Example sentences of "[conj] i [modal v] [verb] it [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My nose was running again , and my thumb was throbbing where I 'd cut it on the piece of glass in the bin . |
| 2 | ‘ Now , or I 'll do it for you ! ’ |
| 3 | or I 'll put it in the sitting room |
| 4 | ‘ Either you clean the deck , Rickie , or I 'll scrub it with your hair . ’ |
| 5 | If it was nice and cold or I 'd put it in the freezer , then open the other one . |
| 6 | ‘ I ca n't do it ! ’ she had to tell her , and , when her sister 's look suddenly became hostile , ‘ I 'm sure if you wrote to Mr Gajdusek , or phoned him — or I could do it for you , ’ she volunteered hastily , not wanting to be bad friends with her , now of all times . |
| 7 | I could put it into Event , or I could give it to you for Time Out … |
| 8 | Or I could make it into a puppet . |
| 9 | I shall not be gratified for a benefit , although I may return it in the hope of future benefits ; similarly I shall not avenge injuries except as a deterrent to future injuries . |
| 10 | OK , I knew I was better than anyone in my school , but it never occurred to me that I might do it as a profession . ’ |
| 11 | As I screwed up my eyes against the dazzle , trying to see the creature so that I might describe it to Crispin , it vanished . |
| 12 | That does not mean that I would discard it as an instrument of statutory interpretation even were I empowered to do so . |
| 13 | Even if it landed on time , I would have the four-hour journey to Hull and it was unlikely that I would make it to the funeral . |
| 14 | She has always had this dream that I would make it to university and she will be devastated if I do n't continue , but the way I am feeling now , I do n't want to . |
| 15 | Quite clearly , to the shame of local and central government , the homelessness crisis has been allowed to get to such a level that I would describe it as a national disgrace . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ As your agent , I should advise you against it — my cut will be so minute that I 'll lose it through a hole in my pocket . |
| 17 | Are you not afraid , my lord , that I shall use it upon my own occasions ? which may not always be yours ? |
| 18 | Indeed it was one of the most shocking stories of police corruption and legal incompetence I had ever read , and believing that I had the ability to rectify it , I decided , whatever my other commitments , that I must bring it to public notice as soon as possible . |
| 19 | I mean they 're the ones who are badgering me for , for qualifications , they 're badgering me for , I , I , I just told them straight that I will do it for them because I , I wo n't get paid for it |
| 20 | I should be grateful for a prompt reply so that I can present it to the Parish Council at their next meeting on 27th August . |
| 21 | The main thing is that I can do it through official channels . |
| 22 | ‘ The closest thing that I can compare it to is the film . |
| 23 | I always find it a difficult binocular object ; I can just see it with × 20 , but I am not confident that I can identify it with a lower magnification . |
| 24 | Erm , I 'm perfectly comfortable that any bit of my fingernail is completely accidental to me , that I can lose it without losing my arm , but the finger is rather stronger . |
| 25 | When a kestrel I was looking after died recently , I put it in the freezer so that I can use it for ‘ spares ’ if necessary . |
| 26 | that I can understand it in his own language ; |
| 27 | It is a wide double ; the companion is of magnitude 4.8 , and the separation 41 seconds of arc , so that I can see it with × 20 . |
| 28 | They 've all got a vision about their listeners , their viewers , their readers and so forth , and when they pick something , a press release , or when they hear a story or something like that , their mind 's going click click click ‘ How can I use this in a way that I can turn it into a form which is usable for my people ? ’ in a sense . |
| 29 | One o'clock — after lunch my mother shows me how to make a cake so that I can have it for tea . |
| 30 | I don ‘ t think that I could do it with anyone whose bones stuck out . |