Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] i [modal v] [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 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 3 | Half the racing world had seen me pick up Nolan and knew I could defend myself . |
| 4 | I recognized Billy Tuckett from way back and thought I 'd save you guys some time by giving you his name . |
| 5 | I was disgusted by the whole idea of class and thought I could abolish it by pretending it did n't exist . |
| 6 | This morning rang up my sister and said I would visit her tomorrow . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Suddenly he walked back to me and said I ought to avenge my father 's death and that he could help me . |
| 10 | And then he looked , when he put it out he looked over to me and said I could see your face Irene . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | So she went like this pulled our her note card and said I can put it on now she said . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |