Example sentences of "it [verb] me [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " At least it got me reading , " she said . |
| 2 | And it got me thinking that there must be thousands of people up and down the country doing worthwhile things to protect our environment and wildlife who go unrecognised . |
| 3 | It moves me playing it and it upsets me playing it , it 's very upsetting to play Alfie , because A he 's such a disastrous man as a person d you know you think oh god I do n't really wan na be playing this man for sixteen weeks but the part is so wonderful and the play is so rich that you ca n't help s sort of s submitting to it and putting yourself in the position of being a masochist I suppose . |
| 4 | It entertained me watching you try . |
| 5 | ‘ It stopped me having a normal childhood . |
| 6 | And it frightens me seeing the youngsters coming out carrying . |
| 7 | I tell ya , it threw me having those tormented eyes of Clift staring just above me . ’ |
| 8 | It keeps me thinking and I know I 'm going to enjoy the different style . ’ |
| 9 | There 's a slide , for instance , which is about 12ft high — it scares me watching the kids at the top , they just do n't look safe . |
| 10 | It started me going out and meeting people . |
| 11 | OK it had the batteries stuck in with sticky tape , but it kept me going through fifteen Agatha Christies and hundreds of hours of revision — well , pretend revision . |
| 12 | It meant me having to dash back to England because my passport was at home , and we 'd got no tickets . |
| 13 | It saved me doing temporary work which I do n't much care for . ’ |
| 14 | It moves me playing it and it upsets me playing it , it 's very upsetting to play Alfie , because A he 's such a disastrous man as a person d you know you think oh god I do n't really wan na be playing this man for sixteen weeks but the part is so wonderful and the play is so rich that you ca n't help s sort of s submitting to it and putting yourself in the position of being a masochist I suppose . |
| 15 | It had me rolling on the floor to see Schmeichel blowing his top at the scum defence . |
| 16 | Yeah well it saves me counting , do n't it ? |
| 17 | It saves me getting involved in all that endless round of relatives . |
| 18 | it saves me having to do three weekends , I can do two weekends next term instead of three |
| 19 | Myself and Parco Polo seeks meaning in what it does to us , and it left me thinking that the late Italo Calvino has a lot to answer for . |
| 20 | It left me wishing that someone would write something equally attractive about the work in the United Kingdom — golden ages in science are rare and should be recorded . |
| 21 | It would attack me suddenly , quite unpredictably — and it left me fighting for breath . |
| 22 | I WAS EXTREMELY moved by Charles Fox 's superb article on Stephen Hawking ( ‘ Stephen Hawking , Superstar ’ ) , but at the same time it left me feeling uneasy . |
| 23 | It leaves me speculating that Havel the artist is unlikely to be displaced by Havel the politican . |
| 24 | ‘ It leaves me wondering why you should have been chosen for this very tame assignment . |
| 25 | It stops me concentrating on breathing properly and makes me feel as if I 've lost control of the situation . |
| 26 | Erm , I wear make up as a mask basically gives me confidence and it stops me having to be myself which I feel is n't good enough for the public |
| 27 | The job they had did n't interest me , but it set me thinking . |
| 28 | I opened it , and I got my answer , and it set me thinking afresh and seeing clearly where I had formerly been blind . |
| 29 | My godmother has been singing your praises , you see , and — you will have to forgive my suspicious mind ! — it set me wondering . ’ |