Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] i [am/are] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | The first move will be to alert all my known contacts , to request that I be held incommunicado if I approach any of them … ’ |
2 | This is to let you know that I am leaving you . |
3 | I find it wise to let people know that I am writing , that I need solitude . |
4 | I mean , I do n't always know that I 'm coughing all the |
5 | I have stressed that I am taking a particular linguistic phenomenon , deixis , and examining its occurrences and behaviour in a specific genre . |
6 | ‘ It 's not that I mind wasting my time , it 's just that I like to know that I 'm wasting my time . ’ |
7 | Well it was something that you hear a lot about it and er I 've never done anything about it and it 's cos I 'm starting to think towards the future and it 's gon na be nice to know that I 'm gon na have a pound or two to go and do what I want when I retire . |
8 | But then with an ever deepening sinking feeling inside I realise that I am bound for failure once again . |
9 | ‘ Please believe me , this is my obstinacy — you are behaving honourably , honourably — I realise that I am jeopardising my chance of great happiness — but we know — both of us — there are times when the greatest danger has to be faced , the greatest risk taken because that small persistent voice will not allow us to escape our duty to ourselves . |
10 | Erm it 's in Leeds erm and they know that I 'm going but I may need to call them and say that I 'm sending somebody else because I ca n't possibly go anywhere during the day on Wednesday . |
11 | Des transmits that he found me , and I say that I 'm going over to the flats to see what 's happening , but both Des and the radio warn me off . |
12 | ( It may be objected that I am taking far too earnest a view of a wonderfully comic fictional character . |
13 | Now it might be objected that I am talking here about language knowledge and not communicative behaviour , about how grammar might be learned and not about the development of a language using ability . |
14 | Looks like I 'm gon na have to go on my own . |
15 | Maxine : It looks like I 'm going to pick it up , but I 'm not . |
16 | And it looks like I 'm going to have to attend to that jockey girl . ’ |
17 | It looks like I 'm going to have to have a go at doing the outline again from memory . ’ |
18 | Above all , is a fun place to work and I 'm looking forward to the challenges of the future . |
19 | I do n't know if I am doing the right thing , but I want to make her feel safe . |
20 | ‘ Unprotected sex , since you do n't even know if I 'm using anything myself — ’ |
21 | I mean , we we had , for instance , at th I do n't know if I 'm allowed to say this , but the Tennants sixes were , were on recently , there was an international match at the half time between , er Scotland and England which was was a really good game ! |
22 | I do n't know if I 'm working Sunday now . |
23 | Do n't even know if I 'm gon na be able to clock out this aft this evening . |
24 | erm , I do n't know if I 'm gon na have a spare ticket , but are you interested in going to the theatre on Thursday if I have . |
25 | I do n't know if I 'm going tomorrow night . |
26 | I do n't know if I 'm going to do it this year cos this year she 's chosen , I 've got four , right there 's two the same which she usually has up those , like she 'll hang one up , fill one up and swop them over |
27 | Why you 're doing this Christmas , it may be my last , John said what do you mean , I said well , I do n't know if I 'm going to be in a classroom this time next year , I mean , I really enjoy Christmas with the children , fifteen years since I 've done it , I 've forgotten how I enjoyed myself . |
28 | I do n't know if I 'm going to , lets see what else is on , Jagged Edge is on I might watch that instead , oh god its still time , I could , yes I think I could just about give that a wide enough berth |
29 | I do n't know if I 'm going down with a cold or something . |
30 | There is a great deal I need to know if I 'm going to do anything about it . ’ |