Example sentences of "[vb base] i [verb] [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | The hot garlic butter sauce poured over the snails obviously has a lot to do with the success of the dish , but to those who say that that is all you taste I have always protested that the soft , salty flesh of the snail is very much part of the enjoyment . |
2 | But erm , it 's the kerb crawlers , I mean I 've always thought that if it was n't for prostitutes , there 's going to be a hell of a lot more rapes around , so |
3 | Yeah , yeah , I mean I 've never seen nor heard |
4 | yeah I know , but its still very hard work , and I 'm ten years older than he is I , I just did as much as I could for him really , I mean I did more mixing than he did , I did nearly all the mixing |
5 | These advantages appear to me to outweigh the disadvantages identified by Mr of there being more outsiders in the family household , possibly homesick and unhappy carers who are not living in their own homes , but at the establishment and the trouble and worry to the of what would be not infrequent , recruitment of new carers for Mrs , I hope perhaps a trifle pessimistically thought that on average carers would not spend more than about a year of course , some longer , some shorter , because such carers necessarily had to be fairly young , fit , strong people and the stresses and strains of the er the whole business she thought would lead to reasonably rapid turnover , not the emergence of long-term carers who might stay for a number of years , er , as I say I 'd rather hoped that she may be unduly pessimistic about that , but , that , I accept what she says about it . |
6 | of which she sort of goes into every door , every door in Strathclyde , what a horrible thought , but in fact you know I thought maybe try and do something there , although I do n't always get on greatly well with , with the press and publicity people and the women in press and publicity are , are sort of start phrasing |
7 | You know I 've always believed that people from different backgrounds should n't mix , it 's not fair on the children . |
8 | ‘ I suppose I 'd better go and sort out something to eat for this evening . ’ |
9 | Well Grant should have tape loaded by now so I suppose I 'd better go and see how he 's getting on . |
10 | Right I suppose I 'd better go and pour this coffee . |
11 | I suppose I 've always known that I was a bit different … do you understand what I mean ? ’ |
12 | ‘ I think I 'd better go and do this myself , sir . ’ |
13 | And she too rose , and found herself saying , " Thank you so much , but if you do n't mind I think I 'd better go and see what 's happened to my face . " |
14 | I think I 'd better go and check the chicken now . |
15 | ‘ Now I think I 'd better go and pack my things , ’ she mumbled . |
16 | Well I think I 'd better go and look at the jam again . |
17 | ‘ I think I 'd better say that the Steering Committee did n't seem to believe I saw an inspector . |
18 | I do n't think I 've done any business really I think I 've just written that account off . |
19 | I think I have really improved and , in particular , am really swinging the ball again . |
20 | It 's the worst sports programme I have ever seen and the first I have ever turned off . |
21 | I want now just to summarise and er some of these the features I 'm going to point out I 've I 've already stated so you may may just want to sit back and just take this in . |