met Tom in the grainstore ; who found Mary in the estate office when he went in to fill out his time sheet ; who confided in the postman when he came with the afternoon mail ; who amazed Mrs May in Forester 's Cottage when he delivered her Freeman 's Catalogue and a postcard from her son holidaying in Pouket ; who stunned her husband when he came in from the saw mill . |
| 19 | And as the weeks passed , she often met d'Urberville in the garden and began to lose her shyness of him . |
| 20 | Warrington now meet Oldham in the final on Saturday at St Helens . |
| 21 | Holders Edinburgh Burger Kings meet Dunfermline in the final of the Bank of Scotland Junior Cup next month . |
| 22 | He met Pilger in the foyer and they went up to the room . |
| 23 | Scarborough will meet Middlesbrough in the North Riding Senior Cup at the McCain Stadium on Thursday ( 7.30 ) . |
| 24 | I met Jamie in the lounge bar of the Cauldhame Arms for lunch and we sat playing an electronic game over a TV table . |
| 25 | He was working for an engineering firm and met Herbert in the course of business . |
| 26 | I PLAYED for Rangers when they last met Leeds in the quarter-final of the old Fairs Cup back in 1968 . |