Example sentences of "i [verb] [verb] [pers pn] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | I mean tell me what you do with yourself Alison . |
2 | erm the couple of years since , I mean have they What impact have they had on the area in general , if any ? |
3 | I mean have it it wo n't be ultramodern living |
4 | I mean did they you know deliver political speeches to try and . |
5 | Well I mean did you I mean she knows that Emma was sleeping here last night does n't she ? |
6 | Uncle says to nephew : ‘ I intend to give you my shares in the Super Company on your twenty-first birthday . |
7 | ‘ I intend doing it my own way but I wo n't be rocking the boat . |
8 | ‘ I planned to tell you myself . ’ |
9 | And on the very day I planned to tell you myself ? ’ |
10 | Unfortunately , when I got to interview him he fell asleep within five minutes . |
11 | However , on the first day that I got to know her I had a feeling that there was something peculiar about the woman . |
12 | I said it , I said it 's good news and she rushed off , he comes out tomorrow if er I said , I said I shouted as your friend ran off , I shouted tell her it 's good news ! |
13 | I tried to teach him what to look for in abstract art after supper . |
14 | I tried to ask him what he was talking about , but — ’ |
15 | I tried telling her she was wrong , which was silly really , because no-one ought to decide such things for anyone else … ’ |
16 | I tried to inspect it myself the other day . |
17 | I tried to convince her there was nothing she could do . |
18 | I tried to convince him there must be jugs at the grade and he fell for it , allowing me to breathe a great sigh of relief . |
19 | I er I tried to tell him He he tried to point out to me , he says , That er the average earnings you see of district inspectors you see ? |
20 | When I tried to ring you I was told that the Diomede number is ex-directory . |
21 | My friend , you say only a merlan , I say give me your whiting and I will create a masterpiece — a soufflé de merlan à la Didier . ’ |
22 | ‘ So it is , ’ she agreed , ‘ but before you go I want to give you something . ’ |
23 | After twenty three years , after the heart transplant , eight years after osmosis , I want to give you his secret , guess what he 's got . |
24 | But I want to give you my professional opinion — ’ He broke off testily , then added , ‘ Sure , yes . |
25 | I want to give you I 'm going to give each of you , yeah if you just wan na just clear up some of the bits of paper then that 's alright . |
26 | I want to do it myself |
27 | ‘ I 'll be very nervous but I want to ask him what he eats for breakfast . |
28 | ‘ But now I want to ask you something , seriously , ’ Harriet 's voice softens . |
29 | ‘ I want to ask you something . ’ |
30 | ‘ Dimity , ’ said Charles , taking a deep breath , ‘ I want to ask you something . |