Example sentences of "it [modal v] [verb] me a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may take me a little longer but … ’ he smiled , and his confidence made her dislike him more than ever , ‘ I promise you I shall get there in the end . ’ |
| 2 | I could s I I even though it might make me a lot of money because I know that if I got if I made a dozen phone calls and did n't get any deals I 'd be out there wanting play the er I would n't trust myself . |
| 3 | Shane beamed : ‘ After all this , it might take me a year to get my breath back . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It 'll give me a chance to get on with my baking an' that then for the WI stall , ’ she said with a nod of approval . |
| 5 | ‘ Well ’ — Joe laughed now — ‘ it 'll give me a bit of practice before I 'm introduced to the real thing , and that should n't be long now . ’ |
| 6 | " 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 . |
| 7 | It 'll give me a lot of pleasure to see you in it , love , and with the new haircut you 'll knock everyone 's socks off . |
| 8 | ‘ It 'll give me a chance to fill you in on the situation , ’ he 'd told her . |
| 9 | No I know my but it it 'll give me a little independence as well will it not ? |
| 10 | No well I 'll go there , I 'll get a pound book and then it 'll give me a spare stamp and I 'll not run out no more . |
| 11 | Well it 's higher on electricity it 'll give me an electric shock . |
| 12 | to Crewe and then she 's taking her and then it 'll save me a journey . |
| 13 | it 'll take me an half an hour to go , do you want me to go and get it ? |
| 14 | I think it 'd give me a headache , not take it away . |
| 15 | It 'd give me a break . ’ |
| 16 | It 'd take me a while to learn how to drive it , but after I learned that I reckon I could do it . |
| 17 | Ye tell me that , laddie , and it 'd save me an awful lot of time . ’ |
| 18 | That would n't be time enough to think but at least it would give me a chance to calm down . |
| 19 | It would give me a chance to see your wrist plaster has dried correctly and give our students a rare opportunity to see how fit and active a lady of your age can be . ’ |
| 20 | It would give me a reputation . |
| 21 | It would help me and er it would give me a greater understanding . |
| 22 | I thought it sounded like a good idea as it would give me a taster . |
| 23 | It would save me a lot of miles running ! ’ |
| 24 | It would save me a few pennies . |
| 25 | If we were sitting in a room and someone came in talking or making a noise , Dawn would panic and it would take me a few minutes to calm her down . |
| 26 | ‘ 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 ! |
| 27 | It will make me a stronger man . ’ |
| 28 | I do n't think it will make me a vegetarian but it might make me think about it . |
| 29 | It will make me a man of of greater standing in the community , I 'll be more respected , folk will have more deference towards me , I 'll be a bigger land owner ! |
| 30 | It will give me a pain but it 's worth it . ’ |