Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [conj] i [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shall stay alive until I can catch him . |
| 2 | You sit there and finish eating that and I 'll wash your hands . |
| 3 | What concerns me in particular is how District Council is handling this and I 'll come back to that in a moment . |
| 4 | A man goes into the pub , you 've all heard this but I 'll tell you it again . |
| 5 | I 'd set it five or 10 beats lower till I could complete a 20–30 minute run without bleeping — then set it higher . ’ |
| 6 | What I do n't wa , I know it 's handy sometimes you think , ah that covers a lot of things for me and you may have come across something yourself I 'll the there is a key , there should be a key to those things in my cupboard , those lifelines things not the same as cha , I 've got all sorts of ideas that you might pick out and say right we can use that as a lesson you might even just say well sod copyright I 'm gon na photocopy that and I 'll use it ! |
| 7 | I do n't know much but I 'll tell you what I can . ’ |
| 8 | If they say ‘ Red cards ’ You say good so I will take the red cards away . ’ |
| 9 | I could have done that or I could have done the instrumental album . |
| 10 | ‘ Show me someone who has n't done that and I 'll show you someone who 's been so sheltered they 're gon na be dull . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I would have had no objection to telling them the position , in all honesty we could have done that and I may give them advance warning next year . ’ |
| 12 | When I was a trainee my deputy fresh foods went it with me , and like he 'd sit there and he 'd say right this is how you do it at first and then he 'd let me do some and well I 'd do them and he 'd say why have you done that and I 'd tell him and then he 'd let me do it |
| 13 | Oh that copper , he said he , he said the thing is he said what you 've got ta do is give him as much shit and aggravation as you can possibly give him , keep him hot and keep him roasted up he said because what happens is he 's getting along , long and he 's thinking oh I can do this and I can do that and I can do the other , he said but if you can get your solicitor to keep him on his toes he ai n't got time to think about nothing , he said and if he has done that job himself , he 's laughing at the moment , I said well he must have done it |
| 14 | But I should probably do that when I can come and see you and show you where it |
| 15 | but she was getting there , her and Bren were er conferring you see I 'd sort of gone through what I 'd done and every now and again she 'd say well I 've done this and I 'd say well it 's right . |
| 16 | I know I was just gon na quickly do this and I 'll come and help with your dinner . |
| 17 | Oh that copper , he said he , he said the thing is he said what you 've got ta do is give him as much shit and aggravation as you can possibly give him , keep him hot and keep him roasted up he said because what happens is he 's getting along , long and he 's thinking oh I can do this and I can do that and I can do the other , he said but if you can get your solicitor to keep him on his toes he ai n't got time to think about nothing , he said and if he has done that job himself , he 's laughing at the moment , I said well he must have done it |
| 18 | If I sit down and talk to I 've said this and I 'll say it I 've said it ad nauseam . |
| 19 | Or die sad and I 'd hate that ! |
| 20 | At the time I was in the throes of training Dawn and it seemed obvious that I should do my talk on the owl . |
| 21 | My hair is really short so I do n't actually have to style it but it did feel better and I would use this conditioner again . ’ |
| 22 | I shall do all that I can to arouse public opinion against the portrayal of vice as a normal condition of affairs , and against depicting criminals of any class as heroes and heroines , presenting their filthy philosophy of life as something acceptable to decent men and women . |
| 23 | I shall also do all that I can to ensure that brewers behave responsibly towards their tenants . |
| 24 | My mother argued for a while that the dry heat was known to be bracing , but Lili went on to speak of rumours of a cholera epidemic in the rural districts and disaffection among the fellahin and I said I would rather go to Bournemouth , which was a black lie but efficacious since we had gone there for our holidays and my mother seemed gratified that I should wish to return . |
| 25 | But er I 'd two that I used to have on the wall at home I can remember . |
| 26 | And everybody , I says marvellous cos I can have some time off , , it 's not fair . |
| 27 | And once Hatchard , the CID man who 'd come round to Dwyer Street on the night in question , had done his bit and told the Coroner twice that he did n't suspect foul play , then most people seemed satisfied and I could get back to enjoying my hangover . |
| 28 | Then the weather got cold and I must 've realized it was nice havin' warm feet 'cos Mam said she never had no trouble with me after that . |
| 29 | I have avoided getting involved , however , because I believe the subject would become obsessive and I would become introspective . |
| 30 | letter circulated this morning from officers to amend the figure , I think all members should have had that and I will move that a capital supplementary estimate of fifty-five thousand and four pounds be approved for expenditure on the magistrate 's court services described in the report and in the letter circulated this morning . |