Example sentences of "what i [verb] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I mean may be clearer after some autobiographical reflections . |
| 2 | An example of what I mean can be found in Strathclyde , where in every division of the police force there is a well-established female and child unit , staffed principally by female officers who are well trained and highly experienced in interviewing skills and techniques in cases involving sexual assault , child abuse and/or sexual abuse . |
| 3 | If I use a word incorrectly what I mean will not be what my statement means . |
| 4 | Dropping the branches , I started what I feared would be a hopeless run back to the Felder . |
| 5 | I will now turn to consider in a little more detail what I hope may fairly be described as the ‘ post- Kings North Trust Ltd. v. Bell [ 1986 ] 1 W.L.R. 119 agency diversion . ’ |
| 6 | I am now on the way to what I hope will be a speedy and full recovery and look forward to being amongst you all again soon . |
| 7 | ‘ What I hope will come out of the book is this : the Americans have a joint US/Russian commission which is looking into the matter , and I think it is about time that the British government asked for a seat on that commission . |
| 8 | I am indeed minded to seek a vote on Third Reading at the end of what I hope will be a relatively brief debate . |
| 9 | I think we 're beginning to stray into what I hope will be a fruitful discussion on Tuesday morning . |
| 10 | I shall try to show that our political practices accept integrity as a distinct virtue , and I begin with what I hope will strike you as a puzzle . |
| 11 | ‘ Actually I 'm keeping the Australian connection in reserve for what I hope will be a final , knock-out blow , ’ Ross added , before snapping shut the locks on his suitcase and lifting it off the bed . |
| 12 | ‘ The Jockey Club are looking for action and I hope what I devise will be practical and can be implemented . ’ |
| 13 | I said to him , ‘ Doctor , what I eat would n't feed a sparrow . ’ |
| 14 | I think that I 'm in control , that controlling what I eat will control what I weigh , will control who I turn into . |
| 15 | In the Minister 's position , I would have hit heads together , stated what I believed would be ultimately acceptable to the House of Commons , and had the courage to put the case to the House . |
| 16 | He listened to me as to what I thought might be a reasonable way to go about it . |
| 17 | ‘ Now this is what I thought might suit your purposes , ’ he said . |
| 18 | Well , then how do you explain the night I put down a copy of Viz , turned on the telly , and settled in for what I thought would be a programme of smart , irreverent comedy ? |
| 19 | ‘ My mind was fixed on the tribunal most of the day , then I spent four hours travelling up for what I thought would be a place on the bench . |
| 20 | It 's not what I thought would happen . |
| 21 | I remember once we were going to have a lot more crocuses on the way up the drive , and he said , ‘ Look , you decide what you want and I 'll order them , ’ so I decided what I thought would be good , because I knew I had to put them in . |
| 22 | Yes , O K , erm , I brought what I thought would be a help from last week . |
| 23 | I could n't go out and leave everything unattended , so I remained and waited for what I thought must be the end . |
| 24 | ‘ That 's what I thought must have made her do it . ’ |
| 25 | I 'm going to conclude this chapter with what I know will be offensive to some referees and judges ; yet it is not only my opinion . |
| 26 | We 've had health seminars , confidence courses , cookery demonstrations , fashion shows , gourmet lunches , brides ' days and what I know will be our hugely successful evening at Harrods . |
| 27 | Just as I am drawing his attention to the point and beginning what I know will be a long and wearying discussion , Mirsal , who has been fighting the cabman about his fare outside , appears and lets loose such a torrent of thumbnail word portraits of the clerk 's family that , used as I am to his powers in this respect , I am struck dumb with admiration . |
| 28 | I have seen how what I said could be misunderstood , misinterpreted . |
| 29 | I was looking forward to a couple of hours of vigorous strolling in the company of what I assumed would be a garrulous , suitably eccentric English guide . |
| 30 | If that were so then what I say would be true if it had the appropriate backing , false otherwise . |