Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] i [adv] " in BNC.

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1 But you may think me merely biased if I say that my own father could in many ways be considered to rank with such men , and that his career is the one I have always scrutinized for a definition of ‘ dignity ’ .
2 That learned attitude in its turn may make me uncomfortably edgy and aggressive when situations .
3 ‘ If you think I 'll fall for that , you must think me very stupid indeed .
4 You must think me very gauche . "
5 You must think me very silly but it 's just that I 'm so excited !
6 ‘ You must think me terribly rude , ’ said Blunset .
7 In my own relatively trivial example what struck me forcefully was the assumption that being born in Canada seemed to make me more ‘ one of us ’ in the Immigration Officer 's eyes than ‘ one of them ’ , despite the fact that , within terms of the European Community , being Irish should make me far more of an insider .
8 ‘ Luney , now you must answer me truthfully , you 've nothing to be afraid of .
9 He must want me physically .
10 Horrible that you should tempt me so heartlessly and — and pity me , ’ he spat at her .
11 Or we say , ‘ Poor me , I am so anxious , because I am alone , unrecognized , even by those who should know me best . ’
12 ‘ You should know me better than to have to ask that . ’
13 ‘ You should know me better than that .
14 Lil should know me better after all these years .
15 ‘ You must give me more information . ’
16 When a weak-form word is given stress for the purpose of emphasis , e.g. : ‘ You must give me more money ’
17 ‘ I 'm still ring rusty but a couple of weeks ’ hard work before the European Cup should see me all right . ’
18 And if anybody at Mephistco thinks I lack courage , they should see me now .
19 ‘ You must believe me now .
20 ‘ But the guys here must remember I still love to stir things up and England do not do justice to people like Will and Jeremy Guscott .
21 You must also say to your children : ‘ If you are going to stay out , you must ring me however late and I wo n't be angry . ’
22 You must excuse me now , Isabel , it is time for my rest . ’
23 ‘ Well , you must excuse me now , ’ he sighed .
24 I remember when the wild-west look was in fashion , though I must confess I never really cared for it myself . ’
25 I stood entranced , as I must confess I always did , while she slipped her shiny white military-style raincoat off its hanger behind the door and buttoned herself into it .
26 ‘ You must thank me too , Artemis , ’ said a voice from behind her .
27 How ironic that it should take me so long to know how I feel about a man and then in that same moment realise that he really is the bastard I first took him for !
28 If you are from the future , then you must tell me honestly , Joe , if such a catastrophe will take place . ’
29 ‘ You must tell me again , ’ the scientist murmured .
30 I said to her , ‘ Look I 'm going out in a couple of weeks , you must tell me exactly what happened so I can tell the papers about it . ’
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