Example sentences of "and it [verb] me [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it takes me over an hour to dry him . |
| 2 | Mhm I wan na go to because then I get a and it takes me about half an hour to get home . |
| 3 | There 's a lot of traffic here and it takes me quite a bit to cross all the roads to get to where I want . |
| 4 | I 've got to go back and it takes me sometimes twice , sometimes three times when you get all this rubbish that he has to take round . |
| 5 | without picking serious note of Freud , it 's a bit like you know discussing space high on gravitational without mentioning Einstein , I mean , you know th that 's wh what people seem to do , and it strikes me as ridiculous . |
| 6 | and it pisses me off cos |
| 7 | But like , he even said it , he said to me when I was drunk and I , and it pissed me off a little bit actually cos like , he goes to me you know like I I was saying about it and he goes erm well she was the one who wanted it all casual and everything , and I said oh yeah . |
| 8 | And it struck me straight away that although the twentieth century as it marched on made us look more and more like Americans , we are Europeans , we always have been Europeans , our roots are there , our culture 's there and of course in the late twentieth century our economic needs , and the geographical links , the electronic links mean that we are there whether we like it or not . |
| 9 | ‘ But I tried being polite for a long time , Aunt Ruth , and it got me nowhere . |
| 10 | But do n't let the lightweight feel fool you — the first time I wore it was during a 70mph mountain winds and driving rain and it kept me both warm and dry . |
| 11 | And er we were coming out of We were getting the tub out an and er me brother was at the front end of th It went off the rails and er as he pushed it back , I was at the back and it jammed me again the face , and broke this collar bone . |
| 12 | I was just a boy and it affected me deeply . |
| 13 | And it took me longer to do that than it took me to do tapestry . |
| 14 | And I can remember one of my first patients I had to take blood from , and it took me quite a few goes on that poor lady but she 's still friends with me so she 's forgiven me . |
| 15 | and it took me as long to put the dinners up and clean the shoes and I thought well he 's swimming , so I got his togs and put 'em in his bag and |
| 16 | And er I started er with a doll , my father bought me a doll and it taught me how to er dress me . |
| 17 | ‘ I had a tough childhood and it spurred me on to great heights . ’ |
| 18 | As we lifted it , it came out and banged me on the top there , and it knocked me out , knocked me out and I was going to the doctor , but what frightened them all , this was the funny thing , what frightened them all to death , was the fact that I was violently sick you see , and all was bright red you see , and well the fireman passed out , well , do you know what it was ? we had blackcurrant ! |
| 19 | Yeah and it causes me more washing up which I 've only just finished . |
| 20 | From outside it looked like a faded bell but within was a brilliant and sumptuous chamber of fiery gold adorned with most exquisite tapestry , and it moved me as much as I was moved when I saw the dome of the Blue Mosque at Isfahan , the most beautiful building I have ever seen . |
| 21 | And my body was lumbersome and sluggish and it slowed me down . |
| 22 | We see an incredible number of young people , and it worries me immensely that these are people at sixteen who 've been chucked out of their homes , and they are being pushed down by bureaucracy , that they are being penalised for leaving home at sixteen when it is not their own fault , it is the fault of well it is the result of family breakdown that they are being pushed out . |
| 23 | Colleagues , can I now take , er , a moment of your time and it gives me very great pleasure to call upon the President to deliver his address to congress . |
| 24 | I do n't think you 'll and I suppose I make no apologies for including it , because I think we are all very well aware of the terrible tragedy that is happening in in Yugoslavia It 's not not an Anthem that I would have recognised , erm , I was fortunate to go to Yugoslavia on , I think , two occasions , in happier times , and it saddens me tremendously , to see , on the television , to hear on the radio , to read in the newspapers , just what has happened to what was emerging as , not only a very beautiful , but a very successful country . |
| 25 | She put the receiver down quickly as if to stop me from asking anything else about her illness , and it reminded me sharply of my Aunt Viv , bright , spirited and horse mad to the end . |
| 26 | And it makes me completely happy . |
| 27 | Fumes Colin : ‘ We never intended the track to be an advert for ecstasy and it makes me really angry that people have taken that attitude about the song . |
| 28 | Other people with less ability have overtaken him on the ladder and it makes me so cross . |
| 29 | I 've seen how Dickie 's pals look when taking the eleven plus , and it makes me so mad , Jo ! |
| 30 | ‘ And it makes me quite happy to have a young person with me . ’ |