Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] i [vb mod] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My mother said I should never cut my hair or I 'd lose my strength , like Samson in the Bible . ’ |
| 2 | I could help these lunatics or I could fight them on behalf of Stok ; neither of those ideas appealed to me . |
| 3 | As neither Marcella or I could sing we spoke along to the music in what we felt , somehow , was Good Old Cabaret Style … |
| 4 | And as I say , the middle one had a sling on his arm , so , as I was opening the outside door one of them says , well if you 've not got cigarettes , you better give me a tenner or I 'll thump you ! |
| 5 | You see i well you , you better give me ten pound or I 'll thump you ! |
| 6 | I looked at Uncle Hamish , who was making quiet signals that I should clasp my hands and close my eyes . |
| 7 | The main light was behind him , but I could still see the shadows on his face ; they were more marked than ever , and I had the foolish illusion that I could remove them by stroking them with the tips of my fingers . |
| 8 | Outside the cage the photographer 's saying : ‘ When you jump , spread your arms and legs so I can see you . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ It 's probably just as well for all concerned at the club that I should hang my boots up for a while . |
| 10 | ‘ There have never been any thoughts in my mind that I would get something from the Government . ’ |
| 11 | We were in opposite camps , and he could no more appreciate my line of reasoning than I could see his point of view , and finally we parted . |
| 12 | In the meantime , someone had found that there was some sort of balm that we could rub on his bum before the event , but an echo that I will tell you and I will never ever forget , I can honestly say that having witnessed that ordeal and experienced the aftermath , and having seen the vicious weals on Buster 's backside , I have never ever stolen a thing of any value since . |
| 13 | ‘ I left the car in Parson 's Green and came in by Underground so I could hold your hand all the way back . ’ |
| 14 | I took that as an indication that I could play him every match . |
| 15 | If you come up with that sort of material , then the American and English newspapers will publish an interview that I 'll give them ’ . |
| 16 | She 'll be round on Friday afternoon or Saturday some time I said we 'd be here from four o'clock on Friday so I 'll take it down to John 's today then it 's away to work I 've got the rubbish in the bins right ? |
| 17 | Shakespeare must have thought them common enough : in As You Like It a frustrated Rosalind says , ‘ I prithee , take thy cork out of thy mouth that I may drink thy tidings . ’ |
| 18 | I had wagered a purse that I would beat him at bowls and Drake never could resist gold . |
| 19 | Fixing my eyes on them , I could n't help cursing Aisha , wishing she was dead , swearing by the Prophet Muhammad that I would have my revenge because it was she who was stopping me walking those streets and riding in those red buses to find work and a flat or a room of my own . |
| 20 | I 'd like you to take a sponge and I 'd like you to clean the paintwork on the stairs . |
| 21 | He said he had some news , but it was only for my ears and I must keep it confidential . |
| 22 | You say they 've got some sort of guidance , perhaps through the Magistrates ' Association , or maybe through some local starting point tariff if I could put it that way . |
| 23 | ‘ Come along next Tuesday and I 'll see you are enrolled , ’ she said . |
| 24 | Buy me a dram and I will tell you all about it . ’ |
| 25 | This tendency toward self-identification seems to be the norm for all the modern multi-processors and I must say I see little point ; if you do n't know what unit it is already … |
| 26 | No way could I ever vote for a person who approved of cruelty to animals and I would urge anyone who cares anything about animals to cast their vote elsewhere . |
| 27 | I 'd die , honestly , I 'd just look into the space between his eyes and I 'd say something deep and intellectual like ‘ So — er — did you do it with Barbra Streisand ? |
| 28 | I can see , I 've only got to close my eyes and I can see it all as it was . |
| 29 | Come up to the vicarage and I 'll make you a cup of … |
| 30 | So this song sort of sprang to mind and I could hear it as I wanted it to be and I could also hear a few little modifications that would suit their purposes , too . |