Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] i [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Okay , it right , erm , nought point five three , you 're obviously going to do these quicker than I can write them down , so you can write them down . |
| 2 | So these are all factors in here which er the the Well first of all the general public was provided with a a synopsis of this if I can put it that way in that the en original consultation leaflet included er extracts from this , summaries of it er in the leaflet , er and that set out clearly the differing traffic effects of the outer northern relief road compared with the inner . |
| 3 | It was funny cos I could hear them talking and I was really sort of like |
| 4 | A towel that I 've put over the radiator to get warm so I can wrap it cosily round myself and hug myself dry . |
| 5 | You 're very perceptive , because there are things playing on my mind , and yes … it would help me so much if I could talk them over with someone . |
| 6 | I do n't daydream about things in my future very much because I must admit I have n't got much to daydream for — because I 'm very lucky , I 've got a lovely house , a lovely husband ; we go on lovely holidays , we lead a nice social life , I 've got lovely clothes — I ca n't really daydream and say I wish I was this , I wish I was that . |
| 7 | And it has to be perfect before I shall allow you to go on to petit point . ’ |
| 8 | He shook his head as much as I would allow him to . |
| 9 | Yes I yes they are er but I seem to have reached a , a stage where they 're not progressing as much as I would like you know ? |
| 10 | The snow was banked in humps at the roadside but I pulled in as much as I could to let him pass . |
| 11 | I mean he does n't want for nothing , he gets as much as I can give him . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's my main home as much as I can make it so . |
| 13 | ‘ It means as much as I can make it mean . ’ |
| 14 | I 've done as much as I can to make it comfortable , but , among other things , it needs a modern bathroom , a new roof and all the windows replaced . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm going to have a rest now , Fru Møller , and I 'll be down as near to six as I can make it . ’ |
| 16 | Under Chambers 's auspices I 've prepared a questionnaire on ( intermediate ) learners ' dictionaries , along with a piece of sample text and a batch of parallel extracts from four other publishers ' dictionaries of about the same level , and I 'd be ever so grateful if I could send you about 10 of these sets to distribute amongst fellow teachers and some of the students , as you think fit ; and of course I 'd be pleased if you 'd answer one yourself . |
| 17 | In the massage parlour at lunchtime , Molly Lugg told me her son was now unemployed because his boss , Trevor Proby , was ‘ in chains ’ and she would be grateful if I could find him something to do , as he spends all his time kicking his heels , mostly through shop windows in the High Street . |
| 18 | I shall stay alive until I can catch him . |
| 19 | But I would b , e very glad if I might see you on your return to ask you to help me in two cases . |
| 20 | You 're lucky because I 'll tell you for why , you ca n't change a video if you buy . |
| 21 | My work this year is very much on the ground — there will be only two abstract things — or three at the most — all the rest is objective — as objective as I can make it … |
| 22 | The weather is getting colder so I will appreciate it a great deal . |
| 23 | Thorfinn said , ‘ It deserves better than I can give it . |
| 24 | I 've instructed all those you wish to see to be available today , but it would be helpful if I could give them some idea of the order in which you wish to see them . ’ |
| 25 | I 'm not sure if I 'll have you over the door-sill . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm not sure if I can do it , ’ he was muttering , his features hardened by some complex emotion . |
| 27 | Sometimes I myself am not sure if I could do it . |
| 28 | I have n't seen her in years , I 'm not even sure if I 'd recognize her … " she finished doubtfully . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's great because I can ride it to the beach and people do n't recognise me beneath the helmet . |
| 30 | That 's good because I 'll bring you a copy in |