Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Garry 's married , and his brother-in-law thinks I know where he is , ’ Claudia said , breaking her determination not to mention Roman Wyatt . |
| 2 | If Andy wins I pocket thirty grand . |
| 3 | ‘ Travis thinks I stole it . ’ |
| 4 | But Sue thinks I have . |
| 5 | ‘ When I joined Vancouver Whitecaps I played under the best manager of my career . |
| 6 | And er the car arrives I looked all I could see was mother sitting in the car and puffing this smoke puffing out through the window |
| 7 | Mike Morley says I have always refuted that allegation and I still do . |
| 8 | be careful of the roads because a car ca n't erm ca n't always stop in time it 's up to you not to walk out in front of them cos they can say oh well you should be able to stop in time but in practice if you drove to be able to stop in time if somebody stepped out in front of you you 'd never above about five miles an hour you know ? you must sort of stick to the speed limits I do n't believe it we got gaining on the car in front . |
| 9 | ‘ When the delegation arrives I want them brought here , ’ he said . |
| 10 | Rhys says I 've got to do it proper and then into Chelmsford do , do |
| 11 | Marie says I got to relax more . |
| 12 | Fans have besieged me of late claiming that in my last programme notes I announced the opening of a club shop . |
| 13 | But time and expense means I have to economise and therefore I choose to bait every other day except for the last three days when I will bait on each of them . |
| 14 | It 's only when the daylight comes I think when he sees the daylight . |
| 15 | Maryanne knows I 've been . |
| 16 | So I got Peggy up from Somerset , on the same farm you see , and that was much better , and erm we 've been cycling to Stroud , to the pictures you know , 8 miles there and 8 miles back , and erm but the awful job he gave me to do for a few days was along , there was a young lad there and he was going to drive the old heavy fords and tractor and I was going to walk behind , and he 'd got converted horse drags I suppose they call them |
| 17 | Victoria says I have ‘ blind spots , quite amazing blind spots about the real world for someone who likes to think he is so aware ’ . |
| 18 | That 's it well tha there 's Peggy says I said oh well I 'm a bit erm worried about taking them and I said they have been known to get up and walk out , and said , surely not ! |
| 19 | Come on , please , the driver says I know , I know , speed up , let's test her stamina . |
| 20 | I was n't actually putting it on either , I said like that and and I keep saying yeah after each , each sentence when I 'm describing something to my mum like saying last match yeah , we won yeah , six nil yeah , eight nil yeah and it I keep saying yeah , yeah , my mum 's going yeah , shut up my mum says I go yeah that 's well nice and she goes erm goes well nice I said |
| 21 | My mum says I 've got ta put this in did n't she ? |
| 22 | Deborah and Elaine are obviously close ; Deborah 's flying entrance on this last remark brought a ‘ The only time I know I look wrong is if Mum says I look ‘ cute' ! |
| 23 | He 'll say , my mum says I have to be home for seven . |
| 24 | me mum says I have to wait |
| 25 | And if anybody at Mephistco thinks I lack courage , they should see me now . |
| 26 | ‘ My m-m-mummy thinks I look lovely , Miss T-T-Trunchbull , ’ Amanda stuttered , shaking like a blancmange . |
| 27 | The Seagate drives I used for this article required 2 jumper connections made on the master drive , and all the connectors removed from the slave drive … |
| 28 | and Ruth says I commit myself to him , he will now be my god , and therefore your people will be my people , your home will be my home , your destiny will be my destiny the way is clear , she makes that greatest decision of her life , a decision that will affect the whole of her life but its not as say a life decision is a commitment now , we , we , we are always confronted , day after day we are confronted to make decisions , some of you make decisions and were not too committed about them , and if things alter they will change our minds , not just a ladies prerogative to change her mind , men do it as well and things happen and we think oh no well , I wo n't go through with that I 'll change my mind before its too late , but here Ruth she is not just making a decision , she is making a total commitment , a commitment that is worth time of the whole of her life , to promised to be loyal to de to Naomi and her deceased husband , she promises loyalty to Naomi 's race and the people of god , but above all she acknowledge 's Naomi 's god and her willingness to follow him to the end , you know this , how she finishes of this commitment where you die I will die its to the end its to the end of my life , I will not walk out of it and even after you 've gone mother in law , even after you are dead I am still committed to that decision , this decision I am making today where you die I will die , there I will be buried , and here she sorts of puts this solemn vow to this commitment , thus may the lord to do me and worse if any thing but death parts you and me . |
| 29 | In so far as decorum allows I have tried to do so myself , and at some cost to my reputation for a sympathetic bedside manner . |
| 30 | If a girl says I want to be a nurse , is she asked well erm have you thought about becoming a manager of a hospital if you start off in nursing ; can you see your way ; how would you get to that position if you become a you know I just wonder , erm I doubt very much that that goes on . |