Example sentences of "[noun sg] would [vb infin] me [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My sister ate , but I refused , not out of sacrifice nor because I was resisting temptation ( I firmly believed that meat would make me ill , as my mother said ) , but because I knew — though this formulation is the adult 's rather than the ten-year old 's — that the price of the meal was condemnation of my mother 's oddness , and I was n't having that . |
| 2 | I could n't explain that I would have had to leave in a month or so anyway — but I pointed out that in fact I was n't well , had n't been for quite a while whatever he chose to think , and that a rest would do me good . |
| 3 | The Bishop thought a change would do me good and my next appointment was to Port Victoria where the language was Oluluyha and I could begin again trying to make myself understood ! |
| 4 | I thought the change would do me good ! |
| 5 | I still was n't feeling strong or back to my normal fitness , but I thought that some fresh air would do me good ( well that was my excuse anyway ! ) . |
| 6 | The experience I would hope to gain in an Earthwatch project would make me competent enough to join hands with the necessary authorities in improving the condition of these game reserves . |
| 7 | ‘ You 're the only one whose untimely end would give me intense pleasure . |
| 8 | Well now , during this twelve months I went out on the beats etcetera , I just merely picked it up , if I was in doubt about anything my sergeant would put me right and the atmosphere , the amount of discipline was quite severe , for instance , I always , we had always to parade at least ten minutes before the hour to be acquainted with what had happened since we were last on duty . |
| 9 | That looks pretty good — I du n no if it 's steak and kidney or chicken , but either way would suit me fine . |