Example sentences of "[coord] i [vb mod] [vb infin] [verb] him " in BNC.

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1 I slowed some more and it was just as well or I would have missed him .
2 On one occasion during field-work a father who needed to be present while his young son was being questioned at the station instructed his child to ‘ Tell these f'ing black bastards nothin' ’ , and when told that that was a lovely way to bring up his son replied , ‘ Aye , and I 'll keep bringing him up that way ’ ( FN 11/7/87 , p. 9 ) .
3 ‘ I 've never ducked a good fight in my life , it 's personal between us and I would love to fight him . ’
4 Er Mr also commented om the er consideration of the er emerging alteration and increase in Selby District 's allocation from ten thousand to eleven and a half thousand dwellings erm and I would like to assure him now that we have completed out local plan studies , we are in the process of fine tuning them and and I 'm quite confident that we will be able to accommodate the eleven and a half thousand dwellings .
5 Sir , — The new Mayor of Woodbridge , Mr Tony Hubbard , is encouraging local residents to promote Woodbridge as a commercial and retail centre in the face of the threat posed by new superstores and I would like to give him my support .
6 If he 'd been following me he would have to have been close because I had gone straight to the camera , and I would have heard him , even in the wind .
7 I would not die easily , and I would try to kill him before he could kill me .
8 And I 'd like to see him get all the way back here because … just because . ’
9 And I 'd like to fight him because he 's undefeated and I want to be the first man to beat him .
10 Plus Thomas 's wedding an'all and I 'd like to buy him a decent present like considering His flat 's nice .
11 And I should have told him , if you 've any complaints , come to the branch meeting and make your complaints there .
12 Saying that he had a clinic the next day in Bala , and I could come to see him there if I liked .
13 Phil : When the paediatrician come in next morning , I mean he only was in there two seconds , he looked her up and said ‘ Typical mongol ’ , either ‘ Typical mongol features ’ or ‘ Typical mongol face ’ , it was one of the two he said , and I could have killed him
14 ‘ I wish he 'd at least been honest with me and I could have divorced him .
15 But I would like to reassure him that everything possible is being done .
16 ‘ He 's not expecting me , but I would like to see him . ’
17 No , but I might have known him because he might have been a junior .
18 But I 'll have to give him a caution at least .
19 But I should think knowing him he 'll know what it 's like .
20 But I 'd love to see him again .
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