Example sentences of "[adv prt] [conj] i [verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tandem was forever breaking down and I wanted to fix it — so I took a course in cycle mechanics . |
| 2 | And anyway I carried him half way along and I had to put him down |
| 3 | I did n't put an evaluation in because I wanted to discuss it orally with my adviser . |
| 4 | ‘ Sit down because I need to tell you something . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ The facts that we were quarrelling , that you did jump out of the car and refused to get back in when I tried to persuade you . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've concreted up the mouth of the cave and the gap in the rocks which it burst through because I wanted to hold it there for a bit longer . |
| 7 | Oscar took his jacket off and I offered to carry it for him . |
| 8 | ‘ Just in case something crops up and I need to let you know . ’ |
| 9 | eventually I went up and I tried to get him to go down to sleep again , and he was shutting his eyes and on his dummy , but he was |
| 10 | I blew up and I tried to tell her , no you 're wrong . |
| 11 | You le you left it in the room today , I picked it up and I forgot to give it you . |