Example sentences of "i [modal v] [vb infin] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have consulted the most celebrated authors on comparative anatomy , but do not find any such structures of those parts described ; and as it is not known to you , I may presume that it has not been before taken notice of . |
| 2 | ‘ I must admit that it went through my mind , though I could scarcely credit it . ’ |
| 3 | Seeing my disappointment he winked an eye and said , ‘ Well , I must admit that it makes a good story ’ . |
| 4 | To these points I must agree that it appears that the NIH has most reprehensibly sought to exploit the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ( AIDS ) crisis to its own ends . |
| 5 | I must say that it sheds some light on the state of some of the aircraft that I had to fly in then . |
| 6 | So all attending had brought their freshly picked bunches with them and laid them on the coffin as they arrived , and I must say that it looked — and smelled — lovely . |
| 7 | As the Daily Express noted : ‘ Much as I disliked this film and its cheap exploitation of suffering and illness , I must concede that it has been made with the dead-on professionalism that is characteristic of the other ‘ Carry Ons . ’ ’ |
| 8 | I was in agony and I 'd like to know what I should do if it happens again . |
| 9 | Digital technology has introduced ( or perhaps I should say that it has reintroduced , for the first time since the establishment and dominance of printing ) the unstable , or infinitely variable , text . |
| 10 | I 've already revealed that I started out in a donkey jacket , but I should add that it took me at least ten years to get a decent kit . |
| 11 | Dad said I should wait until it stopped snowing so hard , so I watched from the window , and before very long it did ease and I was sent down the cellar for the fuel . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't know what I 'll do if it 's all gone . ’ |
| 13 | I 'll see if it comes up on the Leeds list . |
| 14 | Put him down and I 'll see if it works . |
| 15 | Erm so anyway the fact that it did happen obviously means that something 's wrong even though I 'll argue that it did n't seem as bad as he was presenting . |
| 16 | Even from the shore I could tell that it had half strangled itself in a length of fishing line ; it was also hooked up in several places and carrying some heavy land weights . |
| 17 | When I had finished I could see that it had made not the slightest impression . |
| 18 | I could see that it had been an upsetting experience . |
| 19 | My first book was an experiment to see if I could write and it has just gone on from there . ’ |
| 20 | Although a mouse is not vital , I 'd suggest that it makes using FP a whole lot easier . |
| 21 | You asked the question of of what this criterion erm could mean and I 'd suggest that it means the following . |
| 22 | Yes , I 'd argue that it does make a difference , because we are announcing the fact that er we are coming along to possibly alert somebody er that we were coming into a building and then hence we encounter even more problems . |
| 23 | I gave this approach this title following a pamphlet which reproduces a lecture given by the English Anglican bishop of high church disposition John Austin Baker to a conference of the Movement for the Ordination of Women.l8 I believe that it is ( in less thought-out form ) widely followed by proponents of the ordination of women , perhaps of a less radical variety , and certainly I would think that it appeals to many men . |
| 24 | I , I , I would suggest that it takes about three months to work out what your best arrangement of categories is going to be . |
| 25 | It did n't hurt , that was just the problem , and I would suggest that it goes to the core of cantilena 's options for survival . |
| 26 | If I wished to be cruel about the discussion this far , I would suggest that it has the evasive character of much comparative writing . |
| 27 | I would suggest that it has done rather more than just reveal them . |
| 28 | I mean the lovely golden light on the the grass very late afternoon light I would suggest and it 's got this lovely warm colour on the grass . |
| 29 | I have a small tank ( 24″ × 15″ × 12″ ) in which I am planning to keep only two fish : a Cherub Angel and a small Regal Tang , which I would return when it grows too big . |
| 30 | However , I would argue that it begs the question to phrase it in such a way . |