Example sentences of "[vb infin] [det] [noun sg] [conj] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clare said , ‘ I do n't want another relationship until I 've struggled free of this one . ’ |
| 2 | I will not pursue this issue until I hear what , if anything , the branch wishes to do . |
| 3 | I counted on being able to dodge my way on to the ferry and I did n't think I would need any money once I got to France . |
| 4 | I was gon na do that competition but I 've got ta car we 've got one at home . |
| 5 | Perhaps you 'd like to stick around and watch this happening because I remember you subbing once for an etching lesson . |
| 6 | Can you give some money cos I need to go and get the baby one pound . |
| 7 | I ca n't do this crossword because I do n't know any American poets . |
| 8 | But there 's , there 's people people holding a shotgun to our heads saying yeah I 'll come and do this job and I want x . |
| 9 | ‘ The pleasure of being top , and nothing else , except the interest of my father , made me do such homework as I did in the evenings … . |
| 10 | I could n't generate any power when I wanted to . ’ |
| 11 | came to you and said , you know they wo n't send any money because I have n't got a note , but because you was a bit , you know , doctor 's |
| 12 | ‘ I still do n't like that letter and I do n't like the timing . |
| 13 | And I would if I 'm gon na use that term because I think I would be taking a flier with you . |
| 14 | You know given that life is as it is are you okay and he said yes so I went round the gardens and I came back to him and I had a friend coming for lunch and I thought this is ridiculous , I 'm going to have something to drink and I 'm going to have a meal so I made him an enormous great wad of cheese sandwiches and some apples and a piece of cake and some biscuits and a cup of tea and I went downstairs with the milk and the sugar and cup of tea and all this stuff and I went into the gardens and this poor child he looked very defensively a second time and I said well I thought you might like some breakfast and I wrapped the second lot up so if you 've nothing later on , why not put it in your pocket and eat later in the day and I did n't know whether you took milk or sugar , so I thought I 'd better just ask you and do you know I thought he was going to cry . |
| 15 | Customer 5 : ‘ What happens if my daughter does n't like this jumper when I get it home ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't like this abbey and I think there 's some sort of link between this place and Sir John Santerre . ’ |
| 17 | You do have to compromise a fair bit and I suppose that I would like more freedom than I 've got . |
| 18 | He says cheerfully : ‘ I ca n't remember any expedition where I have n't thought that at some time . |
| 19 | We knocked them out of their rhythm and never allowed them to settle or sustain any momentum and I felt their frustrations were beginning to surface . |
| 20 | Speaking of which , why did n't you marry that lieutenant when I told you to ? |
| 21 | My fish is quite tame and I hand feed him , although as he ( or she ) gets larger I will stop this practice as I value my fingers . |
| 22 | It 's a good job that , he did n't take that mug that I 've got , I 'm a mug for a reason |
| 23 | Do n't bother doing that I 'll have that money before I goes |
| 24 | I did n't appreciate this freedom until I lost it . |
| 25 | I 'll have another book before I quit . |
| 26 | But in truth I did n't have much choice where I focused . |
| 27 | I 've come to terms with it , it does n't bother whether I 've got it or not , but to be honest I 'd rather have more hair than I do now . |
| 28 | I 'd appreciate any advice as I do want to help her overcome her fears and enjoy life again . |
| 29 | The nurses topped it up again as soon as they realised but it took time to go through and have any effect so I had about twenty minutes of real labour pains . |
| 30 | Cos I wo n't have any homework cos I did that homework last night . |