Example sentences of "what i [vb base] [verb] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | When there 's er when there 's this sort of number what I like to do is make it very informal , more of a chat really than , than a talk . |
2 | Basically what I like to do is have a conversation about the project and then get the designer to come up with an answer . |
3 | I have accepted part of it , and I 've amended it to ensure that we can overcome the criticisms er that would have been involved if we 'd left it er as it was , er and above all , and I think this is the most important thing , we 've made sure that it will work , er and that it will meet our objectives of getting competition into the franchises , if we 'd just ended up with one great monolithic British Rail , after all each franchise remember will be coming gradually , they wo n't be doing them all at once , there will be one next year , several the year after , and so on , if British Rail had been able to go around and pick them off , and say , Well we can run this now in the future much better than we 've done it in the past , so we 'll bid , and we 'll bid a low bid , that really would n't have been getting fair and proper competition into the system , so what i what I 've done is ensured , as I 've done all the way through in this bill in accepting amendments , that we make sure we achieve our objectives , and that above all it 's workable , the , as it was it would n't as it was the Paignton amendment would n't have been workable , because there would have been total chaos and confusion |
4 | Erm so what I 've done is said , Are these for use in U K or export ? and these are for use in the U K. Right so I 've said well we 'll probably give you a price relating to that then . |
5 | Drawn this little character and what I intend to do is put this into acid and etch it . |
6 | I , I , what I try to do is switch off erm , and be myself . |
7 | What I want to do is to take all the best elements , like live strings , and recreate them . ’ |
8 | Almost as though explaining the normal techniques to a med student , he said patiently , ‘ You know , Laddie , that what I want to do is restore the affected joint to its proper position of function . ’ |
9 | ‘ Now what I want to do is go through the blocking today , so that Micky and George can start to feel the shape of the production . |
10 | So what I want to do is to go back over what I was talking about last week but with a different emphasis . |
11 | I do n't want to go to the bank but what I want to do is to go to erm |
12 | Er and basically what I want to do is to put the winner , the winning e exhibition into the new reception area , for the new erm office at Ruddington when it opens . |
13 | I I what I want to do is make , if people going into selling advertising for the first time and most people are let's face it |
14 | So what I want to do is to introduce the basic idea of what the learning does and how the network sort of works underne underneath it . |
15 | Then I 'd be looking after you for both products and what I want to do is have a look at all the standard bearings you take to see if there is potential for a supply . |
16 | What I want to do is try and find out , we 'll try and put ourselves in the criminal 's er position and then s see how we go about breaking into a house . |
17 | I can distrain them damage feasant , but what I want to do is to get rid of them and I am certainly not bound to incur the expense of packing and returning them . |
18 | and what I want to do is to look at it er over that particular period so I can explain everything to you in full because there are benefits to you in terms of tax savings |
19 | What I want to do is get to play in a band situation so I can sit back and solo like a horn player again , using the MIDI . |
20 | Now what I want to do is look at what was happening at that time and then try and explain using the determinants of demand what the patterns actually were . |
21 | ‘ No , Dad , what I want to do is to fuck . ’ ’ |
22 | What I want to do is concentrate on the modern sex theory and then er explain that and then relate it to Freud . |
23 | Therefore what I want to do is to seek the support of the factories to er spread the word , to circulate the information necessary to all the schools in the area . |
24 | Insp Best said : ‘ I have come here with a very open mind but what I want to do is to develop the skills I have already and I am hoping it will give me more confidence . |
25 | But once we 've agreed is , once , once I 've done the work , we have done the work , I have done the work with you helping me , er I 've written this application , what I want to do is turn that into a much more general one and then I can write to you know maybe twenty , twenty five trusts on a more general basis |
26 | What well mainly what what is the I mean , these thinner ones , presumably they would do the job as well as I do n't know I mean , it 's keeping out What I want to do is to keep out the sun . |
27 | right , yeah , but that means there 's gon na be ground on this side , what I want to do is come as close as I can to this path , do n't worry about this |
28 | But what I say to do is buy a new chiller and get it on and then all Summer we 'll get this damn problem again . |
29 | So what I have done is arrange for our normal trade discount ( 33.3% ) to be applied , and for a cheque for £35.80 to be sent to you . |
30 | ‘ What I have done is to take our policy further towards a target of 20p . |