Example sentences of "[adv] be [adj] [conj] i [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would only be possible if I did n't love you , but I do . ’ |
| 2 | I could only be glad that I had never spoken of my plan to Joe , when he was looking after me . |
| 3 | The only surprise was that the manual said that conversion of my 4.2 databases would not be necessary unless I wanted the benefits of the new release . |
| 4 | Back at home I did n't mention that I had barely escaped being branded as a melon thief ; but now , having ridden a bicycle , I realized that I would not be happy until I possessed one of my own . |
| 5 | It might help if I did , but would still be effective if I did not . |
| 6 | In the Southern the staff as always were great and I met a new doctor who told me that he was my brother in Jesus and in the hospitals I met many Christian nurses too . |
| 7 | It also was emphatic that I reported back to him alone . |
| 8 | They may have even been friendly but I remembered the old saying , ‘ On a dark lonely road , one never meets a friend ’ . ’ |
| 9 | Although I did what I could to try to conceive a girl , I could n't be sure that I had . |
| 10 | I I ca n't be sure where I got the information from but from that time until the end of my shift at ten P M I was gleaning information from all different directions about the and the connection . |
| 11 | My Lords erm I would only hope that I would be able to do something to my Noble Friend in trying to persuade him that it is n't all that bad erm My Lords I do agree with him though when you I , I think that I 'd be first of all w were to tell him that er not that he would n't be surprised that I thought that his amendment was n't actually necessary , but I do understand his concern , I mean he tries to find his way through the legislation . |
| 12 | Oh , I confess to feeling a pang when I first saw David again — I would n't be human if I had n't — but , as I said before , it was over between us a very long time ago , probably even before I fell for Paul if the truth be known . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Of course I feel bitter , it would n't be natural if I did n't . ’ |
| 14 | Was I then being unfair when I said that , you know , in my view , we still have n't totally got our act together , there 's still room for improvement , and the thing is , you see , people are travelling to other countries . |
| 15 | Nothing else was real till I grounded the ball . |
| 16 | The street ahead was clear so I slowed and risked a look in the mirror . |
| 17 | That was the last time I used my LSI because I 've actually been ill since I got back — a touch of the Peruvian tummy-bug , which has put things out of the question ever since |
| 18 | Unconsciously she put a note of hope into those half-scandalized questionings , because she knew I knew she would never be happy if I married . |