Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] i [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm the father of a two year old and I 'd like him in school by the age of four to learn Japanese . |
| 2 | Erm , I think it fair to say that if you 'd asked more or less to the next meeting and probably sub-committee would be quite , quite acceptable and I would thank you for drawing it to our to our attention . |
| 3 | Well , you know , it you see , time were , I do n't know I suppose , I do n't know but I never seemed to be afraid and I used to have my or something round my waist , a belt with the keys hanging on and they supplied me with a as well , one of these , I do n't know what they 're made of they were n't all that heavy but still they were heavy enough to keep on . |
| 4 | I said I thought it would be OK but I would phone him back if not . |
| 5 | Oh I am sightless but I can sense my environs and weary utterly of them . |
| 6 | I think that , had the girls been from today 's society the situation may have been different but I will assume they are from the same background as the boys were . |
| 7 | I do not pretend that the following list is comprehensive and I shall give it without much comment , allowing the reader to form his own judgement as to its significance . |
| 8 | I should get her the ballet shoes cause it was a ballet dancing that would be very appropriate and I 'll get her some flowers . |
| 9 | Erm the sums behind it I 'm not too bothered about but I 'm gon na go through them because they 're quite instructive and I dare say there 's some poor souls here who 'd actually quite enjoy me to do that so we 're gon na go through some of the sums , not now but a bit later on . |
| 10 | I saw her and I , I be honest with you I hid , I be totally honest and I 'll tell her the same if I see her because I 've just found out then that they could n't do any more for me dad and I really did n't want to speak or see anybody and I sat in the canteen on my own , I just said to me mum , mum on the phone I said mum I need to do this on my own I said I 'm just gon na have a coffee in the cafeteria and I do n't know if you 've been in there but the cafeteria is all glass and she pulled up in a white van delivering something to the office , I thought oh no it 's Jenny she 's the last bleeding person I want there , I do n't mean that |
| 11 | I will take it easy and I will have myself checked by a doctor . |
| 12 | I got to the door and looked in , but all was dark and I could see nothing . |
| 13 | And erm but it was most inspiring But I would appreciate it even more now |
| 14 | They 're also , Mr Mayor , interestingly coming out in favour of the individual but I must admit I applaud that and at long last in some , admittedly very modest way , er they are moving , I wo n't say to fiscal responsibility , but at least they 're learning the lessons of the recklessness of the past of their policies . |
| 15 | He was clutching his attaché case as usual and I could see he was strolling slowly along the path that runs the outer perimeter of the lawn , deeply absorbed in thought . |
| 16 | She 's fabulous-looking and I can trust her . |
| 17 | ‘ I know she 's alive and I 'll find her yet . |
| 18 | it 'll get mainly dry and I can finish them off in here ca n't I ? |
| 19 | If it was nice and cold or I 'd put it in the freezer , then open the other one . |
| 20 | They 're working ever so hard and I must say they were good , you know , erm , cos they have n't finished the job yet , but erm , I think they know what there about you know , and they 've certainly got a lot of energy and it 's a hard job . . |
| 21 | We hear Ian Carter say that 's unfair and I 'll let you into a secret Baroness Chalker then responds interferes in these negotiations and says five |
| 22 | I do n't just say it , because time is valuable and I should explain what 's happening in the region but I think it 's also very important to convey this to you after your years and decades of solidarity with the liberation struggle . |
| 23 | We are comfortable and I could pack it in tomorrow . |
| 24 | And she said so many chairs are so deep that my legs are dangling , she said whereas this one , it 's so comfortable and I can get my feet on the floor . |
| 25 | ‘ He proved today that he is very fast but I can tell him that tomorrow is not going to be so easy , ’ said Fittipaldi , who clocked 101.472mph . |
| 26 | It was annoying but I used to tell myself that there was nothing personal in it . |
| 27 | and er that may sound er a bit exaggerated but I can assure you that 's what happened , that er , to go to , to be able to file these , these little scraps of paper they had to stick it on another sheet |
| 28 | We had no sooner got out of the supermarket 's doors than the wee imp said he was tired and I must carry him to the car . |
| 29 | All I 'd need is a few fags to keep me awake and I 'd have my foot down all the way . |
| 30 | Because he 's not very well and I might say him |