Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] i [vb base] [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I turned the switch and I regret to inform you that out of the loudspeaker came a lot of old Irishmen singing maudlin songs . |
| 2 | My elder daughter has read ‘ Some Other Rainbow ’ in which you receive honourable mention and I hope to read it soon . |
| 3 | ‘ Mrs Passmore , I do n't want to add to your distress but I have to ask you whether , in your opinion , it is likely that Mr Riddle had relations with other women or with one other woman ? ’ |
| 4 | Well the story that I have to tell you to begin with comes all the way from a very hot and very large continent . |
| 5 | The guard was heard to say : ‘ I have been told by management that I have to remove you from the studio . ’ |
| 6 | I er I nearly fell through the floor a little while ago I was British Gas people and one of them living with this lady and I want to give her half of my lump sum , how can I do to avoid er to effect her income tax or inheritance tax thinking in terms of the inheritance tax limit of a hundred and fifty thousand I said , Well would you mind telling me about how much it will be ? |
| 7 | ‘ I 've got panto and I want to do it because I 've got to pay the mortgage . |
| 8 | There 's been a big misunderstanding and I want to clear it up before it gets any worse . |
| 9 | He 's swaying a bit and I have to grab him cos I think he 's going to fall over . |
| 10 | I 've got these real bad spots of industrial lubricant on the trenchcoat and I want to get them out before they sink right in . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I honestly believe I can score goals at any level and I plan to prove it in the next month . |
| 12 | It 's gone by the board and I have to confess we 've not had a |
| 13 | Mum and I go to see him sometimes , and we agree that he is a much nicer person than he used to be . |
| 14 | There are of course some positive signs around but also a danger that I want to alert you to : a growth in what I will call ‘ designer caring ’ . |
| 15 | Although I 've talked about some of them before there is such a feeling in fashion for double jacquard that I want to suggest them to you again . |
| 16 | They all require a great deal of input from the teacher and I write to encourage you in the task which lies ahead . |
| 17 | It seems that I pay an extremely small price for a program from the supplier , and that I also have to pay the author if I wish to use it . |
| 18 | One of my cats , unassuming and docile by nature most of the time , turns into a wild tiger if I have to hold her still to give her medicine . |
| 19 | He has done some showing and I hope to show him again next year , but feel that his extensively pink muzzle detracts from his appearance . |
| 20 | So again after this meeting cos I want to tie it up . |
| 21 | ‘ Before too long you 're going to admit the truth if I have to beat it out of you . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Ladies and gentlemen , this will be our last meeting before the big day and I want to thank you all for your co-operation , ’ Mrs Grindlewood-Gryke shouted above the noise . |
| 23 | There 's a power cut ; the lights go out and we light candles and gas lamps and end up — a hard core of seven of us ; Andy , me , Howie , another two local lads and a couple of the traveller boys — down in the snooker room where there 's a beat-up looking table and a leak in the ceiling that turns the whole of the stained , green-baize surface into a millimetre-shallow marsh , water dripping from each pocket and dribbling down the bulky legs to the sopping carpet , and we play snooker by the light of the hissing gas lamps , having to hit the white ball really hard even for delicate shots because of the extra rolling resistance the water causes , and the balls make a zizzing , ripping noise as they race across the table and sometimes you can see spray curving up behind them and I 'm feeling really drunk and a bit stoned from a couple of strong Js smoked out in the garden earlier with the travellers but I think this dimly lit water-hazard snooker is just hilarious and I 'm laughing maniacally at it all and I put an arm round Andy 's neck at one point and say , You know I love you , old buddy , and is n't friendship and love what 's it 's really all about ? and why ca n't people just see that and just be nice to each other ? except there are just so many complete bastards in the world , but Andy just shakes his head and I try to kiss him and he gently fends me off and steadies me against one wall and props me up with a snooker cue against my chest and I think this is really funny for some reason and laugh so much I fall over and have distinct problems getting up again and get carried to my room by Andy and one of the travellers and dumped on the bed and fall instantly asleep . |
| 24 | ‘ I had never heard of alternative comedy and I have to confess I did n't know some of my co-stars , like Rik Mayall and Julian Clary . |
| 25 | Well when I was last playing with it that James kept on er in and in that erm he stopped at the station and I have to take it like that far enough cos I wanted Gordon to be there so he co could pick up the express pick , up the coaches |
| 26 | Can I also say that the erm the fear expressed about Woolwich , I believe to be fairly well founded Woolwich building , a Woolwich er , Building Society had been on erm , entered into a long time ago on this erm and the letter that was read out at Potter Street area committee from Woolwich indicated that they had n't yet decided whether they would proceed and er I think is I 've talked to the publican since they have promised us an answer this week er we are intending , we have spoken , Dermot 's also spoken to our managing director we are confident we will have an answer from this week and I have to tell you that I think the answer will either no , or it will be so hazy that we 'll need to take some action and make a decision . |
| 27 | I understand that these applications have only just been submitted to Midlothian District Council as the local planning authority and I have to advise you that it would not be appropriate for Regional Council officials to comment publicly at this stage . |
| 28 | Well if I , if I have ten pounds for example and I want to halve it , what would the answer be ? |
| 29 | When people are buying , another example of their purchasing power would be to say ‘ well , now I want this particular policy and I want to combine it with a power that 's available to me in that policy ’ . |
| 30 | I have met this terrific woman and I want to marry her . |