Example sentences of "[prep] me [vb past] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Padre sitting opposite me had a rifle across his knees , the rifle not in keeping with his rather mild manner and angelic face . |
| 2 | At last I gained the crest of a rise , and there below me stretched the sloping flat rocks , and yes , the mermaids were there , their fur dry in the sun , their bodies slick and contented , their eyes closed , enjoying the afternoon , exactly as I had done myself . |
| 3 | Ahead of me lay an historic mission : to circumnavigate London using hired transport , and return within 80 days . |
| 4 | There was a ‘ For Sale ’ sign outside , and at the time I was beginning to contemplate leaving Baldersdale — half of me wanted a more suitable place and the other half was telling me to stop at Low Birk Hatt . |
| 5 | In front of me sat the smartest and most alert looking person I had ever seen in my life . |
| 6 | Certainly part of me won the 1964 Open . ’ |
| 7 | People like me represented an alien world for her , ’ explains James . |
| 8 | As we marched out of the farm the Commando behind me thrust a mug full of very tasty wine into my hand . |
| 9 | But then behind me came a lot of other lads , |
| 10 | Along the road behind me came the country bus from Kouvola . |
| 11 | One day , as I tried to serve her on the quiet , two deep meaningful coughs from behind me raised the small hairs on my neck . |
| 12 | The trainer explained : ‘ Three of them , Jeff Newton , Mick Dews and Barry Dixon , had a horse with me called The White Lion , who won a seller and I told them to let it go . |
| 13 | The last time I came up to town for the LIBF , the colleague who came with me showed a great talent for tracking down free wine . |
| 14 | I can only declare that the face before me had a terrible beauty . |
| 15 | Before me lay a deep gulley choked with oleanders and thorny scrub , which descended precipitously down to the private beach . |
| 16 | The figure before me bore no relation whatever to the Alec I remembered . |
| 17 | In me battled a flood of relief at being reprieved and anger at such vile deception . |
| 18 | They included Gilly Miles , who had a lovely personality and manner and to me had the greatest potential of them all . |
| 19 | A passenger sitting next to me flung a coin into the river with great enthusiasm . |
| 20 | Only the top surface of the upper chord of the rear stabiliser spar is readily visible and the crack when it was shown to me looked no bigger than a human hair lying across its width , partially hidden by paint and the dirt of many years ' service . |
| 21 | The man next to me looked a touch apprehensive . |
| 22 | A huge sheet of plastic was handed to me called a menu , which took a good five minutes to de-code . |
| 23 | Beside me crouched the provost , looking concerned . |
| 24 | Beside me stood an aged Gibraltarian granny . |
| 25 | It was the feeling that nobody around me gave a toss whether or not I got into the Legion , nobody cared what happened to me , or whether or not I succeeded . |