Example sentences of "[noun sg] but it [verb] me " in BNC.
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1 | I destroyed the parasite but it wounded me badly . |
2 | She meant it as a compliment but it made me sound like her GP . |
3 | It is natural for mathematicians to be the first to study problem solving but it surprises me that other disciplines have been so slow . |
4 | ‘ I first met Julie when I walked into her gallery but it took me three years to walk out with her as my wife , ’ he says . |
5 | He ca n't see me of course but it makes me feel funny . |
6 | We never sold anything of course but it gave me a sort of status plus it was a very interesting time to be around the art world . |
7 | He said : ‘ I felt unfortunate to lose that tournament but it told me I was good enough to win a major and I 've come here hitting the ball as well as I ever have . ’ |
8 | I remember me getting up about three o'clock in the morning I heard the wind and I got up to look at the stack yard and start to put er bits of pit props and that into the nets and and and the wind was getting that strong the pit props was going flying over me head and I gave it up and made for and it 's certainly not a very high door at Greenspot but or a very big door but it took me all my time to get the door closed . |
9 | ‘ We saw each other around quite a lot but it took me a while to warm up . |
10 | This might have been all very well for my ego but it put me in the position of a complete novice , with my boss listening critically from the platform to everything I said on his behalf . |
11 | Ricky Ross from Deacon Blue talks about not wanting to seduce the audience : ‘ I do n't like the idea of people throwing themselves over to our music … abandonment is a great idea but it worries me because it 's all so power-orientated . ’ |
12 | He added : ‘ I made a tremendous start to the year and badly wanted that No 1 spot for the first time but it made me become negative . |
13 | I may agree with sentiment but it pissed me off none the less . |