Example sentences of "[verb] it [modal v] [vb infin] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mummie says it could give me cancer , who cares ? |
| 2 | That 's why when I hear my daughter talking about getting fifteen or twenty K a year I 'm going it would pay me two or three years for God 's sake . |
| 3 | How long do you reckon it 'll take me |
| 4 | " But I suppose one of us ought to stay awake ; and if I take the first turn it 'll give me a chance to have a look at your paw , Hlao-roo . |
| 5 | I think that the real reason that I wanted to do Total recall was that I knew it might make me famous which then might help me get better parts . |
| 6 | The hand started pushing through the window at the pile of books , and I knew it would find me and catch hold of me again . |
| 7 | I knew it would kill me , but in the end I did n't want to die . |
| 8 | ‘ Originally he decided not to take up the option because he thought it would upset me , ’ Miranda said lamely . |
| 9 | He thought it would do me good . |
| 10 | I thought it would make me feel less helpless if I was opposed by something definite . |
| 11 | I did a year 's course , I thought it would get me somewhere . " |
| 12 | I thought it would take me time to adjust and it has . |
| 13 | ‘ I spotted the old Humber while I was on duty and at first thought it would take me a couple of years to restore — but eventually it took seven ! |
| 14 | Perhaps he thought it might make me nip up a bit quicker with his morning tray . ’ |
| 15 | So I had a bath and I thought it 'd warm me up but I was , I was freezing were n't I ? |
| 16 | I was surprised , certainly , but I did n't think it would affect me too much . ’ |
| 17 | I came here today to have a look but I did n't think it would affect me the way it has . |
| 18 | But I do n't think it would do me any harm to develop some more organizational skills because mos most jobs require them . |
| 19 | I do n't think it 'll save me from suspension though . ’ |
| 20 | I do n't think it will make me a vegetarian but it might make me think about it . |
| 21 | Do you think it will suit me ? |
| 22 | Only Ards winning it would please me more — but we 're not the finished article yet . ’ |
| 23 | Do n't know where I could put you , except in me bedroom , only if I did it might send me young man potty . |
| 24 | To what extent if if you accept the County Council 's proposed housing provision for Selby , and I appreciate that 's hypothetical but I er I think it would help me to get this element isolated from our discussion , otherwise we may go round in ever decreasing circles . |
| 25 | ‘ But you think it might bother me . ’ |
| 26 | I think it 'd give me a headache , not take it away . |
| 27 | ‘ Mother said it would finish me with uncle . ’ |
| 28 | He said it would take me out of myself a bit . |
| 29 | Insp Best said : ‘ I have come here with a very open mind but what I want to do is to develop the skills I have already and I am hoping it will give me more confidence . |