Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb base] [adv] [verb] [pron] " 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 | ‘ I like a pub where I do n't meet my customers . |
3 | Thing is I have n't got that much work this week , or I 've just got lots of little things to do but nothing major , I have n't got any big essays I 've just got lots of , you know , translations and |
4 | 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 ! |
5 | er DOS or something called A D M or something like , or D M A or I du n no what |
6 | 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 . ’ |
7 | Or I do n't think I want that new pair of jeans . |
8 | 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 . ’ |
9 | I 'm not going to let her slide out of it or I do n't get my scoop . ’ |
10 | I mean , it could have very easily gone from there to everybody following a different path — going away from rock'n'roll and getting into jazz , or I do n't know what . |
11 | I 'm a cocaine addict and I need something , 'cause I 've not had none for so many hours now . |
12 | ‘ Oh , sometimes it goes too far — although I 've always said he must n't leave any marks that are too obvious . |
13 | ‘ I like Dickon , although I 've never seen him . ’ |
14 | They 've got the spare uniform somewhere , although I 've never seen it . |
15 | ‘ Although I 've certainly seen you , ’ said Zeinab . |
16 | The hardy annual mignonette ( Reseda odorata ) is always listed with scented plants , although I have rarely noticed its fragrance . |
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 | She stated : " Although I have not achieved my goal of becoming chief constable , … |
20 | And although I have since had my own shows in West End galleries in London , the excitement of being part of the Summer Exhibition has never worn thin . |
21 | Although I have earlier granted it to simplify matters ( p. 21 ) , premiss ( 1 ) is not nearly so firm as an objector might like . |
22 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
23 | 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 . |
24 | 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 . |
25 | Although I do n't feel I 've changed much because I 'm doing exactly the same things . |
26 | 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 . |
27 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
28 | 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 . |
29 | 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 . |
30 | 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 . |