Example sentences of "[vb -s] i [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What irritates me most about him is his way of speaking . |
| 2 | In fact , he irritates me intensely sometimes . |
| 3 | Sometimes he irritates me so much that I could scream at him . |
| 4 | ‘ Nothing irritates me more than righteous indignation , ’ he said lightly . |
| 5 | ‘ On the contrary , she understands me very well and I 'm still free to play chess . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ When I leave , my client begs me not to go . |
| 7 | The week-long shower drives me up ladders |
| 8 | Should n't be surprised if it drives me straight into the arms of the recruiting officer . |
| 9 | ‘ I adore you , your body drives me wild with desire , I live for the light in your eyes , my whole being lights up at the thought of you . |
| 10 | Otley said , holding me close and nibbling my ear in a way that drives me wild . |
| 11 | It 's very inconvenient , but when I 'm working , I have someone who drives me about . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Why is it that when I do fall , it has to be for a termagant who drives me out of my head ? |
| 13 | Julian usually drives me home . |
| 14 | A classic example is the agoraphobic housewife whose husband is , ‘ really wonderful , very sympathetic and understanding … he does everything for me … he comes around all the shops with me and drives me wherever I want to go ’ . |
| 15 | Halliwell drives me almost daily , and occasionally my daughter-in-law . |
| 16 | She turns me up , she looks so bleeding bored all day . " |
| 17 | It 's all hard and cold , but Marie laughs and turns me round so she can see it from all sides . |
| 18 | Well I 'd say nine out of ten , cos I have n't heard about what turns me on yet . |
| 19 | ‘ Turns me on ? ’ |
| 20 | But it turns me on just to hear you say it . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ That 's my girl , get tipsy and aggressive , you know it turns me on . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ You know how the sun always turns me on . |
| 23 | This cake turns me on . |
| 24 | And it is true that , I mean , well , you know , I 've spent a lot of time reviving typefaces that are not around , I mean , you know , propping them up , creating a waxed edition , sort of Madam Tussauds version of Lucien or something , but it 's very interesting — there is not , in type development terms , there is n't a whole lot that has happened after the Second World War that really turns me on . |
| 25 | Expense , though , is not what turns me off . |
| 26 | The idea just turns me off and my husband ca n't understand this . |
| 27 | Turns me off . ’ |
| 28 | That 's been very pleasing and offers me very attractive playing options . |
| 29 | She splits me off from you lot , I 'm really fucked off actually cos like when I just go to dinner I just go with bloody Marina and then I sit there and I just do n't say a word and no one ever talks to me . |
| 30 | She sits me down in Jamie 's heap of a living room while she clatters in the kitchenette . |