Example sentences of "[vb base] i [modal v] [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | but I mean I 'd rather have a Calibre than that definitely |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll come up this evenin' , ’ said Linda , ‘ and if 'er shoes want a polish , I fink I could find some spit for 'er , I expect I could easy find a penn'orth . ’ |
| 3 | I hope I shall never kick a ball again . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I hope I may never make an enemy of thee ! ’ |
| 5 | You know I 'd never breathe a word to anybody . |
| 6 | They are erm it was er steak and kidney pie , brussels sprouts , carrots and bo plain boiled potatoes I could only eat about half the kidney and meat , I cou I could only eat about a third of the pastry , could n't cope with the carrots at all or the brussel sprouts , they were beautiful brussel sprouts like little cabbages , you know I could only eat a couple of them ! |
| 7 | I feel I can hardly write a sequel to A Brief History of Time . |
| 8 | I think I might just get a couple of nice hankies to go with them . |
| 9 | Let me have , just give me a — I think I 'll just have a handjob . " |
| 10 | I think that 's the best bet , but I 'd rather , no I think I 'd rather have a or |
| 11 | I think I 'd quite like a little bit more please . |
| 12 | ‘ I think I 'd quite enjoy a tussle with you . ’ |
| 13 | I think I could probably send a return on Tuesday erm but I 'd rather wait because if I can send stuff properly done rather than you know done to the latest or or the the pre-latest system then I will . |
| 14 | In the circumstances you outline , I agree I 'd rather take a chance on you than on most people . ’ |
| 15 | fiddle I 'll just have a bit of a fiddle well perhaps I 'll try running it on lead free petrol and see if that |