Example sentences of "and [conj] i [vb mod] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I promise , ’ he told them , ‘ that I shall not fail your trust and that I shall lead the country to free elections . |
| 2 | So that I would n't get involved with careers officers I 'd actually make a jump and that I would do the three wise monkeys and Hilary . |
| 3 | Thus I deceived her into thinking that she had scared me , and that I would take the necessary steps to ward off fatality . |
| 4 | When the result of the canvass was conveyed to me I had no doubt whatever that it had been thorough and honest and that I could command the necessary support in Parliament . |
| 5 | I felt great when Mrs Smith said I looked pretty and that I could keep the dress . |
| 6 | ‘ She told me she always put the most beautiful girls next to Bernard when setting the table for a party , and that I should do the same , because you want to give the best to the man you love . ’ |
| 7 | I think that this is important — I am sure that the House will agree that this is important and that I should explain the background to the answer that I have previously given . |
| 8 | Okey-doke And you 'll leave your compositions with me and I will look up , and if I can get the marks before then as I probably will I 'll let you have them back . |
| 9 | ‘ They usually come up with a couple of lesser-known names , and if I can keep the runs coming I like to think I might at least get a mention . ’ |
| 10 | And if I can read the other doctor 's handwriting . |
| 11 | And if I could enjoy the dream , how much easier for those who were born in Israel or Lebanon or Palestine — or for those who wished to live in the land that was Palestine — to believe in it . |
| 12 | We can all think of the favourites , and if I could get the Pope , Frank Sinatra and the Queen I 'd book them tomorrow . |
| 13 | Erm because the report is er quite a long report mainly the er part of the report erm I will pick out the most important comments and if I could take the first part of the report first erm this concerns a new staffing structure between er , newly emerged welfare rights and advice service . |
| 14 | And before I could resolve the problem I was struggling up in bed , in the pitch blackness , reaching for the shrilling telephone . |
| 15 | Within minutes the car was free , and before I could thank the young farmer I 'd been invited back for a cup of tea and some hot broth . |