Example sentences of "as i [modal v] [vb infin] my " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I had that much money and it was the first real money I had ever made , ’ said the businessman at last , ‘ I 'd put a quarter of it in government savings bonds , and with the rest of it I 'd buy as much land or property in and around Tollemarche and Edmonton as I could lay my hands on . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm asking you to marry me , be my wife … fill all the empty places in my life , as I will do my utmost to fill all those in yours . ’ |
| 3 | She did n't look up when I said I was sorry I had been unkind , just went on opening drawers and dropping things and muttering ; I had begun to wonder if she had heard me , when she said , ‘ All right , all right , I 'm going just as soon as I can get my things together , I 'm not one to stay where I 'm not wanted . ’ |
| 4 | Whether they are in a particular building in one place or another , actually I could n't give a monkey 's as a parent , and I do n't care where the school is as long as I can get my kids there and they get a good deal . |
| 5 | He put his hand over the flame of the lamp and said to Stricker : ‘ Let me see her for as long as I can keep my hand in the flame . ’ |