Example sentences of "but it [verb] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it turns me on just to hear you say it . ’ |
| 2 | When I wake up , I know summat 's up when I open my eyes and see it 's all bright , but it takes me a minute to remember where I am . |
| 3 | My boyfriend and I have been going out for six weeks and everything is wonderful but it takes me honestly two hours to reach orgasm . |
| 4 | But it taught me how quickly life can go . |
| 5 | ft was said as a joke , and Dana and I laughed , but it left me frightened . |
| 6 | If I could manage to absorb a tablet in between the bouts of vomiting it did stop the sickness and bring a pain-free sleep — but it left me too exhausted to do anything about enjoying life . |
| 7 | but it left me with an interest in Leeds United which I 've never shaken off , nor have I ever wnated to . |
| 8 | But it enabled me to see how tough a negotiator Eliot himself could be . |
| 9 | Soon after that , I was fortunate enough to obtain a research studentship at U.C.L. which paid me a small salary of 750 per annum — this was slightly less than what I had been earning as a teacher , but it enabled me to return full-time to research at U.C.L. The money for the studentship had been provided by a television network , ATN . |
| 10 | They 're beautiful of course , but it amused me to wonder which artists people in America would think about if you talked about English landscapes . |
| 11 | On my last day there I was literally pushed out of a small news agent 's shop by a pair of youths for requesting a box of matches in English rather than in French ; I even tried my one and only French joke on them and said ‘ Quel fromage ! ’ but it got me nowhere — but out ! |
| 12 | I ran for my life , but it followed me all the way home . ’ |
| 13 | But it does please me that we fight back , I like that , but it displeases me the way we sort of go under a little bit . |
| 14 | All of that I could understand , but it concerned me that she was so nervous and desperately unhappy . |
| 15 | " But it concerned me , " the McLaren girl said . |
| 16 | But it struck me then how very wise he was to keep his sexy side so firmly battened down on duty . |
| 17 | But it struck me that I had n't had time to do this for ages . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ I felt unfortunate to lose that tournament but it told me I was good enough to win a major and I 've come here hitting the ball as well as I ever have . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ But it hurt me , my family and my friends like hell . |
| 20 | Not everyone 's choice , but it suited me . |
| 21 | I had expected it to be cold but it surprised me with a suddenness that wrenched my breath away . |
| 22 | We shall return to this issue later , but it surprised me to discover that the population of Waltham Forest needed more expenditure per head for such deprivation than that of Cleveland and about the same amount as Knowsley ; similar observations stem from the comparison of Hackney and Westminster , although this is hampered by including components referring to ILEA . |
| 23 | But it pissed me off no end when he finally decided to change over because he shut up shop while he did it , leaving me with no Saturday job and no money . |
| 24 | I may agree with sentiment but it pissed me off none the less . |
| 25 | Heaven knows I 've tried talking to him , but it gets me nowhere . |
| 26 | But it gets me out of the house for a while . |
| 27 | She meant it as a compliment but it made me sound like her GP . |
| 28 | The extra weight and clothing was to help me get used to the combined effect of heat and exertion , but it made me look twice the man I was ! |
| 29 | I laughed at this , but it made me think of where Charlie may have inherited some of his cruelty . |
| 30 | He added : ‘ I made a tremendous start to the year and badly wanted that No 1 spot for the first time but it made me become negative . |