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Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] i [vb mod] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	We were in opposite camps , and he could no more appreciate my line of reasoning than I could see his point of view , and finally we parted .
2	‘ I left the car in Parson 's Green and came in by Underground so I could hold your hand all the way back . ’
3	You say they 've got some sort of guidance , perhaps through the Magistrates ' Association , or maybe through some local starting point tariff if I could put it that way .
4	And I take the view that the Unity Development Plans for Leeds and Bradford do tend to me to suggest that there is the ability to meet an increasing amount of need in within their own areas and that that should be reflected in a continually reducing er export if I can call it that , to North Yorkshire , and this morning we heard from Cleveland that Cleveland are making gallant efforts to er to er retain their economic er viability by retaining their population .
5	It got rid of the crap if I can put it that way , sorted out my priorities .
6	‘ I never 'ave anything to do with trash if I can 'elp it . ’
7	So Herbie did n't try and jump in the car before I could lift him and trying to get Audrey in with her stiff leg .
8	Richard was out of the car before I could open my door .
9	I 've had a marvellous clear out — got every single shirt on to the line — and when you take that off you could put it in the bucket so I can get it out tomorrow . ’
10	Looking for my father , even after his cremation , in the coffee bar where I used to meet him .
11	‘ I wanted a sport where I could give my all , ’ he told ACCOUNTANCY .
12	As Derek Brown of Birchfield , who at 13 years old and speculating on a career in athletics , spending two evenings and a Sunday morning training , said : ‘ I do n't let it bother my school work 'cause I can get it all done in my other time , but this [ athletics ] is what I 'd really like to do ; I keep setting myself goals every year to get to the top . ’
13	I confess to not being in a position to bring his painstaking research into question so I shall confine myself to what is set before me .
14	Maybe next time you 'll wear a pink carnation/ so I can recognise you — hooo !
15	She 's very warm and has no sense of ‘ I 'm a princess so I will keep my distance from you ’ .
16	I do n't eat breakfast , just a cup of tea and a bit of toast if I can spare it .
17	I think he 's been drinking in the pub cos I can smell it on his breath .
18	Erm a few comments I 'd like to start with with Cleveland and the erm the idea that there 's there 's there 's there 's no problem whatsoever in accommodating erm the overspill if I can put it that way or the retention within Cleveland .
19	I do n't want you dining in the hall unless I can accompany you , and I 'll be busy at Wolvesey Castle with Simon until this evening . ’
20	As we 're so poor , it would be an advantage if I could marry someone with money . "
21	‘ Not to worry ’ said Alice , ‘ at least my mother will be pleased , but she 'll not be a skater if I can help it . ’
22	Oh that 's erm ah yes , I should try to use the calculator if I could find it on the machine !
23	Dholuo was the language and I knew I was an encumbrance until I could make myself understood .
24	‘ This heavy-duty polythene should do the trick if I can wedge it across the gaps . ’
25	What I need is a nice little research job where I can write my books and keep well away from them . ’
26	Eunice : We own this place so I can let you in .
27	I try to twist my body so I can jab my left elbow in his face .
28	I tend to wear black suits in the evening although I must admit I 'm getting slightly bored with black now .
29	‘ She gives a quick squirt so I can smell it , then finds a nice , easy chair till she hears me coming . ’
30	When I did Nurse Ratchett in One Flew Over The Cuckoo 's Nest up in Manchester I read the novel and found a speech in the book that was really wonderful on the character and I asked the director if I could read it for him .