Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] [adv] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | You could n't often get big sizes in them & I do n't think they did boys ' sizes in Dr. Martens — when they did , some girls wore them . |
2 | where the games are getting played or I 've never seen it in a paper that I 've picked up in the morning , it 's never been in it ! |
3 | Or I 'd better provide you with some paper . |
4 | You 'd have to get rid of a lot of your assumptions before you could fully appreciate why I could n't live with a man I do n't love , or I do n't think you could ever understand why I ca n't accept to be maintained , to put myself at the disposal of another , be in another 's company twenty-four hours a day , share another 's pleasures and pains — and so on . ’ |
5 | Or I do n't think I want that new pair of jeans . |
6 | He put down the tray on the floor , and brought out her cap from the pocket in his coat into which he had stuffed it , saying , however , ‘ Let go your hair or I do n't return it . ’ |
7 | Or I did n't think she was ! ’ |
8 | Just because you 're older than me does n't mean you know everything . |
9 | Although I had n't met him before , like many would-be adventurers I 'd read a lot about his life and experiences . |
10 | Although I had n't seen her in over thirty years , there was one person in the world who might help me : my sister . |
11 | ‘ Oh , sometimes it goes too far — although I 've always said he must n't leave any marks that are too obvious . |
12 | ‘ I like Dickon , although I 've never seen him . ’ |
13 | They 've got the spare uniform somewhere , although I 've never seen it . |
14 | ‘ Although I 've certainly seen you , ’ said Zeinab . |
15 | I want … wanted it all or , in the end , I found I wanted nothing , although I 'd originally thought I could be satisfied with something . ’ |
16 | I 'd told her not to worry and that he was one of the lads , although I 'd never seen him before , and we were just waiting for her to go before we started the party . |
17 | But we both know , although I have n't said it , that the consequence of her unfaithfulness is that I have been able to take the high ground . |
18 | Although I have not seen it scratch against rocks recently , it does still occasionally gulp air from the surface . |
19 | Although I have earlier granted it to simplify matters ( p. 21 ) , premiss ( 1 ) is not nearly so firm as an objector might like . |
20 | ‘ Everyone will be watching her to see what she does and although I do not think she is very fit , she has to be the favourite to win . ’ |
21 | Now I have nothing against Terry as a person , although I do not think I would cross the road to help him if he were run over by a lorry , but that is neither here nor there . |
22 | He also gave the impression , although I do not think he made a specific statement , that he had in fact had discussions with the Biafrans . |
23 | Although I do n't feel I 've changed much because I 'm doing exactly the same things . |
24 | Although I do n't think I was mentally ill for most of the time I was anorexic , I find Lomas 's remarks illuminating in my own case and pertinent to anorexia nervosa in general . |
25 | ‘ And although I do n't think I 've played as badly as people have said , I think I can get more out of myself , and more out of others around me , if I play in a midfield alongside Gazza . ’ |
26 | I wanted a Knitmaster , but my husband insisted that this must be a better buy , although I do n't think I paid more than £42.00 for it . |
27 | I think , as I said before , the pro The idea of Europe , the profile of Europe is important , and although i do n't think I should be campaign , if I win tonight , on things that interest me and do n't interest others , I 'm not afraid to say that I do want to make it , to a degree at least , a genuine European campaign . |
28 | Although I do n't think it 's impossible that it ca n't be the other way , that two people ca n't grow toward each other . |
29 | The distortion on the unit , which I expected to be awful , is actually very good , although I do n't think it quite lives up to Ibanez 's claim that the unit could serve as a preamp , when linked to an amplifier . |
30 | " Although I do n't think it will be too long . |