Example sentences of "but it [verb] me " in BNC.
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| 31 | This was a side of her nature that she 'd kept hidden from me but it made me realise my feelings were justified . |
| 32 | He did a very good job , but it made me think about what would be right for me when I died . ’ |
| 33 | But it made me think of the voice that sent us to the bar ; he whispered then . |
| 34 | But it made me sick and dizzy , so I did n't take it . |
| 35 | ‘ Do n't drink too much of that , ’ said my mother , unable to stop herself ; but it made me feel better , more like the early girl of Egypt and less like the starveling cat . |
| 36 | But it made me feel , that meeting with her , that G.P. did love me ( want me ) . |
| 37 | I was n't sure , but it made me think . |
| 38 | It looks therapeutic in movies but it made me feel worse than ever . |
| 39 | But it made me think you must have been a friend of Hugh 's . |
| 40 | I told everyone I was going for a merit , but it made me feel really good when I got it ! |
| 41 | She did n't say what it was or who published it or anything , but it made me you know think you know , so I wrote to her care of Writers something and erm asked her what 's the name of it I would like to read it because I had also written something about the er American Indians and erm er who 's the publisher or what 's it called , I 'd like to read it . |
| 42 | ‘ Trying on all those clothes was fun but it made me realise how tiring shopping for clothes really is . |
| 43 | Barbara says although she had a fantastic day , she will probably stick to making her own clothes in future : ‘ Trying on all those clothes was fun but it made me realise how tiring modelling — and shopping — really are . |
| 44 | I was on to the exchange for your name and number as soon as the news came through , but it took me an hour and a half to bully someone into looking up where the phone-box was . |
| 45 | I remember THE FACE coming out very well — but it took me two years to make the cover . ’ |
| 46 | Of course I called her Mum , but it took me quite a little while to accept her as my mother . |
| 47 | I knew I made a mistake , marrying young , but it took me a while to work out what was wrong . |
| 48 | ‘ 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 . |
| 49 | We 're talking about half an ounce , which does n't exactly sound like a weight problem , but it took me another day or so to take it off her . |
| 50 | I did n't know what had been the last meal eaten before leaving South America but it took me twenty minutes to coathanger my way through it , and consequently I had missed breakfast . |
| 51 | ‘ We saw each other around quite a lot but it took me a while to warm up . |
| 52 | But it took me by surprise . |
| 53 | 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 . |
| 54 | The idea excites me but it scares me too , ’ she confesses . |
| 55 | ‘ Technology can help people who are non-musicians to express themselves , but it annoys me when these people say it 's more valid than the musicians who can actually play their instruments . ’ |
| 56 | I know I should n't really cos I should n't expect them to come back at all , but it annoys me when |
| 57 | but it annoys me that , why , you see , I 'm , I 'm asking for cover for technical half an hour in the morning |
| 58 | The buttons had been ripped off and the pockets torn open , but it kept me warm . |
| 59 | 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 . |
| 60 | ‘ Luckily it was n't malignant but it affected me mentally and emotionally and I was a bit of a mess . |