Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [verb] i [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It did n't take me long to realise I 'd fallen in love with love rather than with Dave . ’ |
| 2 | He got me so riled I lost a race this afternoon I should have won . |
| 3 | I did n't try the grilled Greek halloumi cheese with pitta bread , but as it passed by on the way to another table I rather wished I had . |
| 4 | I rather wish I 'd taken the step earlier . |
| 5 | ‘ Actually I rather wish I had n't agreed . |
| 6 | Even the Bishop of Durham , I 've just recently bought one of his books and I rather wish I had n't , I 'm not liking it much erm he 's still much too orthodox really . |
| 7 | I do n't remember what happened to the cross-over , I rather think I foisted it on a mother before I moved house . |
| 8 | ‘ I only hope I did everything Sally would have wanted me to do . |
| 9 | I only wish I had the power of putting down my thoughts in clear and sensible language . |
| 10 | They were all very heartened that someone was at last taking an interest : I only wish I had had a tape recorder ! |
| 11 | In retrospect I can see that this implication can be drawn from the envelope , and I only wish I had realised it at the time . |
| 12 | I only wish I had half your grey matter . ’ |
| 13 | I only wish I had the courage to do the same as her . |
| 14 | And Turner jokes : ‘ I only wish I had Terry Venables ’ cash and then I 'd buy it . ’ |
| 15 | I only wish I had time to stay and talk , but I 've got some paperwork to get through right now . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I only wish I had some anecdotes of my own to compete with yours . ’ |
| 17 | I only wish I had that opportunity when I was his age . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I only wish I knew who it was who gave it to her , because this person could have destroyed her career . ’ |
| 19 | I only wish I 'd known before that he was so ill . |
| 20 | I only wish I 'd never accepted his ring … |
| 21 | In addition to these , blend dare has also been found with the bare infinitive in a number of other categorizable contexts , all of which can also be shown to be somehow non-assertive : ( 59 ) I only wish I dared write to him . |
| 22 | ‘ I do not know where my wife is , I only wish I did , ’ Carter was replying to the constable 's question . |
| 23 | ‘ I only wish I did . |
| 24 | I only know I did not have much fun this summer . ’ |
| 25 | I had n't bothered with landing lights and I was n't sure , any longer , where I was I only knew I had to keep climbing and that somewhere at the top was relief and safety . |
| 26 | and I suddenly , I suddenly thought I said your father is n't Terry by any chance ? |
| 27 | I suddenly knew I had either to behave like a shocked girl who had still been at school that time the year before ; or like an adult . |
| 28 | " I suddenly felt I had to get out and I wanted your company . |
| 29 | He fell sideways , but I knew he was n't knocked out , he still kept hold of me , I suddenly felt I had to kill him or he would kill me . |
| 30 | I suddenly felt I did n't want to paint , painting was just showing off , the thing was to experience and experience for ever more . |