Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb mod] [vb infin] [pron] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shall not be gratified for a benefit , although I may return it in the hope of future benefits ; similarly I shall not avenge injuries except as a deterrent to future injuries . |
| 2 | Please send me a subscription so I can cancel it in disgust . |
| 3 | ‘ I have to go , so I must leave him in your hands . |
| 4 | At least that 's the way it is with me , if I can see something in operation I can understand it far more quickly than when someone tries to describe it ’ |
| 5 | Fair enough , well if I can help him in any way by talking to him , it 's not a case of who wins and who loses , we all lose . |
| 6 | If I can help you in any way , can I help you do the dishes ? |
| 7 | Now if I can put them in here , it 'll stop these falling over , providing they do n't get squashed with them |
| 8 | Nine hundred and sixty seven words that takes about five or six minutes to read it if I can read it in this light . |
| 9 | ‘ To get my 150th would be another landmark and it would be nice if I could do it in the Premier League . ’ |
| 10 | The way I got into national radio from local radio was listening to programmes and thinking , ‘ I could interview X , and I could get it into that programme , if I could do it in that format . ’ |
| 11 | Some months ago a gang of local youngsters asked if I could help them in this direction . |
| 12 | Doubted if I could find it in the undergrowth . |
| 13 | No , cos I 'd have her in there ! |
| 14 | it does n't matter because I can put them in the sponge |
| 15 | When I painted it was for myself , I could afford the luxury of spending two years on a painting ; I did n't have to worry about whether anyone was interested in it or not or whether I would exhibit it in a commercial gallery or whether it would be sold . |
| 16 | I was so surprised that I involuntarily pulled up slightly and I passed over him before I could get him in my gunsight again . |
| 17 | ‘ I run the kitchen just as I would run it in a hotel or restaurant , ’ he says . |
| 18 | As soon as I can do them in my own accent , I 'll be back ’ . |