Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] [noun] [conj] [verb] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | They packed their bags , sold the house and left me : I got that news in prison . |
| 2 | I could n't hear the first words , then I heard : ‘ Bill phoned the depot and told me about the accident . ’ |
| 3 | The assistant changed the battery and told me to monitor it for a week for any problems . |
| 4 | She always wore a flowered cotton overall and her thin gingery hair framed a face that made me think of a martyr in search of grace . |
| 5 | Ira Dilworth applauded the idea and gave me an official ‘ To Whom It May Concern ’ letter of introduction , which opened a number of official doors , got me as far as Edmonton , and served as an invaluable introduction to some high ranking officers of the R.C.A.F. |
| 6 | She stripped the bed and lay me on the bed . |
| 7 | She opened the envelope and handed me the forms which would be needed if the senator undertook the repairs to Masquerade . |
| 8 | ‘ While engaged in watching the movements of the several species of the great family of Procellaridae , which at one time often and often surrounded the ships that conveyed me round the world , a bright speck would appear on the distant horizon , and , gradually approaching nearer and nearer , at length assumed the form of the White-headed petrel , whose wing-powers far exceed those of any of its congeners ; at one moment it would be rising high in the air , at the next sweeping comet-like through the flocks flying around ; never , however , approaching the ship sufficiently near for a successful shot , and it was equally wary in avoiding the boat with which I was frequently favoured for the purpose of securing examples of other species ; but , to make use of a familiar adage , the most knowing are taken in at last ’ ’ ; one beautiful morning , the 20th of Feb. 1839 , during my passage from Hobart Town to Sydney , when the sea was perfectly calm and of a glassy smoothness , this wanderer of the ocean came in sight and approached within three hundred yards of the vessel ; anxious to attract him still closer , so as to bring him within range , I thought of the following stratagem : — a corked bottle , attached to a long line , was thrown overboard and allowed to drift to the distance of forty or fifty yards , and kept there until the bird favoured us with another visit , while flying around in immense circles ; at length his keen eye caught sight of the neck of the bottle ( to which a bobbing motion was communicated by sudden jerks of the string ) , and he at once proceeded to examine more closely what it was that had arrested his attention ; during this momentary pause the trigger was pulled , the boat lowered , and the bird was soon in my possession . ’ |
| 9 | He went into a cubicle and I thought I should follow him but he pushed me away , locked the door and left me standing outside . |
| 10 | You 've given me my breakfast , left my lunch on the kitchen table , cleaned the house and helped me down the stairs . |
| 11 | A Waaf crossed the room and touched me on the arm . |
| 12 | That satisfaction would smartly have evaporated when he reached the clearing and found me gone . |
| 13 | And I chose a conception that promised me a child of certain defined personality characteristics as well as physical ones . |
| 14 | He took a stick and hit me on the arm . |
| 15 | An understanding female house officer took a history and examined me . |
| 16 | I definitely could n't afford that , so I took it back to the Oxford Used Car Centre and erm what happened , the mechanical breakdown service — now this is where I thought they were very good — they reimbursed me all the money that I 'd paid out on those repairs plus they did the repairs and put me a new gearbox in and the car 's running perfectly . |
| 17 | As Reid and I put down the cases we were carrying , Reid uncorked the bottle and offered me a shot of whisky . |
| 18 | This presented a thought that made me shudder with fright : this awesome , eerie world-apart in the dead of night , unbearably cold , no moon or stars , merely the moan of the mysterious gods beneath the ice … |
| 19 | The retort earned a laugh and gave me a split second to stop my heart from racing . |
| 20 | She left the sofa and embraced me . |
| 21 | Sopworth smiled , extended the bottle and poured me another half inch . |
| 22 | That two hit men had waylaid you and that we were making our escape when you suddenly had a brainstorm and accused me of being in league with them ? |
| 23 | They jist had a meetin' an' telt me , ‘ Bruce 's stayin' wi' you . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ He had an affair and left me , but he keeps coming back ’ |
| 25 | If you held the cup and let me get hold of handle I 'd have been alright . |
| 26 | ‘ It is good , ’ she said , as she held the cloth and told me to sit . |