Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] me [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you may think me merely biased if I say that my own father could in many ways be considered to rank with such men , and that his career is the one I have always scrutinized for a definition of ‘ dignity ’ . |
| 2 | That learned attitude in its turn may make me uncomfortably edgy and aggressive when situations . |
| 3 | ‘ If you think I 'll fall for that , you must think me very stupid indeed . |
| 4 | You must think me very gauche . " |
| 5 | You must think me very silly but it 's just that I 'm so excited ! |
| 6 | ‘ You must think me terribly rude , ’ said Blunset . |
| 7 | In my own relatively trivial example what struck me forcefully was the assumption that being born in Canada seemed to make me more ‘ one of us ’ in the Immigration Officer 's eyes than ‘ one of them ’ , despite the fact that , within terms of the European Community , being Irish should make me far more of an insider . |
| 8 | ‘ Luney , now you must answer me truthfully , you 've nothing to be afraid of . |
| 9 | He must want me physically . |
| 10 | ‘ But you must promise me not to tell Uncle Jake . |
| 11 | Horrible that you should tempt me so heartlessly and — and pity me , ’ he spat at her . |
| 12 | Or we say , ‘ Poor me , I am so anxious , because I am alone , unrecognized , even by those who should know me best . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ You should know me better than to have to ask that . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ You should know me better than that . |
| 15 | Lil should know me better after all these years . |
| 16 | ‘ You must show me where the boy went after he took the boots , we 'll get them back , do n't worry . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ You must give me more information . ’ |
| 18 | When a weak-form word is given stress for the purpose of emphasis , e.g. : ‘ You must give me more money ’ |
| 19 | You must carry me back . ’ |
| 20 | Also about to go on a journey of self-discovery which must bring me back to my beginnings . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm still ring rusty but a couple of weeks ’ hard work before the European Cup should see me all right . ’ |
| 22 | And if anybody at Mephistco thinks I lack courage , they should see me now . |
| 23 | ‘ You must believe me now . |
| 24 | You must also say to your children : ‘ If you are going to stay out , you must ring me however late and I wo n't be angry . ’ |
| 25 | You must excuse me now , Isabel , it is time for my rest . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Well , you must excuse me now , ’ he sighed . |
| 27 | ‘ You must thank me too , Artemis , ’ said a voice from behind her . |
| 28 | ‘ We 'll fight them , but if we get your ship back for you , you must take me back to England . ’ |
| 29 | How ironic that it should take me so long to know how I feel about a man and then in that same moment realise that he really is the bastard I first took him for ! |
| 30 | Progress over the next two months or so should take me back to climbing . |