Example sentences of "[vb base] i [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean I can give you a little example erm I was once trying to add up a series of figures in the middle of an admissions exercise , and one of the other one of the men said to me ‘ oh , come on , you 're far too pretty to do mental arithmetic ’ and I completely lost my train of thought , I got rather confused . |
| 2 | yeah , well I mean I can cook you a , a meal on it , but if you ca n't , you ca n't can ya ? |
| 3 | I mean I can help you a certain , a certain amount , |
| 4 | Well yeah , no I 've light bulbs I mean I could make you a list down but it does n't matter I can get that tomorrow Ann I 'll go down tomorrow you know , I 'll be up in time . |
| 5 | ‘ I expect I 'll give it a miss , ’ said Hilary . |
| 6 | ‘ Nothing , save I 'd give him a chance . |
| 7 | ‘ Hmm , this circle might interfere with any melodious resonances , but I suppose I could give you a rattle each to shake . ’ |
| 8 | Well yes , I suppose I could give it a try but I do n't want to promise anything . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , since you ask so nicely , I suppose I can spare you a couple of moments , ’ she said , with a touch of her old wry humour . |
| 10 | I guess I 'll give him a kick up the arse if he |
| 11 | ‘ When we arrive I 'll find you a seat in the stand which is reserved for guests and then return to collect you at one for lunch . |
| 12 | I bet I 'll give you a bet Karen will win it . |
| 13 | Well if you need another pair , next I go I 'll get you a pair of . |
| 14 | I debated whether to call on him to kill him for his slanders before I came here to try to see her , and ask her to have me back — if you think I would make her a suitable husband , that is . |
| 15 | He must be sixty-something now … ya , I think I 'll give him a call . |
| 16 | I think I 'll keep it a bit longer yet . |
| 17 | Well I must admit that I think I 'd find it a real struggle to cut wheat out of my diet . |
| 18 | I think I 'd call it a day long before I found myself turning part of my humble dwelling into the bridge of the Starship Enterprise , but one thing is certain : I 'd have Julian Colbeck 's video series close at hand before boldly going forth ! |
| 19 | I think I will give them a Brandenburg Concerto . ’ |
| 20 | Right well , I think I can show you a way on how to go about that . |
| 21 | I think Nigel can help me a lot and I think I can help him a lot . |
| 22 | I wish I could give him a post , but I could not pass Lord Bute 's son with decency ’ . |
| 23 | I wish I could give you a simple straightforward answer , like " Each joke should be separated from the one before it by at least 1050 words ' . |
| 24 | I wish I could buy us a house — just a little place , big enough for you and me , where we could be all by ourselves . ’ |
| 25 | And you know the bird come I 'll give him a . |