Example sentences of "[conj] [modal v] [verb] me [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in the final analysis , the thing that used to make me happy was making me miserable , so I just had to get out . ’ |
| 2 | His smile deepened as he added , ‘ I have been told that I am a good lover and I can think of nothing in this world that would give me greater pleasure than to teach you the plaisirs d'amour . |
| 3 | But if I had one drink of any description that 's the one thing that would make me nervous because I 'd be afraid that I 'd forget this or forget the other , so we just do n't have them at all you know . |
| 4 | I screamed vowel sounds and different registers more delicate than the others that would get me hoarser . ’ |
| 5 | Realistically , I 've been applying for the sort of job that will pay me enough money to keep me going when I retire . |
| 6 | It occurred to me that I should perhaps wait for my daughter Sophie outside her school , to make sure she understood that I had not abandoned her , had merely left Lou for a man who loved me and would make me happy ; that things would presently calm down , and as soon as Hugo and I had sorted things out a little and established our new home she could join us . |
| 7 | The way some people look at it is , why should I let you write a book that wo n't do me any good but might do me some harm . |