Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] i [modal v] [vb infin] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may be tempted to offer the spontaneous inclination itself as reason for my choice , and say I shall do it because I want to do it ; but in examining myself objectively I see that a fact about my wants and likes would be directly relevant only to a causal explanation of my actions , and could be used in deciding what to do only as I use any other objective facts . |
| 2 | ‘ I might do the tennis stuff for three or four years and decide I can do it sleepwalking and turn to something I really care about and like to pursue , which is politics . ’ |
| 3 | Say that for me and go I 'd say it were you were a snob . |
| 4 | I was disgusted by the whole idea of class and thought I could abolish it by pretending it did n't exist . |
| 5 | So she went like this pulled our her note card and said I can put it on now she said . |
| 6 | Whilst he was on the bridge I asked him if he could leave it open and explained I would shut it when somebody needed to get over . |