Example sentences of "meet [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He was beaten by an innings , scoring only 3 and 31 to his opponent 's 75 , but in 1833 , when Yorkshire played their first county match against Norfolk , he met Bradbury again and ‘ exhibited such ability with the bat that he almost ran his opponent off his legs . ’
2 is also going to help me in an approach to Michael Shea , former Palace press officer and diplomat ( see Who 's Who ) — I met Shea last night at one of the three seminars and receptions which has set up to mark the summit .
3 When President Kennedy met Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna in 1961 , the soviet leader scoffed at the Shah .
4 Then her sad eyes met Morse 's in a sort of distant , anonymous camaraderie : she smiled across , almost fully .
5 His ‘ Vrouw met dode Vogel ’ should sell for Dfl80,000–120,000 ( £29,400–44,000 ; $44,000–67,000 ) and ‘ Het Signaal ’ for Dfl100,000–150,000 ( £36,700–55,000 ; $55,800–83,800 ) .
6 Perhaps employers and miners met part way , for by 1801 the same writer seems to have considered six-hour shifts general .
7 Mr Fallon met Jonquil and other young voters including youngsters who took part in a mock-election at Hummersknot School at his Grange Road headquarters .
8 Shortly after landing at the site , McGuinness met W/C Parsons , Embarkation Officer at Glasgow ; S/L Orr , Maintenance Command ; F/L Morgan , 50 Squadron , S/L Wall from the Air Ministry and S/L Hughes who was in charge of the RAF ground crews tasked with maintaining the Spitfires during their transfer .
9 Karim Khalil , prosecuting , said the girl met Ellis while she was living in the home .
10 ‘ When I first met Jason , I was 20 and about to go to Edinburgh Art College to study painting or sculpture .
11 Winning his seat as Member for Lancaster , he promptly joined the Cameron Highlanders and was unemployed in Cairo when he met Stirling .
12 His continued leadership of the Conservatives , at least until the government met Parliament , was now assured .
13 If Baldwin met Parliament , Lloyd George might keep the Conservatives in for a few weeks to humiliate them .
14 It was in Bordeaux , when they crawled through the traffic to the docks , that he at last met Foley .
15 State law could not provide discipline because it met resistance from consciences .
16 Ridge and tree planting on very steep slopes met resistance when the trees grew enough to shade food crops planted in between and were savagely pruned back .
17 After a rally lasting several weeks , the spot price of gold met resistance in the $180s .
18 This concept met resistance in Tehran , particularly as Iraq underlined its position with another offensive just after Iran 's accepting the principle of a cease-fire .
19 Yesterday , she met Middlesbrough Mayor Frank Platt , who presented her with souvenirs from the town to give to her hosts in Spain .
20 Monsieur Mayor : French students on an exchange visit organised by Marton Sixth Form College met Middlesbrough Mayor Eddie Bolland yesterday .
21 THE NEXT TIME Heathcliff came to Thrushcross Grange , he met Isabella by chance in front of the house .
22 Maggie did n't think she would see and her eyes met Mitch 's sceptically .
23 The Wales and the West company met Heritage Secretary Peter Brooke to argue against a relaxation in rules on ITV ownership .
24 On 17 April 1991 , he met Pan Am 's legal team for five days in Brussels .
25 Mr Duncan took me to the farm and I met Dan and Stella Parks .
26 It could not be long before the football emperor was in truly royal circles He met King George V , Queen Mary and the Prince of Wales , and often discussed points of play with the King during Cup finals .
27 She told Harriet that she often met King Edward VII in her dreams and thought of him as a kind of uncle .
28 Khan met King Fahd of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh on Oct. 4 .
29 On Oct. 3 Premadasa met King Jigme Singye Wangchuk in the Bhutanese capital , Thimphu , and on Oct. 4-5 he held extensive discussions in Dhaka with Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia on ways of alleviating regional poverty .
30 ‘ I met Harvey in a restaurant , ’ she mused .
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