Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] i [verb] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Things we think you might be interested or I think you might be interested in talking about this morning . |
| 2 | ‘ You 're so slim that I thought you might be one of those women who are on a perpetual diet , and I dislike intensely dining with someone who eats like a sparrow . ’ |
| 3 | 1993 will be no less demanding and I know we can count on their continuing professional dedication . |
| 4 | Driving to Glasgow I wondered how easy it was to get lost and end up in Wales or Norfolk or somewhere , but once it began , it was so exciting and I saw one could n't get lost , not even if one tried . |
| 5 | and it was quite tasty and I thought I 'd stick it in there |
| 6 | I could have hugged my Mum that day for saving the harmonium but I was afraid if I did she would push me away . |
| 7 | She continued : ‘ I am 70 years old but I felt I must make this sacrifice for them , even though the constraints on me in the future are very great . ’ |
| 8 | It is n't as painful as I thought it would be . |
| 9 | Well the standpipe used to freeze up and er when that occurred the grown men in the house used to light a fire round the standpipes , of course it was cast iron it was n't copper or anything like that , and light a fire to thaw it out , I do n't remember ever being without water but we used , it was a bit primitive but burn newspaper and stuff round the standpipe and er the old as I say we used to , the water for the washing we used to pump into the sink and er fill the old dolly tub with water for the washing and use the rainwater for washing . |
| 10 | Stok joined in the last three words as I said them , and then he laughed So loud that I thought he would shake some of the cracked tiles off the wall . |
| 11 | Although the piece is set in the ‘ Roaring ‘ 20's ’ , Cy Coleman 's music rarely goes into period style , but instead exploits a cod-operatic vein , going from Puccini to Piaf , with winks and nods in all directions , and superbly served by Madeline Kahn , who has the voice of a sarcastic diva and a vocal presence so strong that I felt I could see her . |
| 12 | When I was released , I was so relieved that I swore I would lead a normal life — no more endless walks . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm delighted and I guess we 'll have a few drinks to celebrate . ’ |
| 14 | I could n't get Nutty to wear that flowered frock you gave him , he 's dead ignorant and I wish you 'd send the lads to sort him out again . |
| 15 | I was even more frightened the next morning , when I passed some large blood clots instead of urine , I became very agitated because I thought I must be dying ’ . |
| 16 | Getting on well with Matt — obviously there 's going to be some competition once we start work but he 's not half as paranoid as I thought he 'd be , a bit back-slapping , still I guess that 's Yanks for you . |
| 17 | But she was obviously very upset and I felt I could n't leave her . |
| 18 | and words are put clear and strong and I think I 'd use the word forceful |
| 19 | My son was so feeble that I thought I would lose him at birth . |
| 20 | Yeah the main difficulty is in is in the time period because it 's it 's quite likely that I mean I 'd we 'd been we 'd been hoping that the target candidate could put in a reasonable amount of personal commitment to the campaign . |
| 21 | My poor friend Mr. Carter is so very ill that I doubt he ca n't recover . |
| 22 | and erm sometimes that is very hard and I think you can be a missionary anywhere . |
| 23 | In two days ' time we reached Pakoku where many of the Anglo-Burmans begged me to disembark and try to walk out of Burma with them , but Rachel was still very sick and I said I would go on to Mandalay and hope to find a doctor there . |
| 24 | She was terribly ambitious and I knew she 'd go on to do well . |
| 25 | I could n't help thinking she was like a racehorse , and when Ward started questioning her , she answered him with such haughty condescension , such arrogance , that his face went white and I swear he 'd have play-acted the Gorbals slum kid and thrown a lot of four-letter words at her if he 'd known how to do it in Spanish . |
| 26 | Er thanks Tom that was really quite dynamic and breathtaking and I think you 'll all agree . |
| 27 | This is ambitious but I know you will do well , knowing how mativ motivated and generous people of Norlan Northern Ireland are . |
| 28 | Your approach to instruments , playing and writing is n't as obvious as I thought it would be … |
| 29 | ‘ I know it sounds awful but I felt she would criticise what I did and how I looked or try to organise me . |
| 30 | yeah that 's right but I mean what can you do I mean she was an Russian was a |