Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [subord] i [vb base] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 I think I speak for everyone when I say we 'll all miss him .
2 ‘ What 's the comeback for me if I tell you ? ’
3 ‘ I know you 're all going to take the piss out of me if I tell you what I honestly thought . ’
4 In his Life he made William X of Aquitaine protest against Louis 's meddling in the Auvergne , with the words : ‘ If the count of Auvergne has committed any fault , it is my duty to present him at your court on your order , because he holds the Auvergne of me as I hold it of you . ’
5 IT frightens the life out of me because I fear I 'll never work again .
6 ‘ It frightens the life out of me because I fear I 'll never work again .
7 Some some of them actually give you exemption from all of them although I think they 're
8 ‘ Fat Watt speaks of them when I ask him . ’
9 She could n't help feeling guilty as she said smoothly , ‘ Why should I go off with one of them when I have you ?
10 I REALISE I 'm in a minority of one when I say I 'm bored with Beres Hammond 's indisputably soulful voice , but many of his records seem to lack the sheer excitement of ragga .
11 And it 's not true that I do n't get anything out of it when I see him .
12 If you want his exact words , he said ‘ Get up there and make bloody nuisances of yourselves until I tell you to come down ’ . ’
13 So I said to her , you know , can I borrow fifty P off you till I see you later .
14 Emily waved her hand to Letty , ‘ I 'll send for you when I want you . ’
15 John and his team are more than familiar with it but it is important , so please bear with me while I spell it out . ’
16 Maybe it 's not easy to see what all this has to do with cancer , but you must bear with me if I tell you that it has .
17 " If I can talk them over , they 'll be with me when I join you tonight .
18 ‘ My children might say that they do n't want to live with me because I send them to bed early .
19 I do not relish the thought of leaving her here with him while I drive you for many miles and wait for you to linger by shop windows . ’
20 I love the Christmas services , but I did n't argue with him because I know he means to get rid of me one way or another .
21 Then he added as Ronni responded with a scowl — do n't say Guido had been right yet again ! — ‘ But , more importantly , I stay with him because I respect him as a seaman .
22 ‘ Look , I 'm not prepared to discuss this with anyone until I know you 're who you say you are .
23 ‘ My mother can come with us until I find her a suitable companion . ’
24 He has the power to overcome my fallen appetites , but he will not use it in me unless I ask him .
25 I have every faith in him although I realise he does n't know everything .
26 ‘ Hopefully there 'll be a lot more messages from her because I think I 'll go on to be at least 120 . ’
27 I 'm very sorry for her because I think she and Nev have made a really a quite ferocious mess of their lives .
28 Doing it for her when I know I already know it .
29 Come and describe Maggie to me while I get her a drink . ’
30 For you sit here , thousands of miles away from Palestine , a land which most of you will never see , and yet which you will certainly pay for-with your money , yes , and some of you with your blood and sweat — you sit here and you listen to me as I tell you about this impossible , this ridiculous dream , and it does n't occur to you that we are all mad , you and I and all our people ? ’
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