Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [subord] i [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't have to stand up and tell the whole truth of my heart unless I wanted to . |
| 2 | ' I can change my mind if I want to . ’ |
| 3 | I 'll get boozed out of my mind when I get to In Sha-la-la [ Mick 's name for In Salah ] . ’ |
| 4 | He said : ‘ It never crossed my mind when I moved to London that Ballymena would lose their Division One status . |
| 5 | PAMELA : This weights less with me than anything else you have said , for there is an end of all merit and all good behaviour on my side if I consent to your proposals , and what , sir , would the world say were you to marry your harlot ? |
| 6 | It was irksome being trapped in my body as I wanted to be on the roof , in the rose bower , by the lake , in the woods , on the hills and in the valley simultaneously . |
| 7 | I could al , soon ask mum to stop you from going in my room if I wanted to . |
| 8 | Important items of equipment have mysteriously gone missing : a headtorch , which was on my head as I returned to the car at the end of a Wasdale winter expedition but was nowhere to be found when I arrived back home ; or the key , map and information to a hut in Wales for which my club had recently gained reciprocal rights — all three items vanished between locking up the hut on our departure and arriving back home in South Cumbria . |
| 9 | I could not see my mother sine she had got herself well hidden behind my father so I rushed to the house , through the open french windows , saw my wife sideways on to me gazing at a blank wall and screamed , " See what 's happening — our baby to be plastered over half of some alien landscape ! |
| 10 | He played some good stuff and I did n't raise my game when I needed to , ’ added Wilkinson . |
| 11 | My life since I came to you has been miserable , uncomfortable and full of pain . |
| 12 | It was the worst day 's work of my life when I succumbed to your charms . |
| 13 | ‘ I need the space to collect flowers from Covent Garden market and for my luggage when I drive to Belgium to see my mother . ’ |
| 14 | A quiver of anguish passed along my spine as I came to the last dish . |
| 15 | There was no reply , so I would have to contain my curiosity until I got to the golf course . |
| 16 | However , if I am a regular customer and the stall owner gives me credit because I happen to be short of cash , I do have an obligation to come back . |
| 17 | When , at the high point of the opera , Norma , the stir began to get into her stride with ‘ Casta Diva ’ , and George into his stride with gratuitous evaluations of the lighting and editing , a woman behind us brought a large bag of herrings smartly down on George 's bald head , with the words : ‘ Will yer for Jesus 's sake hold yer gob while I listen to that poor woman there ! ’ |
| 18 | I had left most of my gear with the patron at Hostal America , gripping his elbow as I pointed to the shoulder-bag : ‘ Muy preciosa , señor . |
| 19 | The sting proved a lightning cure for his hangover , for he stood rubbing his arse while I rushed to the farmacia for a remedy . |