Example sentences of "[adj] i [modal v] [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I say I 'm sorry I can not understand a word you 're saying . |
| 2 | At times like that I could not care a toss for JTR and wondered why the hell I was in such a situation . |
| 3 | ‘ I am very proud of what the film has said — and by saying this I could possibly lose a lot of work from the people who make glamorous war films , ’ he admitted . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm afraid I ca n't suggest a Danish wine , since our climate does n't favour the cultivation of the grape , but we import some of the best of our neighbours ’ efforts . |
| 5 | I 'm afraid I ca n't understand a woman like that , ’ Marjorie said . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm afraid I ca n't issue a death certificate yet . |
| 7 | I know it 's a cave , even though it 's so dark I ca n't see a thing , 'cos there are voices calling all round me and they echo . |
| 8 | He said after his release : ‘ I am delighted I can now start a new phase in my life . ’ |
| 9 | When I 'm happy I eat , when I 'm sad I ca n't swallow a crumb . ’ |
| 10 | Fine I 'll just take a note of that , thank you . |
| 11 | Like going to sleep by contrasting a bed with a pavement , I sometimes find myself thinking that if the worst comes to the worst I can always earn a living by my hands ; I can scrub , clean , cook and sew ; all you have in the end is your labour . |
| 12 | If I get too tired I might just have a lie down and have a little kip . |
| 13 | ‘ Are you sure I should n't get a doctor ? ’ she asked . |
| 14 | If you talk with your mouth full I ca n't understand a word you say can I ? |
| 15 | But first I must just have a word with you about … ’ |
| 16 | At first I could n't see a way of getting to the bus station at two o'clock in the afternoon because we were never free at that time , but my chance came quite unexpectedly . |
| 17 | I think the chicken was about the same I would n't run a business like it I tell you that much . |
| 18 | And now I 'm gon na have to leave it and go , and Denis 'll get the room , and all because this country is so fucked-up I ca n't get a job . |