Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] i was " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You must think I was taking a lot for granted , sorting all this out before — well , before I even knew you 'd let me on the island , let alone still want me . ’ |
| 2 | They must think I was drunk , do you know what ? |
| 3 | ‘ Why , Mr Stevens , I should think I was addressing your father . |
| 4 | If I did n't know Karen I should think I was the candidate for diabetes . |
| 5 | ‘ If you must know I was with somebody , ’ I said reluctantly . |
| 6 | ‘ I ca n't say I care for the idea of you two discussing me behind my back , but if you must know I was suffering from reaction , ’ said Leonora with dignity . |
| 7 | Well old was , was er absolute er you 'd never think anybody 'd would buy anything out of his shop , er my father went in for something once and he , and he said you can see them hanging up ca n't you , I mean er salesmanship was on unheard of as far as he was concerned they were there , why ask him if he 'd got any , but erm course you must remember I was only a little boy I mean I can remember all this , I took it all in but I would n't say that I knew them er I knew Miss , from the grocer 's shop she was a Sunday School teacher , and er the Sunday School used to be at Road School we used to have a Sunday School there and a Mr used to take this . |
| 8 | You must understand I was never a strong character like you . |
| 9 | ‘ I must confess I was deeply depressed , ’ he said later . |
| 10 | I must confess I was as curious as they were so I kept an eye on the cottage to see who came . |
| 11 | I must confess I was a little disappointed when I first saw him , because he looked such a little old scrap after me being used to sheepdogs . |
| 12 | I must confess I was surprised , curious and highly delighted when er you invited me to speak to you here today and er I 'm very and sincerely pleased that you did . |
| 13 | Geography , see Michelle should have I was conscious that perhaps Michelle was gon na be a bit out of that bit , some of those |
| 14 | I must admit I was getting a trifle worried but then I met them . |
| 15 | Allen , who has missed the last four games , said : ‘ I must admit I was a little concerned and went to see the same specialist that did the operation on my groin before . |
| 16 | ‘ I must admit I was a little anxious before we started because I 've looked the same for years — but now I 'm very happy with my new style . |
| 17 | And I must admit I was pleasantly surprised to find Burgundy 's Pinot Noir taking ever firmer root in Germany . |
| 18 | I am a great fan of Ginny 's but I must admit I was upset to see this picture as Murphy must obviously be in pain . |
| 19 | I must admit I was starting to get this admittedly ungenerous feeling a bit towards Rose Mota before last year 's World Championships . |
| 20 | I do n't think I would have gone on with my own writing if you had n't shown such interest and liking for my work ( which I must admit I was a bit suspicious at first ! ) . |
| 21 | I do n't know , I always said I 'd never took the piss out of these children , but I 'm sure I must have done at school , but I must admit I was embarrassed . |
| 22 | I must admit I was nearly unconscious at the end of it . ’ |
| 23 | I must admit I was surprised to see so many of the players finding the water on the 18th hole but that just shows how much pressure there is even for players who have won Major Championships and who have earned millions of dollars and pounds from their ability . |
| 24 | I turned to Jamie and then the girl , cleared my throat and said quite clearly : ‘ I did n't know if you two ever shared or , indeed , still do share , for that matter , for all that I know , at least mutually between yourselves but at any rate not including me — the misconception I once perchanced to place upon the words contained upon yonder sign , but it is a fact that I thought the ‘ union ’ referred to in said nomenclature delineated an association of working people , and it did seem to me at the time to be quite a socialist thing for the town fathers to call a street ; it struck me that all was not yet lost as regards the prospects for a possible peace or at the very least a cease-fire in the class war if such acknowledgements of the worth of trade unions could find their way on to such a venerable and important thoroughfare 's sign , but I must admit I was disabused of this sadly over-optimistic notion when my father-God rest his sense of humour-informed me that it was the then recently confirmed union of the English and Scottish parliaments the local worthies-in common with hundreds of other town councils throughout what had until that point been an independent realm — were celebrating with such solemnity and permanence , doubtless with a view to the opportunities for profit which this early form of takeover bid offered . ’ |
| 25 | I must admit I was |
| 26 | There is concern about funding for the Childrens Act and it 's too important to start scoring political points , whether there 's a general election or not t and I must admit I was off , I was off ill , off work during the week of the Tory Party Conference . |
| 27 | There is concern about funding for the Children Act and it 's too important to start scoring political points , whether there 's a General Election or not t and I must admit I was off , I was off ill , off work during the week of the Tory Party Conference . |
| 28 | I mean , I must admit I was talking to beforehand and not clear not sure on certain things . |
| 29 | I must admit I was , as they say , ‘ struck all of a heap ’ when I caught sight of you in Giles 's arms . ’ |
| 30 | But I must admit I was a bit nervous . |