Example sentences of "i [adv] [verb] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John 's manner was off-putting to the faint-hearted , but as I slowly got to know him , realised his lack of physical and social grace covered an ultra-soft centre , and I came to love the man . |
| 2 | I saw that afterwards , I rather wanted to hang it on this so 's I could put in my comment about the plane |
| 3 | that 's what I said to mum , you know , that 's why I so wanted to pass me , me test , cos I said to mum erm , see I kept it , I only had six hundred quid redundancy , six hundred and twenty eight pounds , that 's all I had , apart , I had me wages what was owed and me holiday pay , but my , me actual redundancy cheque was only six hundred and twenty eight quid |
| 4 | ‘ And I so wanted to see you again — so much , so much ! |
| 5 | You see , Harry is coming over from America for that month and I so want to see him . |
| 6 | I am glad you came — really — and bless you for the things — I so needed to see you . |
| 7 | The daughter no longer had to provide care but said ‘ I merely go to see her for a chat and the company nowadays ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ I merely wanted to tell you that you 've scared the hell out of everyone at Saracen — except me . |
| 9 | I merely want to keep you where I can see you while I dress more in accordance with entertaining an unexpected caller . |
| 10 | He was in such a state that I literally had to drag him back to the main road . |
| 11 | Well I 've got lots of acquaintances but I do n't know that I necessarily want to put them on the erm |
| 12 | Trouble is , I only remember to do it every-so-often , and find my ageing mind has forgotten the details . |
| 13 | I only got to hear him start talking to your Raymond |
| 14 | I only got to know her a little as a teenager when I visited her on my own in the single-end where she lived in a Parkhead tenement , sleeping , washing and cooking in one room . |
| 15 | I only meant to give her a scare . |
| 16 | I only meant to make it welcoming and nice . |
| 17 | For years afterwards I only had to hear it played and in my mind I would be back on the muddy camp site , feeling again the excitement and fun and tragedy which filled the air . |
| 18 | I only came to warn you that I was going out , not to start World War Three . |
| 19 | I thought it might be drugged so I only pretended to drink it , putting the cup to my lips and setting it down again full after an interval . |
| 20 | ‘ I only tried to frighten you , my dear . |
| 21 | How was I to know it would give her a heart attack when it reacted unfavourably with some other medicine she was taking/ I only meant to give her a bit of discomfort . |
| 22 | ‘ I only wanted to thank you for organizing a unique experience for me . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I only wanted to ask him a few questions . ’ |
| 24 | I took another deep breath — I only wanted to see him for half an hour — and said what I could . |
| 25 | The man told detectives : ‘ I only wanted to hurt her as she hurt me . ’ |
| 26 | I only wanted to help you . ’ |
| 27 | Shortly afterwards he went missing in the cauldron of the Ruhr , I only wanted to tell him he should have got more than 30 bob a piece for them . |
| 28 | I only wanted to tell you first so you could save yourself this sort of scene in front of them . |
| 29 | I only wanted to tell you I 'm really interested in the Foundling babies and I hope to visit some of them for my husband . |
| 30 | ‘ I only wanted to tell you thanks . ’ |