Example sentences of "and [adv] i [modal v] [vb infin] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I thought , ‘ I must just keep on walking , and perhaps I 'll find shelter somewhere . ’ |
2 | Mr Chamberlain 's services to the State are infinitely greater than any I have been able to render , but we are both men who are giving all we can give to the service of the State ; we are both men who are , or try to be , actuated by principle in our conduct ; we are men who , I think , have exactly the same views on the political problems of the day ; we are men who I believe — certainly on my side-have esteem and perhaps I may say affection for each other ; but the result of this dynamic force is that we stand here today , he prepared to go into the wilderness if he should be compelled to forsake the Prime Minister , and I prepared to go into the wilderness if I should be compelled to stay with him . |
3 | And what I 'm going to get out of it , well I hope it 's a step towards me obtaining a degree at the Open University and hopefully I can get promotion eventually . |
4 | For one thing it gives me the opportunity to write to you , and also I must have time to draw breath and come to terms with this astounding piece of good fortune that has befallen me . |
5 | On the general point of differentiating criteria between strategic and local , I think that one ought to bear in mind that some have importance in both connections and particularly I would draw attention to the perhaps overriding points made in paragraph thirty three of P P G three , regarding the avoidance of unacceptable coalescence and positive environmental improvements . |
6 | And then I 'll get Christmas presents . |
7 | And then I would pour moss killer over it . |
8 | I shall finish this point , and then I shall give way . |
9 | I shall finish the point and then I shall give way . |
10 | Can you suggest why she behaves in this way and how I can prevent injury to everybody in the family ! |
11 | All my staffing costs for Smallwood are in that budget , and therefore I can promise Chair , that it would be extremely well examined . |