Example sentences of "[vb past] i [modal v] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But just because I promised I 'd make you a rich widow , do n't think you 're going to get rid of me yet . |
| 2 | ‘ I asked for it , ’ Flavia said , ‘ the teasing and all , after the way I pretended I could get you a taxi . ’ |
| 3 | really but seeing as I know her erm I thought I might give her a ring . |
| 4 | When I saw them , I thought I might get one every week . |
| 5 | I thought I might get myself a pair of those . |
| 6 | I have managed to breed my Port Hoplo catfish and I thought I would drop you a line explaining how I succeeded so that other readers might have a try . |
| 7 | ‘ People have helped me in the past so I thought I would give them a help along the way , ’ he said . |
| 8 | So I thought I 'd drop you a line through the magazine to convey my get-well-soon message and show the rest of the readership what a handsome chap you are . |
| 9 | Thought I 'd drop you a line now that things are almost back to normal here . |
| 10 | He said hello , so I thought I 'd give him a try first . |
| 11 | When I met Tutankhamen I thought his clothes were a bit dull so I thought I 'd give him a shell suit yeah , maybe a baseball cap some Reebok pumps and a . |
| 12 | I thought I 'd give us a bit of cabbage last night . |
| 13 | Anything western was frowned upon , so I thought I 'd give it a bit of time before I got into my trousers and things . |
| 14 | Oh I thought I 'd give it a try , why not ! |
| 15 | I thought I 'd give you a game tonight . |
| 16 | Anyhow , my father 's just taken her to the doctor 's , so I thought I 'd give you a ring . |
| 17 | Oh , I thought I 'd give you a chance to put on your |
| 18 | ‘ True , ’ said Hopper , ‘ but I thought I 'd give you the chance of testing for it … ’ |
| 19 | I thought I 'd cook us a meal at my place … ’ |
| 20 | So I thought I 'd do you a favour . |
| 21 | Erm I thought I 'd tell you a bit about what I did apart from medicine . |
| 22 | ‘ Thought I 'd take them a cake , ’ he remarked . |
| 23 | Bank and Mitchell of the B B C and I I thought I 'd read you the letter as well , because the letter does what we 've often said about setting the block plan . |
| 24 | ‘ I thought I could give you a lift , ’ Molland said . |
| 25 | I said I would make them a hundred butterfly cakes , and they either they 'll eat them or they 'll sell them , and I 'll hav I 'll try and have them ready for when rings up at half past one and if they sell them and she brings me any I would n't mind knocking a few more up for tomorrow , but I 'm not gon na give them all |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | He said I ought to get myself a lawyer . ’ |
| 28 | Oh he said I 'll bring you a leaflet . |
| 29 | They take you there for twenty P if you reg he said I 'll bring you the papers . |
| 30 | I said I 'll give you a tenner to build it all for me . |