Example sentences of "[adj] but it [verb] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had expected it to be cold but it surprised me with a suddenness that wrenched my breath away . |
| 2 | It was dead right but it gave me a tough act to follow and only Joyce 's famous ‘ George , do n't do that ’ would fit the bill . |
| 3 | I erm am obviously feeling guilty cos I 'm not feeling guilty but it makes me cough a bit to go to the post office every week and get vastly more disabl disability er invalidity benefit than he gets , vastly more . |
| 4 | ‘ Luckily it was n't malignant but it affected me mentally and emotionally and I was a bit of a mess . |
| 5 | My boyfriend and I have been going out for six weeks and everything is wonderful but it takes me honestly two hours to reach orgasm . |
| 6 | It was pompous but it satisfied me . |
| 7 | ‘ Trying on all those clothes was fun but it made me realise how tiring shopping for clothes really is . |
| 8 | Barbara says although she had a fantastic day , she will probably stick to making her own clothes in future : ‘ Trying on all those clothes was fun but it made me realise how tiring modelling — and shopping — really are . |