Example sentences of "i [vb base] [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I regret to say I have , Mr Stevens . |
| 2 | ‘ I regret to say I think you are . |
| 3 | I mean to pick I mean who , who who could replace ? |
| 4 | I mean correct me if I 'm wrong , that 's the way I look at it . |
| 5 | If you and I were working for an organization which gave say half a million to charity , our , I mean correct me if I 'm wrong , but I , I 'm sure our temptation would be to say how can we promote this giving in the media in order , let's be honest about it , to make our , us look good , partly that would be it . |
| 6 | Erm I mean tell me in more depth how it works |
| 7 | I mean tell me what you do with yourself Alison . |
| 8 | ‘ No , sir , I mean let me go with him . ’ |
| 9 | I mean let me mention one — the chairman mentioned that I was a rash enough to write a book on the evolution of sex . |
| 10 | I mean let me not allege that you 're one of the worst , but you say ‘ Dear Motorists , erm may we congratulate you on the acquisition of your new vehicle . |
| 11 | I mean listen I 'm the first person to talk in in support of body piercing I look I have parts of my body pierced I like it but I do n't think standing around the street corners sort of revealing it is a nice thing to do . |
| 12 | I mean look I can even run me fingers through me hair now . |
| 13 | I mean look I 've killed it |
| 14 | He would cackle like mad that I eat roll I mean I 'm not |
| 15 | No it 's to much of a , I hate saying I 'll go out at eight o'clock and tell him to be home and at quarter too eight he has n't come and oh , I 'm to tired really , but , so I 've always played it that I will help when I when I can , but uhum , I do n't go on the committee , cos then your stuck , you 've got to go . |
| 16 | But I hate doing I hate creepy crawlies , I hate spiders and I hate going in the loft . |
| 17 | Now I tend to find I need something else to put me to sleep . |
| 18 | Er , I sorry , , just clearing my throat , er , I did , I did delegate if somebody put it on the end of somebody 's assignment , then I to it , but I tend to find I underestimate what people can do for me all the time , and do n't identify just how much those people can give me back , and I did , or I do have a tendency at times to give people like before , to hold on too much , try and do too much myself , and er , you ca n't do it that way in case . |
| 19 | 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 . ’ |
| 20 | She had n't last time I , cos we were talking about er when I say talking I do n't mean nastily but the last time I saw Janet I asked after Wendy and she said she was still working and enjoying her job and the children were growing up and she did n't mention any other children so cos her husband works away a lot of the year does n't he ? |
| 21 | George watched her in silence for a while and then he said in a low voice , ‘ I say did I offend you just now ? |
| 22 | If I want to relax I go out in the garden , anywhere to get away from the kids ' bawling . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I want to stress I 'm happy with the award but this is not a one-man team , ’ he said . |
| 24 | Now listen I want to see I want to s Have you got buttons today ? |
| 25 | So I says , I I do n't like there I want to go I want to come back . |
| 26 | Do n't have to talk about an just a good chat you know just I do n't want to I do n't want to talk about good people or all about that I do n't want to talk about that I want to talk I want to talk to that person out there who will feel now that it is them that I am I am appealing to I am appealing I now . |
| 27 | I want , I 'm just saying to you what I want to do I actually want to consolidate my own qualifications |
| 28 | I want to break me |
| 29 | What I wa , what I want to get I 've saved up an , an an an an earned it and |
| 30 | I want to walk I want to walk |