Example sentences of "[coord] i [verb] [adv] [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.

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1 I know that you want me , and I know why you would marry me .
2 I 've been to the Royal and I know where I 'd sooner be .
3 and I says then we 'll have to come in the back and all them dishes standing there and , and that 's one thing John hates , if any of his ones come up
4 Yeah I put it in me pocket last night and I thought right I 'll give her her two P and I bet your life she says what about other one .
5 I did n't go till about half ten ah no cos I had a few letters and stuff to write first and I thought right I 'll just take me time and , cos I wanted to I did n't wan na go faster than you know than I should , I should have done sort of thing cos I wanted to time it properly .
6 I had another good horse , and I thought well I 'll stick with that one , I think that one might stand a chance .
7 And I thought well I 'll get that balloon and perhaps
8 come home and I thought well I 'll drop that , I 'll stay and go up the ladder and I was gon na do painting you got him Hey up ! !
9 I did n't know whether I 'd put in the right number and I thought well I 'll , I wo n't let anyone answer it , I 'll just re-dial .
10 Well I got a couple and I thought well I 'll wait till I go out to Tregole now , they 're probably cheaper there than anywhere
11 I mean The Sun is absolutely I mean I did tr have a go at reading the first one and I thought well I ca n't read this trash any longer , think I read two pages .
12 And you kissed him ; and I thought how he could be with you whenever he wished .
13 Yes , just a hunch feeling , they just kept a clean sheet in the last game , and I thought perhaps they might keep another one , but erm and scramble a goal — it was very late was n't it ?
14 Sometimes I saw her there , singing or talking quietly to herself , and I thought perhaps she could see the people in her secret world of Gondal , and was talking to them .
15 And I learnt how we could organize to improve our conditions through sharing as a community .
16 So we talked and I said well we would think about it and we would let him know so we collected all the friends that we thought would like to help which were many people were very good to help !
17 Well they said what you having for tea and I said well we 'll have to have you can have a few beans or something
18 And I said well we ca n't two days .
19 on the thing and I said well he 'll have to be fucking stretched if they come to that door and none of them dishes and the best of it was the front door would n't open
20 And I said well you 'll have an interest to keep it clean I mean I 'm sure you just do it out of necessity when it 's not your furniture .
21 she said it was all packed up in a box and I said well you would n't see it then would you ?
22 I had n't thought about it before then , and I said well I would need a day or two to think about it .
23 They said there 's a possibility of one coming erm April in Kidderminster if you 're interested and I said well I would be interested
24 ranging from when I went to Leeds to that seminar and there were people excited about the Festival and you know , two weeks before the Festival speaking to Jane in London , said oh we 've had a lot of you know and I said well I 'll get back to you in September and tell you
25 That was it , because Edith was going on another holiday and she was er , she wanted someone to go and visit er Lilly , and I said well I 'll go .
26 But anyway she had , he had this nice cap so I said to him , you know , can I have it and he said no it 's sentimental and I said well I 'll do anything
27 And I said well I ca n't really afford it Ange and er she said oh she said Zoe wo n't get funny with us then , I said no .
28 Oh well we 've been walking when we 've gone into town but I mean just between you and me but when I got home Bev said pop into town I 've got a parcel to post and I said well I ca n't I said because according to Des well nothing happened
29 I was a witness and so on you see and down below and the sergeant said to me , the sergeant came up and said to me , you 'll have to be careful because he said that boy , he was sitting there with his mother , poor woman , all in black and er the em the boy 's employer had got a solicitor on his behalf , you see , and I said well I can only speak through and say what happened , that 's all I can do and er , so of course when I went into the witness box this man came and er asked me all sorts of questions .
30 you know she told me about it , she says I think I must mention it and I said okay I wo n't do it any more and she said oh please do it , we need you to do it she said especially the letter formation , she says what just try and encourage him to write any old letters , just to make sure that he can form them without copying them
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