Example sentences of "i [verb] you [modal v] [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I expect you 'll wish I was with you — or at least I hope you will , ’ said John at last . |
| 2 | I hope you can help I have spent hours with Memax etc trying to understand this . |
| 3 | I know you 'll think I 've got no end of a cheek , but what I was hoping was that you 'd ring Rosemary for me and , if her parents were n't about , pass the phone over to me . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I guess you could say I was famous , ’ answered Chucko , patiently . |
| 5 | ‘ I suppose you could say I am playing to my peers . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Overall I suppose you could say I specialise in general gardening ! ’ |
| 7 | I suppose you could say I found the Goddess . ’ |
| 8 | I suppose you could say I was all kinds of a fool to trust him , but I 'm a designer , not an accountant . |
| 9 | I suppose you could say I was a something of a late developer in two out of three . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , well , if you feel it 's lucky to see all the things you held dear being handled and bought by strangers just to pay off your father 's debts , then I suppose you could say I 'm lucky . ’ |
| 11 | Before I left school , the local papers were full of me , They were always saying things like ‘ This boy will go all the way to the top ’ and that , and I suppose you could say I took notice of the media . |
| 12 | Well , I suppose you could say I really was a successful student — first class academic results , running for the College , first bassoon in the Orchestra ( what a joke ! ) , and all that . |
| 13 | ‘ In a way , yes , I suppose you could say I am . |
| 14 | Mr Alms , who described himself as retired but who runs Investment Chartwork , a firm of ‘ economic forecasters ’ , said : ‘ I suppose you could say I made it out of warped sense of humour . |
| 15 | She reddened , said : ‘ I knew you would think I had taken too much responsibility on myself . ’ |
| 16 | I thought you would do I thought there was something you 'd be doing I wo n't be sure now I 'm gon na put that tax disc in |
| 17 | I think you would say I know you very well , Sally-Anne , would n't you ? ’ |
| 18 | I think you ought to go I 'll get you going real quick . |
| 19 | I think you 'll agree I was within my rights … ’ |
| 20 | Well , I daresay you 'd know I would n't nod off in the normal way . |