Example sentences of "i [modal v] [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought I would get a job there but I could n't for a few months and er , my wife and two children joined me there and my brother 's wife joined us there , and two of us bought the house in Luton . |
| 2 | ‘ I would not for a moment have it supposed that I mean anything derogatory to Dr. Yeats … but human nature is fallible . |
| 3 | I would not for a moment be without these sterling qualities but the imagery of this great movement is vivid and declamatory and Bach 's intention was surely to arouse the passions of his audience . |
| 4 | It is wholly unnecessary to go that far in the present case and I would not for a moment suggest that the common law of England is bound or even likely to follow every twist of the development of the common law in the United States . |
| 5 | I would not for a moment propose we face the same immediate peril confronting the world in the early 1940s . |
| 6 | Sir er sir the I think I would not for a moment argue that minerals considerations can be ove overriding in this matter . |
| 7 | Having said that , I would not as a film producer be here today without sums of money like the Eady levy [ a tax on cinema seats ] . |
| 8 | I would never in a planning matter , readily make an absolute statement like that . |
| 9 | Now that 's something I wo n't with a bit sloping down . |
| 10 | ‘ Lady Lavinia , ’ Theda said firmly , ‘ even were I to give you my advice , which must necessarily be based on very little knowledge , I can not for a moment imagine that you would take it . ’ |
| 11 | Ah that 's what they thought , and I can nae in a long . |