Example sentences of "[vb base] i [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Andy has got a job to do and so have I. But if I lose he will be gutted for me at the end and if I lose I will be gutted for him . ’ |
| 2 | And while we eat I 'll entertain you with tales of Robin . |
| 3 | As I eat I can not help but notice the Frenchman attending to the pig ; he has now cut the animal 's throat and has set alight to the straw , the flames and smoke engulfing the unfortunate pig . |
| 4 | So as soon as it began to move back , I gave it the biggest push I could manage . |
| 5 | Through one of the glass panes in Plover Hide I could see a twite : a plump little linnet-like bird , brown , streaky-breasted , with a bright yellow stubby bill . |
| 6 | That 's fine I 'll give it you back I wo n't er I wo n't take it away from you ! |
| 7 | The moment I judge I can safely lower [ interest rates ] , I will . ’ |
| 8 | wonder why you — But mibbe I should thank ma |
| 9 | Mibbe I should send it back . |
| 10 | I regret I can not give the correct pronunciation of the Gaelic names of the mountains : I never mastered them , adopting instead roughly similar English equivalents ; thus , for example , Ceathreamhnan to me was Chrysanthemum … |
| 11 | I regret I can not give the petitioner relief . |
| 12 | But I regret I can not agree with some of the reasoning in the judgments . |
| 13 | I regret I can shed little new light on the mystery of who blew the whistle on the celebrated dressing-room scene after Woodfull was hit . |
| 14 | ‘ I regret I must leave you at the door , Lady Isabel . |
| 15 | ‘ Eh , no , my friend , but you 'll do it now if you please I 'll hold . ’ |
| 16 | No , I fear I ca n't help you in this search . ’ |
| 17 | Lastly , I fear I may have to disappoint you when I say that the coin is more interesting than valuable . |
| 18 | I crammed my mouth with for fear I might give utterance to my anger . |
| 19 | IT frightens the life out of me because I fear I 'll never work again . |
| 20 | ‘ It frightens the life out of me because I fear I 'll never work again . |
| 21 | No doubt , since you fear I 'll maybe return to my painting before my plaster 's dry . ’ |
| 22 | for strength — I fear I shall find it difficult in the heat : |
| 23 | ‘ We must be true with one another or I fear I shall go quite … ’ |
| 24 | It is the text , however , where I fear I must fault the guide at times . |
| 25 | ‘ I fear I can not help you . |
| 26 | ‘ I fear I can not help you , ’ the voice concluded smoothly . |
| 27 | You must forgive me , Mrs O'Dell , I fear I can not stay for coffee — I have many other calls upon my time . |
| 28 | And I fear I can not answer that question to anyone 's satisfaction . |
| 29 | A storm arrives from the west , the snow falling so thickly in a few minutes that I fear I will lose my way . |
| 30 | I mean I 'll go out and do my bit in the way I know how and I leave him behind . |