Example sentences of "[pers pn] really [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But what did I really think of her ? |
| 2 | Did I really think I knew better than the FO , full of clever people who were experts on British foreign policy ? |
| 3 | Marriage , divorce , a new job , redundancy or sudden success may find questions like ‘ am I adequate ? ’ or ‘ do I really deserve this ? ’ rising to the surface . |
| 4 | Can I really mean to personify the community in this vivid way ? |
| 5 | Do I really mean to attribute to the state or community principles that are not simply those of most of its members ? |
| 6 | ‘ Before I got in the first team , ’ he says , ‘ I was asking myself over and over again : ‘ can I really do it ? ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ Okay then what can I really do for you ? — or did you just want to talk about old times ? ’ |
| 8 | No I , I do n't I really do n't , I think it , in it with |
| 9 | My continuing admiration for his work is not diminished by the fact that I have never received it , nor did I really expect it . |
| 10 | Can I really expect her to do that for the rest of my life ? ’ |
| 11 | But then , how many ex-air commanders did I really expect to be female ? |
| 12 | ‘ Are you rejecting me , or did I really make such little impression on you ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Not only are people starting to stay at home but the next danger is that there is so much football that viewers will start saying , ‘ Do I really want to watch this ? ’ ’ |
| 14 | Did I really want this young man — oh , not now , this minute , pressed on top of me — but tomorrow , and the days after , breathing down my neck ? |
| 15 | With £250 to blow on a set-up , what would I really want ? |
| 16 | Career : The question to ask yourself is not ‘ can I get what I want ? ’ , but ‘ do I really want it ? ’ |
| 17 | Did I really want to be left in Danu without a protector ? |
| 18 | Nor do I really want to go home . |
| 19 | What do I really want with the girl ? |
| 20 | ‘ Did I really give Mrs Richards the right treatment ? ’ |
| 21 | But can I really improve my relationship with the earth by going shopping ? |
| 22 | Do I really care whether it hurts you , honestly . |
| 23 | Do I really care whether it hurts you , honestly ? |
| 24 | Can I really throw it away ? |
| 25 | She said , ‘ Did I really scare you ? ’ |
| 26 | Asked what it was like to be home , Shane gestured to the crowd and said : ‘ Do I really need to answer that ? ’ |
| 27 | But did I really need this ? |
| 28 | Do I really need two airpumps , for the skimmer and the trickle filter , or will one pump do both ? |
| 29 | Did I really need all this ? |
| 30 | ‘ Do I really need to go any further ? ’ |