Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] i [vb mod] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I would never have been a dancer or believed I could do anything if it had not been for him , ’ said Crawford .
2 Must now conclude trusting my dear that every blessing will attend you and trusting I may find you well when I return — kiss dear Fritz [ ? ] for me and believe me to remain Eliza
3 ‘ If you were n't already so bruised and battered I 'd turn you over my knee and make sure you had nothing to laugh about . ’
4 I may be tempted to offer the spontaneous inclination itself as reason for my choice , and say I shall do it because I want to do it ; but in examining myself objectively I see that a fact about my wants and likes would be directly relevant only to a causal explanation of my actions , and could be used in deciding what to do only as I use any other objective facts .
5 Should watch that clock and say I 'll have one every two hours .
6 If I do n't want anything I , I just go in there and I think well I 'll just go and see I may see something which catches my eye .
7 ‘ I might do the tennis stuff for three or four years and decide I can do it sleepwalking and turn to something I really care about and like to pursue , which is politics . ’
8 I have now been a member of the Institute since my election in April 1991 and feel I must compliment you on Credit Management .
9 Say that for me and go I 'd say it were you were a snob .
10 If my lips had words for the wondrous feeling of your breasts and nipples I 'd say them .
11 Half the racing world had seen me pick up Nolan and knew I could defend myself .
12 I recognized Billy Tuckett from way back and thought I 'd save you guys some time by giving you his name .
13 I was disgusted by the whole idea of class and thought I could abolish it by pretending it did n't exist .
14 This morning rang up my sister and said I would visit her tomorrow .
15 So I told my proposer to let my name stand , and said I would accept whatever the ballot box decided , but would not play there again if the vote went against me .
16 And I , er and I pretended to be incapable and I , and said I would like someone to go and help me do shopping , home health service would have , come along .
17 Suddenly he walked back to me and said I ought to avenge my father 's death and that he could help me .
18 And then he looked , when he put it out he looked over to me and said I could see your face Irene .
19 Oscar Wilde was a student here at Magdalen College … now disc jockey Mike read has been inspired to write a new musical about the man who wrote the Importance of being Earnest , and said I can resist everything except temptation .
20 So she went like this pulled our her note card and said I can put it on now she said .
21 ‘ Then yesterday , when I felt I was going to go mad if I did n't get something settled , I rang her and said I must see her privately . ’
22 I 've been looking at them every day and hoping I 'd get one and he knew that 's what I was hoping .
23 Whilst he was on the bridge I asked him if he could leave it open and explained I would shut it when somebody needed to get over .
24 Old Mrs Gardner , who ran the post office and general store — the only shop in the small Scottish village — knew where most of Mom 's widow 's pension went and suggested I should persuade her to sign a consent form , allowing me to collect the pension .
25 Sir Sidney Barton was apprehensive for my safety and suggested I should join him and Lord Airlie on a short hunting trip near the Awash Station .
26 ‘ For the moment , farewell , but remember I will ask you to give an account of your stewardship here . ’
27 I vowed to have no more to do with her but thought I ought to return her shoes and her key , so I snatched Frankie 's comic and tried to persuade him to come with me .
28 But thinking I could orchestrate us like that was pretty high-handed . ’
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