Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] i [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Were getting into an area which I think is a whole different programme and before this programme started I might tell you we were having a little er discussion amongst ourselves whether or not er zoo 's were good for animals and I suppose there is a discussion about whether prisons are inevitably going to be degrading because of , because of what er , what , what a prison represents which is a curtailment of freedom , but we do n't have time in this programme , so that 's another one for next year , can I ask you , we 've , we 've touched a lot of basis and it must be frustrating that we ca n't pursue er to the end some of the things we 've er , we 've picked on , but can I ask you a couple of final questions , as far as you know have you committed a crime ? , button one for yes and button two for no , as far as you know , I mean we have n't got time to go into what they might be so your perfectly free to be very honest and honestly reveals that three people are n't quite sur , oh yes there they are |
| 2 | Pity it was n't in the national newspapers because my lawyer said I could have retired on the proceeds . |
| 3 | I would go at it like mad and when the middle bit came I would think , ‘ Thank God , I can have a rest , ’ says Charman . |
| 4 | I mean as I say if the queen came I would talk how I |
| 5 | Dawn recalls : ‘ The consultant assumed I would terminate the pregnancy . |
| 6 | The Queen knew I would accompany you here . |
| 7 | the Chancellor said I 'll deal with it then . |
| 8 | As soon as the boy left I 'd pull him into the alley and take it from him . |
| 9 | Richard needs his nose wiped I 'll have to go upstairs and get some more tissues , who needs they 're nose wiped ? , |
| 10 | Well we had er , we took out all the gear for that , so I knew a lot , being a crane driver I 'd know what gear I wanted but a lot of these stevedores what are on there now , they were lorry drivers and they ai n't got a clue what they do , so there part of my job meant I 'd go round and give advice . |
| 11 | On his side the King promised I would receive food and drink , enough for 1,724 Lilliputians . |
| 12 | I 'm just a counterman , and if my boss knew my wife worked I should get the sack , because people would think he did n't pay me enough ’ . |
| 13 | And as soon as the bell went I could release my energy . |
| 14 | Not that the editor of Granta took any special interest in me , of course ; but the direct-mail boffins at Britain 's chunkiest literary magazine thought I should subscribe . |
| 15 | ( But ) I went back to them , well I had nowhere to go … my mother and father said I could stay as long as I wanted . |
| 16 | As the season progressed I 'd become more aware of the gradual decline in the sharpness of my axes and crampons , bringing them more in line with mixed rather than ice climbing gear . |
| 17 | My supervisor suggested I should ask Hermann Bondi to be one of them . |
| 18 | I completed another tour of the mill and cottage , this time with Nigel in tow , trying to sound as objective as I could , as if I , too , saw mere possibilities , but as our tour progressed I could see that Nigel had warmed to it almost as much as I. He pointed out some ‘ interesting features ’ that I had missed , such as some of the wooden working parts of the mill machinery set high in the plastered walls , and told me what they had originally been used for . |
| 19 | And there was a big and eh , the farmer said I could have all of this , his wife wanted to , so I , I gathered amount towards wife . |
| 20 | One roadie said I should have thought about it before I accepted in the first place . ’ |
| 21 | As the summer came I could take the pram along the Hastings promenade , and meet up with an old form mate of mine from school days . |
| 22 | ‘ The doctor said I 'd get sores and they 'd hurt . |
| 23 | Yeah when I get my printer mum said I could write a book . |
| 24 | ‘ Me mum said I should do a show concentrating on Paul 's work , ’ says Paul ( left ) . |
| 25 | Sister said I could come in my coffee break to say hello to her and see that she 's all right . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Sister said I could come , since it was only a minor operation . |
| 27 | It was about six in the morning and the nurse thought I would have the baby by about twelve o'clock . |
| 28 | I felt at the time , that if such a Call sere presented I should have great difficulty , indeed , in declining it , even in the face of much inconvenience and pecuniary sacrifice . |
| 29 | ‘ Dad said I could have it . |
| 30 | Dad said I could have an order ! |