Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] met a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've just met a pig . |
| 2 | ‘ Why , mam , ’ he says , his voice liquid molasses , ‘ I do n't believe I 've ever met a real woman as purty as you . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ D' you know , I do n't think I 've ever met a cricketer from Norfolk . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ He has always enjoyed a drink , and I 've never met a man who can hold his liquor better , ’ he says . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've never met a woman more beautiful than my wife , ’ he says , ‘ so there has never been the temptation . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ No , this is true , I 've never met a girl I 'd just shag and leave — I always fall in love ! ’ |
| 7 | It 's just that I 've never met a policeman before . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I 've never met a poof before , ’ Sparkes said . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've never met a girl with such a talent for getting hold of the wrong end of any available stick . |
| 10 | The other thing I would say is this that the management , whilst they very rarely agree with what Eric has got to say I 've never met a member of management at any level , at any level that does n't respect what he 's got to say and that 's a tremendous , er psychological blow before they even get round the table , because he 's completely disarming and his record in terms as vic er for , of victories , for individual members and groups of mem er , members , er , is legendary and I think apart from his ability it 's the respect in which he 's held by , by everybody , by everybody . |
| 11 | The crunch is money — and I 've never met a rich man or woman yet who did n't have wonderfully imaginative , sophisticated , ways to justify hoarding yet a little more and a little more . |
| 12 | Perhaps someone else who saw him more often can give a fairer description but I 've never met a Whites fan who had too many good words for him . |
| 13 | I 've never met a more dedicated , resilient group of people in my life . |
| 14 | I do n't think I have ever met a more phlegmatic man . |
| 15 | This may sound ridiculous , but I have recently met a very nice man , the same age as me , similar tastes , sense of humour , not exactly good-looking but perfectly presentable , and I 'm wondering whether or not I should marry him . |
| 16 | Strange , to this day I have never met a priest who was n't afraid to die . |
| 17 | ‘ I have never met a remotely effective idealist about whom you would n't say the same thing . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I have never met a more gullible person than Sinead . |
| 19 | Within my own practice , I have never met a white child who says he or she is not white ; neither have I met a black child growing up in a black family saying that he or she is not black . |
| 20 | Somebody once said , " I have never met a bad Quaker yet . " |
| 21 | One thing I can say of him with total confidence is that I have never met a man less interested in money . |
| 22 | ‘ I have been a teacher for forty years , but I have never met a boy like Tony . |
| 23 | ‘ I have never met a more beautiful woman than Wallis , ’ Edward wrote , ‘ and I love giving her presents . |
| 24 | I have never met a more redoubtable fighter , yet we murdered him ! ’ |