Example sentences of "[coord] i [modal v] [adv] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It do n't get done without it 's me what does it , and I ca n't do it every day with them buggers throwing stuff all over the carpet . |
| 32 | and I ca n't do it , that 's the whole point of having a supervisor |
| 33 | Ralph and I ca n't do it so you bloody ca n't . |
| 34 | He said : ‘ I could n't do anything about Auschwitz and Dachau — and I ca n't do anything in Bosnia . ’ |
| 35 | Run ! at me but the message is n't getting through , there 's something else in the way , something else pulling me back , back to Andy and back to that frozen river bank ; I hear Andy crying out and I can still see him reaching towards me and he 's about to slip away from me again and I ca n't do anything … but I can , this time I can ; I can do something and I will . |
| 36 | ‘ I think they make the boys work too hard , you see , and I ca n't do anything about it . |
| 37 | I 'm stumbling backwards , almost falling ; I have to turn to stop myself tripping and the turn becomes a run and I ca n't stop myself , I just have to escape ; I race away through the woods , tears burning on my face , sobbing hysterically , the breath whistling and whooping in and out of me , hot and desperate and livid in my throat ; ferns whip at my legs and branches lash at my face . |
| 38 | ‘ Yes , I am , I know , and I ca n't stop myself ! |
| 39 | People would ring up and say , ‘ Can you get Mrs So-and-So , her baby 's crying and I ca n't stop her . |
| 40 | My kids have plenty of friends , and I ca n't tell one from another , or remember their names . |
| 41 | You ca n't go into the booth with them and I ca n't tell him , ’ says the mother of a very able young man . |
| 42 | But Rufus has held them close , and I ca n't tell him he 's wasting his time . |
| 43 | And sometimes the evening simply passes and I ca n't tell you how . |
| 44 | No no And I ca n't tell you |
| 45 | Oh I ca n't bloody tell you , I 'm sworn to secrecy and I ca n't tell you . |
| 46 | And I ca n't send them a present . |
| 47 | There 's no , oh the buck stops here and I ca n't pass it any further ! |
| 48 | That 's something that we do have to work on and I ca n't emphasize it too strongly . |
| 49 | This is a matter for the university as a whole and I ca n't answer it . |
| 50 | I 'm really not a great buyer — if I ca n't wear it and I ca n't eat it , then I 'm not that bothered . |
| 51 | Yeah well b well what I 'm trying to say and I ca n't emphasise it too strongly is that I do n't want anybody going round like writing another stupid letter to somebody saying that erm you know the reason we 're inundated that it has n't been advertised properly cos I tell you what it 'll come back right in our faces cos it 's our bloody fault Well that 's right well we know that I mean I told them all I told them all quite clearly when I was up in Glasgow that they 'd be quiet for at least a month because p it 'll take time to filter through . |
| 52 | He would love his mum and me to get together , and I ca n't pretend I would n't want to have him as my son . |
| 53 | You know there 's something at the back of my mind about that Datsun and I ca n't think what it is . ’ |
| 54 | It was n't left there and I ca n't think what the chances are of finding it in a place this size . |
| 55 | said one , talking about one of the dresses and that meant it was really awful and I ca n't think what |
| 56 | What you want to go interfering for she burst out , leave me and my family alone , little busy body always sticking your nose into other people 's affairs , Daryl 's temper flared up , I do n't she said , you gua rd your tongue Sally , I never meant to interfere and I ca n't think what all the fuss is about , either you have a sister or you have n't , I do n't care . |
| 57 | And I ca n't think what it was . |
| 58 | It 's a relief when the Terrorist Squad boys seem to lose interest but that still leaves all the rest and I ca n't think I ca n't think straight I ca n't sleep . |
| 59 | And I ca n't give her that . ’ |
| 60 | There are things I have to do ; things I have to think about , Holy Father , Father Tom , things that are occupying my mind and I ca n't give you time for these things , these words , Father Tom , Your Holiness . ’ |