Example sentences of "[vb past] i [verb] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If they ever stopped I think I 'd retire . |
| 2 | ‘ As they approached I hoped they would ask me to join them for dinner as in the old days , ’ he recalls . |
| 3 | And they used I think they used to do that with blankets . |
| 4 | If I tried I suspect I 'd find I could n't articulate the words . |
| 5 | When we equalised I thought we would begin to walk it but almost immediately ( it seemed ) Wednesday were back in front . |
| 6 | But whatever happened I knew I would fail them . |
| 7 | it is nice cos when Brian ordered I said I 'll have chicken and he |
| 8 | So erm so we decided I wish we 'd have had erm I wish sometimes we 'd have had that radiator on that wall . |
| 9 | When I first started I thought we 'd have tutorials and seminars ; you get three or four students and you discuss something . |
| 10 | And it was well I I felt I need I 'll see tomorrow but |
| 11 | Yeah he 's a very you know it 's funny I know it 's the worst time to do a phone in actually because people are doing other oh I 've got me foot caught in the whatsit but erm I thought I thought we 'd get loads of people on saying I 'd been very rude saying that this was er er er nation of animal haters and abusers . |
| 12 | ‘ You thought I meant we should pass the time in bed , did n't you ? |
| 13 | I looked at that , and I 'm not a scientist , and my thought was beauty , colour , contrast , erm , I thought I wish I could paint . |
| 14 | We stayed on board and we went up on to every deck and there was even a gentleman , he showed us up on the bridge on that er on that and , and of course there was the little shop and I bought I thought I must buy something on the Queen Elizabeth and I bought a pen . |
| 15 | Oh yes they did for , for the increase in traffic I mean that er that er went on over the years gradually creep , creep , creep on until the whole atmosphere of the place was er I do n't know improved should you say or not I do n't know whether it 's er well it certainly has n't improved but erm it changed , it was such a lovely little place really , and of course you could run across the road whenever you liked I mean we used to play in Street of picking out in a sweet shop window er a name be Cadbury 's or chocolate or something you 'd be standing across the road and you 'd be running backwards and forwards backwards and forwards , there was no sign of anyone getting run over cos there was nothing about , and when I was a kid going to the Bluecoat School I 'd run across that bridge every morning without looking right or left , because if anything had hit me , well nothing used to be coming you could see a tram coming but oh there was nothing else at that time in the morning oh no it was , would n't like to run across today . |
| 16 | really great it was , you know I did n't really think it would turn out as big as it has done you know , but it 's turned out beautiful has n't it really , yeah we was , I was thrilled especially when they built the new houses round the front we used to go and keep looking at them , little did I think I would get one , and the housing officer came one day and he said would you like one of the new ones , I said I would and it was four bedroom but we got , you see we 've got the other bedroom over my daughter-in-law 's , so me and hubby used to have the en right down a long passage and the bedroom was over like the sit you 've got a bedroom over the sitting room like see and she erm , we used to have so the children did n't make a noise to disturb her so my hubby and I had that room , yeah , it was quite nice it was , nice house , I erm , you know , enjoyed being there , bringing up the family , you want plenty of room you 've got a big family do n't you really ? |
| 17 | Right , erm er then I , what did I think I 'd say after that ? |
| 18 | ‘ Then she told me she 'd been offered a part in Jane Eyre at Warrington rep and did I think she ought to accept . |
| 19 | But if she did I think she will pass out on her record because perhaps , even more delightful than someone who , you know , sitting down to an exam and , and doing reasonably well on it . |
| 20 | I told 'im I was gettin' over me wounds an' 'e said the work was 'ard an' did I fink I could manage it . |
| 21 | So I said I said we 'll get ten pound each . |
| 22 | I was going to old Chris , I said I said he should play in the class . |
| 23 | I I saw Mrs granddad that she 's got a new bike and I said I wish I could go that . |
| 24 | I said I wish I could provide you with a bed , I ca n't . |
| 25 | And I said I wished I could go and sniff the various scents to see which I liked best . |
| 26 | He said I thought I 'd catch you out . |
| 27 | And he said Beck and Pollitzers often hire cars he said and you know he said I thought I 'd try and get you the business . |
| 28 | Cos I said I 'm really surprised , I said I thought you must come at least every week cos she seems to be so confident in the water . |
| 29 | He said I thought you 'd say |
| 30 | I said I thought he should buy it , he would n't regret it . |