Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] i [verb] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I play football and I like watching it .
2 I turned the switch and I regret to inform you that out of the loudspeaker came a lot of old Irishmen singing maudlin songs .
3 ‘ Bebeto was more reluctant than I was , but the president and I managed to persuade him , ’ said the midfielder .
4 My elder daughter has read ‘ Some Other Rainbow ’ in which you receive honourable mention and I hope to read it soon .
5 So er there was this poor girl sitting on this seat and I 'd seen her there and so , there was a nice lady sat they said er they took the Redditch train off the thing and put this Shrewsbury on .
6 You , erm , I use buses and cars and I use a bike as well , er , er I think that , we used to have a car and I stopped using it , I used it , we had it when the kids were small and I found it really good for getting them around and it really was necessary to young mothers but their big now and I do n't have to chauffeur .
7 During all our alterations I 've seen it in the old garage away up in a loft and I 've seen it put out in the back yard in the rain , and I 've always saved it and it 's there today .
8 They were reading it down the tape and I had to tape it all .
9 It was a great statement of friendship and I wanted to thank him , but appreciated he would be offended .
10 I remembered a night by the river when daylight faded , darkness fell and the moon rose at once with a new light and I had thought I understood everything and that everything was good .
11 ‘ This is a young side and I 've known them for four years and watched them mature and get stronger .
12 ‘ 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 ? ’
13 She 's got her work and I 've got mine and at night we 've only got time to learn our lines before we hit bed . ’
14 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 ?
15 and that 's what and I completely the checkout girl because I , I know her quite well , we always have to guess the same one , we have a bit of a laugh and I said do you want to be erm part of a national survey on s this English er on spoken English and she said oh , alright , so I said there you are your on
16 But I said I would not become a cabbage and I did survive it . ’
17 But I said I would not become a cabbage and I did survive it . ’
18 ‘ I 've got panto and I want to do it because I 've got to pay the mortgage .
19 My master , of course , ambled along like a child and I had to keep him away from the rufflers , those former soldiers looking for easy pickings , the mad Abraham men who danced naked pretending to be insane , the cappers who begged for money and attached horse-locks to the outstretched arms of people stupid enough to give it .
20 There 's been a big misunderstanding and I want to clear it up before it gets any worse .
21 Now I listen to there , I do n't listen as often now unless there 's something big on , and you hear them , you know , check on , whatever it is , your vehicle check and I have seen them as little as five seconds coming back and saying who owns that car
22 Erm I 've got a Mercury account at home and I 've got it set up so that after the Mercury number you type in a user code , and one of my user codes is for the business .
23 The average man may perhaps think it an exaggeration but I do assure you that this is factually so and nights are not now so dark that I can not be completely aware of what is happening around me before , during and after the nets have been set .
24 This was my most productive rig prior to the hair and I have used it since on waters where the hair has been banned .
25 He 's swaying a bit and I have to grab him cos I think he 's going to fall over .
26 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 . ’
27 ‘ I honestly believe I can score goals at any level and I plan to prove it in the next month .
28 It 's gone by the board and I have to confess we 've not had a
29 Despite the way I sometimes rag her , she is my sister and I do love her , so do n't take this as being disloyal .
30 The degree of interaction between observer and energies is reflected in the spectrum and I have divided it into six strands : experience , attunement , ritual , interaction , manipulation and control .
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