Example sentences of "me for the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Susan uses me for the first person pronoun [ G2 ] , and unmarked past tense [ G4 ] in tell , see , pick and run , and she has initial /t/ in ting , " thing " [ P17 ] . |
| 2 | Offering the blond English boy — the one I was throwing water at now — half my lunch , and sitting there full of gratitude because he smiled , because he liked the taste of the piece of chicken dipped in cumin and saffron and he had smiled at me for the first time . |
| 3 | ‘ For instance , when you asked the official you met to find you some film-makers to talk to , he rung me up and spoke to me for the first time for years . |
| 4 | And at the end of the class , near the bust of Unamuno , I heard your voice calling to me for the first time . |
| 5 | Professor Ruiperez told me I need not start my classes until I was quite recovered , and the women in the office and the library spoke friendly words to me for the first time . |
| 6 | As the white cliffs of Dover receded and the coast of France drew near , the inimitable excitement of ‘ abroad ’ took hold of me for the first time — the only really positive emotion I had felt for twenty-six months . |
| 7 | He saw me for the first time . |
| 8 | At once she burst into tears and hugging me for the first time in years ( it seemed ) , cried , ‘ If only I had their faith ! ’ |
| 9 | Nigel turned his head to look at me for the first time and smiled in a kindly manner . |
| 10 | It occurred to me for the first time that he might not know whether or not I 'd lost the baby . |
| 11 | He glared up at me as though seeing me for the first time . |
| 12 | Suddenly , looking at me for the first time , ‘ Tell me , ’ she said , ‘ oh , tell me — what are you in ? ’ |
| 13 | Within a few days of seeing me for the first time , he summoned me once again to tell me that the Labour Party did not wish to continue with the action . |
| 14 | Just then he noticed me for the first time . |
| 15 | He looked at me for the first time when I said this . |
| 16 | It hit me for the first time that the bands and comedians were going to be performing here for free , for John , for us . |
| 17 | When my feeble protests were ignored back there it hit me for the first time that I was n't a civilian any more . |
| 18 | As she did so she seemed to notice me for the first time . |
| 19 | He nodded and he looked at me for the first time . |
| 20 | He looks at me for the first time . |
| 21 | He buggered me for the first time that night , reaching round and putting his hand over my mouth , tearing me in two . |
| 22 | Well that 's what everybody sings to me when them and they meet me for the first time or get introduced to me . |
| 23 | I now see that Travis is so smitten that he would n't accept anything but that , meeting me for the first time when I called at your apartment , you at once became very much attracted to me . |
| 24 | So Kenny Parker took over from me for the second half . |
| 25 | I did the business with my camera , now there was plenty of light with the barn doors open , and was in the process of replacing the tarpaulin when the alarm bells went off and scared the hell out of me for the second time in five minutes . |
| 26 | As we pass the top of the stairs the thought hits me for the thousandth time . |
| 27 | Tony finds several packets of banana custard that is hot and sweet ; it tastes bloody awful and neither Tony nor I like it , none the less he fights me for the last helping . |
| 28 | He 's been hiding me for the last couple of days . ’ |
| 29 | Bessie kissed me for the last time as I held tightly to her . |