Example sentences of "i [vb past] i [modal v] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew it was n't going to be easy , as it was so very much his world , but I realized I must do it soon , because the longer I delayed , the longer I felt I would go on doing so — like facing up to the ashes . |
| 2 | ‘ I was aware of players from both sides running towards me and I shouted I would clear it . |
| 3 | By a miracle I found I could do it : standing upright on the pedals and pedalling with all my might I reached the road , where Nora was waiting for me . |
| 4 | But against all my expectations , the longer he kept away , the more I found I could hack it . |
| 5 | I believed I could do it . |
| 6 | Then , over breakfast , I decided I 'd keep it to myself . |
| 7 | I felt I could whizz it round the country lanes on school runs and trips up to town . |
| 8 | ‘ I felt I could do it better with myself . |
| 9 | And I knew I would get it ba one , one second . |
| 10 | I knew I could stand it , but not the kids . " |
| 11 | But this time I knew I could use it , even if I could n't think exactly how . |
| 12 | When I tried it , it was so beautiful , I knew I could try it just once ’ |
| 13 | I knew I should ignore it and walk on , but I was too furiously angry . |
| 14 | Another door , Harry had said , down by the river 's edge : and in fact , when I looked I could see it , a once-painted slab of wood set in brickwork , its bottom edge barely six inches above the water . |
| 15 | Cos I was sort of like listening to my music and it was , I think it was about half eight , nine o'clock cos I 'd only got some homework done for ne , to do for next Tuesday , so I thought I 'll leave it |
| 16 | No er I thought I 'll leave it till tomorrow and then |
| 17 | So I thought I 'll take it to Iris ' and er because we 're always talking so |
| 18 | Cos I thought , I thought I 'll take it out , I finished that tape , this is a new one . |
| 19 | So I thought I 'll have it cut to this length . |
| 20 | Well I thought I might accompany it with another equally short poem , which is also about a child . |
| 21 | I thought I might do it like that . |
| 22 | Sandra : I thought I might take it to Mr Wilson . |
| 23 | Cos I saw erm a photo when I was eighteen and I it was sort of short in the neck over my ears short in there and then sort of fuller there and then just a bit of you know a light fringe not a heavy fringe and I thought I might have it like that so |
| 24 | I thought I would do it alone , but now I 've met you again I 've changed it a bit . ’ |
| 25 | I thought I would dig it up again , and put it in her bed , all covered with mould , so that she would know it was dead , but after a while she stopped crying , so I left it there . |
| 26 | Well I thought I would use it as a raffle prize at school or something . |
| 27 | ‘ So , ’ said the Prince , ‘ I thought I would let it all blow over . ’ |
| 28 | Then I tried it on the pasture , but that was a bit rough , so I thought I would ride it down the new road through the iron gate leading out of my land . |
| 29 | I thought I would discuss it with you first . ’ |
| 30 | " I 'm sorry , Mr Grout , but I thought I ought to mention it . |