Example sentences of "[vb infin] the [noun] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | On temporarily sober reflection , I think I 'd better just stay the way I am , and settle for the occasional bursts of adulation down the pub . |
| 2 | In a way his personality does influence the way I would vote , because I think I can trust him . ’ |
| 3 | You 'll pardon the paraphrase I hope . |
| 4 | Can I just answer the question I , I dodged ? |
| 5 | Brilliant answer , but he did n't answer the question I asked . |
| 6 | ‘ And as to how I found you — when you did n't answer the phone I went round to the flat . |
| 7 | ‘ Do you eat the food I bring you , or give it to Rosa 's kids ? ’ |
| 8 | I had quite a restless night , and did not really fancy the tea I was brought in the morning . |
| 9 | I certainly could n't make the cylinder I required , but a walk through the Yellow Pages revealed several firms in Birmingham which specialised in copper smithing . |
| 10 | Now he does n't actually make the concession I think it 's consistent of what he says , that he ought to concede that direct democracy might be better at improving the citizens , because after all the citizens have much more to do on in service of the state but his view is that direct democracy has the opposite failure to guardianship , that while it might be better at improving citizens it 's absolutely hopeless in managing the affairs of the state and his reasons for that is that we need experts with experience in order to carry out the affairs of government and although these people ought ultimately to be held responsible to the people , people should n't sit in judgment them in every one of their decisions . |
| 11 | well , and he 's the one that 'll make the decision I think cos he 's got hold of the money . |
| 12 | I do n't want the benefits I want a job but I 'm caught in a trap . ’ |
| 13 | If you do n't want the car I 'll drive to school tomorrow . |
| 14 | I said if you do n't want the car I 'll drive Paul and myself to school tomorrow . |
| 15 | I know some people might think the decision I made was unpleasant and monstrous but I want to tell how I came to make the decision and the reasons behind it . |
| 16 | Makes me think the things I 'm saying are very clever . |
| 17 | I just do n't think the way I look is important . |
| 18 | Yes well I think I told him a wrong , you see , there were two there there are two ways of tackling it and I do n't think the way I told him is what they want for the examination purposes , at all ! |
| 19 | I do n't think the society I do n't think people will want this , but there could be certain things which could be quite convenient . |
| 20 | Do you think the police I mean do you think they should be . |
| 21 | Well , then how do you explain the night I put down a copy of Viz , turned on the telly , and settled in for what I thought would be a programme of smart , irreverent comedy ? |
| 22 | ‘ But I can promise the fans I 'll be going out against Middlesbrough to make sure we get a win and put a smile back on the place . ’ |
| 23 | I had been asked to let her know the minute I saw his car arrive . |
| 24 | Do you know the story I mean the parable I mean ? |
| 25 | If I if I do n't know the answer I 'll find out in the interim period and let you know at the end of the session . |
| 26 | You 'll never know the torture I 've gone through because I 've loved you so . |
| 27 | In agreeing , Lord Fraser told Walker : ‘ I ca n't overstate the value I attach to such assistance and support . ’ |
| 28 | I could describe the run I took down our drive later that night , key in hand ; the nature of my flight upstairs , twelve skips at a time and the sight of my mother's-help , helping this particular mother to find her pretty Victorian loo with a tight black sheath dress covering her head — but I wo n't . |
| 29 | I could trust the men I drank with . |
| 30 | Could I ever again trust the being I had turned into a sort of god ? |