Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] i [verb] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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31 | Everybody has read about out of body experiences and I do n't know if that is what it was , but I was not frightened by the person who was looking at me and the image that I had and that I still have in my mind is that it looked like me . |
32 | ‘ That means going a little way into the mountains and I do n't see how you could get lost on a mountain road . |
33 | After the Tabiano incident my parents and I did n't feel happy about possessing a radio . |
34 | Now Paris may well be the inspiration of poets and troubadours but I do n't remember it as the fabled Athens of the West . |
35 | ‘ I want to get three or four more experienced lads in their mid-20s to help bring on the youngsters but I do n't want players who are 30 . ’ |
36 | Talei said later : ‘ I was thrilled to have found my real parents but I did n't know how I could possibly get out there . ’ |
37 | Well I 've got lots of acquaintances but I do n't know that I necessarily want to put them on the erm |
38 | Now you 're gon na get on and read it and you can report back in ten minutes and I do n't want any questions . |
39 | I eat plenty of vegetables and I do n't like chocolate . ’ |
40 | Apart from the fact that there 's an eleven-year gap in our ages and I do n't go in for cradle-snatching , she happens to be my stepsister . ’ |
41 | We 're seeing just a few cases and I do n't deny the fact that occasionally there are bullies in the Army . |
42 | Erm I think that er erm politicians understand full well the nature of the profession in which they 're involved and the parliamentary party is erm more than able to exercise a proper judgement , er I do n't think there 's any case at all for er changing th I do n't think there was a case for changing the rules and I do n't think there is a case for changing the rules today . |
43 | It 's all to do with the C.O. He wanted to court-martial me , only I heard them trying to find me so I hid in the latrines and I do n't know what happened in the end . |
44 | As a close friend commented : ‘ They had shocking rows about her , real stinkers and I do n't blame Diana one bit . ’ |
45 | Everybody told me they were very strict about the aircrew 's teeth and I did n't want some unknown prodding around in my mouth . |
46 | Erm , well I I could n't speak for the latter two programmes cos I do n't know enough about the arrangements there but I have got a a fair amount of knowledge on both tornado and Eurofighter . |
47 | I mean — um — I 'm phoning to let you know , because I 've finished the plans and I did n't know whether to send them or — ’ |
48 | It was so carefully written that I 've read it three times and I do n't think it says anything . |
49 | three million books on the shelve , and we do n't have time going properly at the price so we go anything you want , bung it on the trolley and soon as the trolleys full it 's taken away and another one given , and you poke around and then in the evening , you stay in a hotel overnight , and then the following morning , they get and you just sort of send up the money and they just shout up the money as we go , then , every time I get to a thousand they say one , two , and you say right , tell me when I get near three , and I 've got this erm , I 'm dreadful at maths , I failed maths O Level three times and I do n't think about prices , I 've never been more than fifteen pounds out . |
50 | He did not know I had read his notes and I did not confess I had , but he elaborated on what I had read , and I was convinced he had right on his side — if not prudence . |
51 | We used to like to go to clubs and I did n't like going by myself and Calvin was a great escort . |
52 | I do n't suppose I 'd get anything from libraries that I do n't know already from the Colour Supplement article , or the interviews . |
53 | That 's because I understand her needs and I do n't make demands . |
54 | No I er I 've got some bits to give back to Julie , there 's those tapes and I do n't want to listen to it , you know ? |
55 | We asked North West Water , more as a matter of courtesy than a private arrangement , whether we could place the bolts and I do n't see that our arrangement undermines BMC policy . ’ |
56 | Of course , being in the army , he may get posted abroad one of these days and I do n't know if I want to leave London — it 's such jolly good fun now I 'm out . |
57 | I closed my eyes for the rest of the journey as it had been a busy two days and I did n't feel lik& going to the council offices either , It would be too late anyway so I decided to take a stroll by the river and see how Nigel was getting on with the excavations . |
58 | Thank you Mr Mayor , erm I I want to be very brief Mr Mayor , that the debate on houses and rent increases has taken place and has been well aired over recent weeks and I do n't have any intention tonight of re-debating those issues . |
59 | ‘ I do n't think he 's on this wavelength , ’ she said , ‘ I had thought of having a holiday in one of the Martello towers if I do n't see him soon . ’ |
60 | A final demand from the Gas Board and a threat from Glasgow Public Libraries if I did n't return The Maltese Falcon and pay my seventeen-and-six fine they 'd permanently withdraw my ticket and cut my left hand off . |