Example sentences of "i [vb base] it [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Like if he was hitting something and he accidentally hit his ha his thumb or his finger he used to be in agony for I mean it used to hurt him for the rest of the day . |
| 32 | But I mean it could 've been made a bit bigger than that could n't it , for the seat |
| 33 | Nudge up a bit I mean it could 've been tonight . |
| 34 | I mean it could have been different it could have got out of control and then everybody would have turned and pointed a finger and that would have been awful . |
| 35 | I mean it could have been done if we 'd got a go-ahead . |
| 36 | I mean it could work on that basis then , that if , for example , I 'm just thinking about , well just from my point of view , when i was arranging that date in Stirling with the Oxford people , I could of said well , Thursday 's okay with me is it okay with you until I 've checked with |
| 37 | I mean it must cost a fair amount of money to keep it going cause , the calls are free |
| 38 | But it was open , I mean it must have been fenced in some way later on . |
| 39 | well I mean the heart 's the most obvious organ , but I mean it must put a strain on everything else |
| 40 | I fear it may have gone the same way as Honest John 's other great idea , the hard ecu . |
| 41 | I fear it can throttle imagination . |
| 42 | I fear it will go out of control so I release it in tears either by myself or with someone I love and trust . |
| 43 | Michael Hanley , his solicitor , said : ‘ He will be isolated , with no other Kurds to talk to , and I fear it will make his mental state even worse . |
| 44 | I expect it 'll make all the difference to poor Mr Evans . ’ |
| 45 | I expect it 'll turn up eventually , if it has n't already . |
| 46 | ‘ I expect it 'll come right in the end . ’ |
| 47 | ‘ I expect it 'll come out fine , Dad , ’ she said . |
| 48 | ‘ I expect it 'll come to the same thing in the end , ’ Zen told him as they shook hands . |
| 49 | ‘ Now the rally 's been banned , ’ says Scargill , who looks nothing like his more-famous uncle , ‘ I expect it will attract a lot of people . ’ |
| 50 | I expect it can hear this . |
| 51 | Erm firstly because as I say it may prompt him into doing something if we write to him saying you 're making an application to court yourself . |
| 52 | Well that 's it , it might lead to better things might n't it , I say it might do them good to be away from each other for a week any way , might n't it ? |
| 53 | I am not decrying Sara in any way when I say it might have been more sensible for us to choose the leader . ’ |
| 54 | I say no , I say it would have been harsh to give it . |
| 55 | And erm we used to kick this tin down the hill and er as I say it would roll down and we would all go and hide anywhere , back garden , front garden , over a wall , round a corner , anywhere like that you see . |
| 56 | ‘ It would make horrible great holes in you , ’ explained Lydia , ‘ and I imagine it would hurt like hell . ’ |
| 57 | I imagine it must do , yes . |
| 58 | I ca n't be sure what my face looked like when I opened it and saw Maureen on the doorstep , but I imagine it must have had a grin on it from ear to ear . |
| 59 | I imagine it must have been a cypress tree since they prune the lower branches leaving a swordlike edge sticking up . |
| 60 | I imagine it must seem like the blink of an eye to a ghost , do n't you ? ’ |