Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [conj] i [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He must do as I tell him ! ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Ruth , you must do as I tell you . ’ |
| 3 | Dear Mummy , I know how disappointed and unhappy you must feel and I know you think I 've behaved badly . |
| 4 | But you must believe that I kept you here not because I wanted to , but because I believed it my duty to those whom God ( or , well , the Company anyway ) has placed in my care . |
| 5 | ‘ But if I 'm honest , I must admit that I regret it now . ’ |
| 6 | Well I must admit that I think I 'd find it a real struggle to cut wheat out of my diet . |
| 7 | He was a bit suspicious I must admit when I bought him those Janet Reger nighties but I knew he 'd never get the chance to wear them . |
| 8 | I welcomed the Mozartean Players ' disc of the two Mozart Piano Quartets ( ) with open arms and I must say that I like their set of the Trios even more . |
| 9 | I must say that I enjoyed my time in hospital . |
| 10 | But , nevertheless , I must say that I find your orders rather disconcerting . ’ |
| 11 | Having read what the Queen 's Speech says on matters of foreign policy , I must say that I found it a bit of a mish-mash . |
| 12 | Now , I must say that I see there is a point of charging for every television set , erm , I do n't have any er , er objection to that , but one rider , that senior citizens should be helped . |
| 13 | I wondered what would happen if I should say that I wished she had n't . |
| 14 | They might laugh when I wave my hands in the air , but what they do n't understand is , my fingers are dancing to high hat rhythms . ’ |
| 15 | Well might do but I think it needs to be put in writing you know like who 's is who 's what you know |
| 16 | ‘ I 'll ring when I want you . ’ |
| 17 | He 'll stop when I tell him . |
| 18 | I thought to myself when it was erm , advertised on television , I thought I 'll tape that I bet I know well you 'll be interested in that . |
| 19 | ‘ Madge , ’ she cried , running into the next cottage , ‘ Madge , you 'll die when I tell you … . ’ |
| 20 | I suppose some people might have but I think I did n't really want to face up to the fact that he might have been that man on the beach . ’ |
| 21 | I 'll get that I like it so it 's er I did n't |
| 22 | Share this information , so no , I think she 'll help and I think he 'll help erm because of you , because obviously very committed to that |
| 23 | ‘ I think you 'll find that I finish what I start . |
| 24 | I think we might say that I know you too . |
| 25 | ‘ You may remember that I begged you to make love to me the first time , Penry Vaughan ! |
| 26 | Well he , he was asking me which I 'd prefer and I said I think you ought to consider Vicki not me on the crossing . |
| 27 | ‘ I knew I could win and I gave everything I could . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I knew I could win and I gave everything I could . ’ |
| 29 | Tell you what I could do if I had something like U equals sine T or if |
| 30 | The first one was to the house in Colchester to ask if they 'd mind if I delayed my arrival by one more day . |