Example sentences of "[conj] [subord] i [verb] i [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that until I drop I will clean wherever I happen to be on Saturday morning . |
| 2 | I would have loved to have stayed because I really enjoy things like that , I love discos and get up and have a dance but I knew damn well that if I did I 'd be absolutely shattered today and I , I just would n't be with it so I , I said to Matthew I 'm going up . |
| 3 | ‘ I chose that because I thought I would still be able to keep my hand in by writing the staff newspaper . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I pray that before I die I will know . |
| 5 | But the doctor said that when I recovered I would have to practise less and go out more often . |
| 6 | Most of the living accommodation at Low Birk Hatt faces north and I always thought that when I moved I would definitely have a south-facing house . |
| 7 | And although I knew I must hide my feelings , must never allow myself to hope , I also knew that while there was breath in my body , I would always love him . |
| 8 | Such chivalry is rarely met with by such as I , and although I know I should refuse it , for it will put you in debt , I confess I can not . ’ |
| 9 | Whenever Mackie was n't actively helping Tremayne she stayed close also to Fiona , and although I tried I could n't dislodge the underlying anxiety in their eyes . |
| 10 | But I might , I have n't bothered about the food so much , I thought cos once I mean I used to go behind the , and I thought I 'm having my sa lunch time and I 'm going to enjoy it and I am not going to sit in corners ! |
| 11 | ‘ No , ’ he said , ‘ and if I had I would n't spend it on that . ’ |
| 12 | And if I had I would n't lend it to anyone as rotten damn patronizing , stupid and heartless as you . ’ |
| 13 | Andy has got a job to do and so have I. But if I lose he will be gutted for me at the end and if I lose I will be gutted for him . ’ |
| 14 | But to Phyllis Broome , a Worcestershire neighbour , writer and walking companion , he wrote : ‘ Here is the biggest job in the world and if I fail I shall share the fate of many a bigger man than I. But it 's a fine thought , is n't it ? |
| 15 | ‘ Mr Wyatt , I do n't have Garry Turner 's address , and if I did I would n't keep it among my underwear , ’ she said desperately ; the sight of her intimate things in his hands was sending strange shivers down her spine . |
| 16 | I do n't , and if I did I should have to suppose Providence to be the devil … ’ |
| 17 | And because I know I ca n't finish it , there 's a good chance I wo n't start it . |
| 18 | ‘ I came back after two years out of the ring because boxing 's in my blood and because I feel I can win the title . |
| 19 | Anyway he looked like that he had a red car and he was sitting in the car and he put them down like that and they were like that in the car and after I thought I should 've popped at her house see if she 's wearing that in the house I thought you git . |
| 20 | And when I return I shall no doubt make another purchase and so on . |
| 21 | I went back to bathe my eyes and when I returned I could not see them . ’ |
| 22 | And yet , although he was a scientific naturalist and although in frequent essays he reminds us of the insignificance and unimportance of man in the whole scheme of things , it 's plain that , from the beginning , and as I hope I shall be able to show you , right down to the end , he found something emotionally hard to bear , I was going to say , in fact , intolerable , in this situation . |
| 23 | And erm so that the campaign was working on two levels one to persuade women that they did n't have to take time off from working in factories , at certain times of the month and another to persuade women to use erm internal sanitary protection and as I said I will explain why later it comes into another section . |
| 24 | and as I cooled I could have been |
| 25 | As yet I have not seen a golden eagle on any of my trips to Argyll , but if I do I would appreciate any tips you could give me for photographing them . |
| 26 | I 'm going out but before I go I 'll tell you one thing . |
| 27 | ‘ But before I go I 'll have a look at the one I found in the asylum and the one Theodora got from Paul 's church . ’ |
| 28 | I want to concentrate on my constituency , but before I do I shall make two points . |
| 29 | I 'm short of the ready , but when I win I 'll lay a bigger stake . |
| 30 | Because if I escape I shall be a completely different and I think better person . |