Example sentences of "[coord] i [modal v] [verb] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Or I could pretend to be someone else . ’ |
| 2 | Or I could decide to be supremely inconsiderate and have my baby at home . |
| 3 | Er , President I 'm going to say the time factor and I 'll try to be as brief as possible . |
| 4 | FIFTY QUID AND I 'LL CLAIM TO BE THE EX MISTRESS OF THE M.P . |
| 5 | We used to invite in the other children from the yard and I would pretend to be our music teacher and conduct a lesson . |
| 6 | These are the sort of people whose wines deserve to do well ( and do ) entirely on their merits , and I would like to be allowed to put my faith in wine merchants such as the Kendricks or Simon Loftus of Adnams when they tell me which of their wines are eco-friendly . |
| 7 | ‘ There is a lot of work to do at Selhurst Park and I would like to be around to do it . |
| 8 | And I would like to be able to include it . |
| 9 | ‘ … and also , because your daughter Charlotte and I would like to be married . |
| 10 | The land between the Serai Gorge and the southern coast is completely unknown , and I would like to be sure that we are n't going to have any surprises at our backs when we start this war . ’ |
| 11 | Perhaps , somewhere along the line , I have misunderstood this situation and I would like to be enlightened . |
| 12 | Maintaining contact with all Medau teachers , especially those in isolated areas , is my particular concern and I shall be happy to visit any area or negotiate on behalf of any teacher if you request it and I would like to be invited to area teachers ' meetings . |
| 13 | Mrs in her statement said that , quote , although my husband and I would like to be able to care for Anna Jane as long as possible , I accept that the last six years have taken their toll on us and the reality is that it 's unlikely that we will be able to provide the same level of care and same level of care and outside carers are required , unquote . |
| 14 | I have already quoted Mrs in her statement brackets C forty eight , saying although my husband and I would like to be able to care for Anna Jane as long as possible , I accept the last six years have taken their toll on us both and in reality it 's unlikely that we will continue to be able to provide the same level of care and outside is required , unquote . |
| 15 | I also feel very sorry for him : he is the same age as me and I would hate to be put under the pressure that was evident in his shaking frame after his statement . |
| 16 | There are possible complications of a curable cancer and I shall have to be monitored regularly by Charing Cross Hospital ( because moles are so rare it is centralised ) until my hormone levels return to normal ( This could be for up to two years ) . |
| 17 | I know you were proud to give Anne away , and I 'd love to be with you and all the family , but we only have two days ’ leave . |
| 18 | When I look at a picture of a naked man , I can think like Richard Dyer : ‘ I 'd like to feel that man and I 'd like to be that man . ’ |
| 19 | you ca n't hear me , right , ok , I 'll try and speak up a little bit louder , erm my work , I work erm here and I work abroad and I live in Durham , er I 'm a writer and erm one of the things that I 'm most interested in is using art as an inspiration for my work as a , as a writer and I 'd like to be able to show you by this talk , how I do that , erm , I have a few publications , my work 's performed by a local group actually based in Newcastle and I 'm a member of er a group called Another Story and my work 's been put to music by a composer and er a play and the play and sing that , that the pieces of |
| 20 | And I 'd like to be fined . |
| 21 | ‘ If I 'd done it then , perhaps I would n't have been fit to go to the Olympics and worlds , and I 'd hate to be sitting here now thinking I could have won . |
| 22 | There is a meeting of the Parish Council on 16th July and I should like to be able to bring your reply to that meeting . |
| 23 | ‘ I said that I could not commit myself as my academic time was not yet finished , but I would like to be at their disposal later . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ My — my English is not too good , you understand , but I would like to be able to talk to you for a while . ’ |
| 25 | But I would like to be more ambitious : we will harness all the BBC 's skills across radio and TV , the regions and World Service to mount such major specials . |
| 26 | The deadline is Monday 3rd of May , but I would need to be sure the article will arrive ( sooner if you can do it ) . |
| 27 | Yes , but I 'll try to be brief . |
| 28 | I fancy a cup of coffee from the buffet , but I 'll have to be careful with money . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , thanks for explaining it all to me , but I 'll have to be going too , I 'm afraid . ’ |
| 30 | But I 'll have to be very careful with it I I do expect , I would expect , that there would be inquiries for that kind of investment here erm it 's just that we have n't any major ones in the last couple of years of that type because the overall framework here is opposed to it . |