Example sentences of "would [vb infin] me [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do I have any additional qualities which would make me suitable ? |
| 2 | But if I had one drink of any description that 's the one thing that would make me nervous because I 'd be afraid that I 'd forget this or forget the other , so we just do n't have them at all you know . |
| 3 | The experience I would hope to gain in an Earthwatch project would make me competent enough to join hands with the necessary authorities in improving the condition of these game reserves . |
| 4 | Because I thought he could use me in his own way , and that would make me happy . |
| 5 | It occurred to me that I should perhaps wait for my daughter Sophie outside her school , to make sure she understood that I had not abandoned her , had merely left Lou for a man who loved me and would make me happy ; that things would presently calm down , and as soon as Hugo and I had sorted things out a little and established our new home she could join us . |
| 6 | Most of the women he goes off with when we have a bad row are certainly not the type which would make me jealous — which , of course , is the main purpose of the exercise ! |
| 7 | I knew that his clothes , his manners and uneducated way of speaking would make me ashamed of him . |
| 8 | Mr Sewell said : ‘ It would make me seasick before we left port . ’ |
| 9 | My sister ate , but I refused , not out of sacrifice nor because I was resisting temptation ( I firmly believed that meat would make me ill , as my mother said ) , but because I knew — though this formulation is the adult 's rather than the ten-year old 's — that the price of the meal was condemnation of my mother 's oddness , and I was n't having that . |
| 10 | That looks pretty good — I du n no if it 's steak and kidney or chicken , but either way would suit me fine . |
| 11 | That would suit me fine . |
| 12 | The Bishop thought a change would do me good and my next appointment was to Port Victoria where the language was Oluluyha and I could begin again trying to make myself understood ! |
| 13 | I thought the change would do me good ! |
| 14 | I could n't explain that I would have had to leave in a month or so anyway — but I pointed out that in fact I was n't well , had n't been for quite a while whatever he chose to think , and that a rest would do me good . |
| 15 | ‘ I knew , when I first saw you , that you would do me good . |
| 16 | He thought it would do me good . |
| 17 | I still was n't feeling strong or back to my normal fitness , but I thought that some fresh air would do me good ( well that was my excuse anyway ! ) . |
| 18 | I thought ‘ interesting ’ and kept it for pet for about three weeks ; I called it George , and people would give me extra helpings ‘ because you 're eating for two now . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ It would give me great pleasure . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I would , gladly , if I knew ; it would appear to be the quickest way of getting rid of you , and that , Mr Whoever-you-are , would give me great pleasure . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ He was beastly to me on Saturday night , and it would give me great pleasure to tell him I was right all along . |
| 22 | Item five erm I 'm also pleased to say that er Chris was the only person nominated to be Honorary Treasurer and it would give me great pleasure er to propose that he be elected Honorary Treasurer and may I have a seconder for that proposal please . |
| 23 | ‘ It would give me great pleasure , my dear child . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ It would give me great pleasure , too . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ You 're the only one whose untimely end would give me intense pleasure . |
| 26 | A hundred feet would see me clear of the danger zone , and this distance I covered foot by foot , walking sideways with my face to the rocks and the rifle to my shoulder ; a strange mode of progress , had there been any to see it . |
| 27 | ‘ The way I feel , ’ he declared , ‘ nothing would keep me awake . ’ |
| 28 | Seven lifts would keep me amused for about two hours . |
| 29 | It would take me Fucking years to type in the details of all the players and the rules to distribute them . |
| 30 | Moodie said afterwards : ‘ I was determined to get a good start which would take me clear of the pack . |