Example sentences of "thing [be] i [vb base] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would if I could , ’ said Lydia , ‘ but the thing is I wish they 'd all crash their cars and die . ’ |
| 2 | The thing is I disguise it . |
| 3 | Thing is I bet you the spikes that goes exactly next door to him I 'll paint yellow . |
| 4 | well the thing is I mean he plays for England under twenty ones |
| 5 | cos you could , I mean if if she asked you about it , you know , you could just say well honestly I 'm quite , I did n't think you were the kind of person who 'd go for I know , I know that thing is I mean I can see , I can see that she 's going for him because |
| 6 | No , well the thing is I mean you 're talking of five or six hundred pounds |
| 7 | Shell , 42 , said : ‘ It is an historical event and I understand the significance of it , but the main thing is I know who I am and I 'm proud of it . |
| 8 | Thing is I know she 's not |
| 9 | that was David that was with me , er , now the next thing is I want something to cook quickly er , er let me have a pound of sausages |
| 10 | The mad thing is I love him . |
| 11 | I think it 's absolutely , I think it 's perfectly , thing is I think it 's blooming awful I really do . |
| 12 | The only thing is I think I 'd rather try and er find out now we know it 's Fancy Goods and look it up in Thompson 's local and then find out the address and then we 'll find our own way down there . |
| 13 | The thing is I suppose they rely on word of mouth . |