Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I mean I can understand it in this day and age , people trying |
| 32 | I take I mean I can take them but I 'm not too fond of taking tablets |
| 33 | Mm but I , I mean I can use it as it is now but anything else on to it I would find it difficult . |
| 34 | I mean I can help you a certain , a certain amount , |
| 35 | Well yeah , no I 've light bulbs I mean I could make you a list down but it does n't matter I can get that tomorrow Ann I 'll go down tomorrow you know , I 'll be up in time . |
| 36 | That 's the point , I mean I could do it . |
| 37 | I mean I could do I think they 're fascinating and important — but I would prefer instead actually to talk about Darwinism Darwin as a biologist , rather than Darwin as a philosopher or as a influencer of morals and religious beliefs and so on . |
| 38 | ‘ You mean I could use them to help in the search ? ’ |
| 39 | But it was I mean I could hear it over the telly . |
| 40 | If you skate with the same passion as you preach I dare say you will have the whole parish at your feet . ’ |
| 41 | ‘ I expect I 'll give it a miss , ’ said Hilary . |
| 42 | ‘ I expect I 'll see you in the office , ’ he said . |
| 43 | ‘ I expect I 'll survive it . ’ |
| 44 | I expect I 'll survive it somehow . |
| 45 | ‘ I expect I can make him understand , ’ she replied . |
| 46 | Right then , yes , I expect I can fit you — sure , July 17th will be just perfect — I 'll just cancel my holiday and postpone the opening … no , I 'll just write it in , no , no thank you . |
| 47 | Before I forget I 'll put them in the microwave . |
| 48 | Erm the the railway track , erm once it was extended through to and I say I 'll give you the details on that in a minute , erm went over the er Road , and then the track that was nearest to er the town , was curved in and joined that other line erm and er went off to . |
| 49 | So I say I 'll ring him back . |
| 50 | say that 's not fair , say I shall miss you then wo n't I ? |
| 51 | I may be tempted to offer the spontaneous inclination itself as reason for my choice , and say I shall do it because I want to do it ; but in examining myself objectively I see that a fact about my wants and likes would be directly relevant only to a causal explanation of my actions , and could be used in deciding what to do only as I use any other objective facts . |
| 52 | Sorry I ca n't really sort of say I must admit I could n't really see why they should be like that really cos I mean it is a bit puzzling cos if they 've only just done anything , they 've only been tampering with this finger so |
| 53 | I say I will use it while I am here and give it back when I go . |
| 54 | Yeah say I can do it Wednesday nights , apart from that , you know it 's too bad sort of thing ! |
| 55 | Sorry that 's er , only place I could grab you ! |
| 56 | If you want I 'll cut you it in half otherwise . |
| 57 | But if you want I shall attend him . " |
| 58 | ‘ You want I should remind you ? ’ he asked . |
| 59 | I 've got a bit on that , if you want I could bring it up now while you 're talking about it , I will . |
| 60 | If they 're abroad I suggest you leave them out , if they 're still in the country I suggest you can leave them in . |