Example sentences of "[subord] i [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | and that was my Barclaycard number in case you want it although I ordered it through the thr phone I made out that so that I could read it off on the telephone I did n't even erm I did n't even assemble it I just looked and I saw it does n't chop I thought it would chop things but does n't , it only grates Looks as though it had been out before , you know , you look at this ! |
| 2 | I fundamentally disagree with his proposition , although I congratulate him on the stand that he has taken for his principles . |
| 3 | ‘ I was n't going to unroll the damn things , ’ continued Lydia , ‘ so I banged them in the oven , humming insouciantly the while and served them up all bubbling hot . |
| 4 | I was called away to the hospital so I left her at the house waiting for Nigel to turn up to collect her . ’ |
| 5 | Now I know it was a great honour but I could see no way of accepting , so I put it on the mantelpiece and more or less prepared to forget all about it . |
| 6 | Although it was late and Mr Edgar was tired after his journey , Joseph insisted , so I took him to the master 's room . |
| 7 | Vera 's not back from lunch , so I kept it at the desk . ’ |
| 8 | I had n't , June , so I thank you from the bottom of my heart . |
| 9 | ’ So I waltzed him across the road and put him in a doorway and left him for somebody else to find . |
| 10 | It rang while Elizabeth was in the field and I picked it up and someone spoke to me , but I can not speak , so I tore it from the wall and then no one could speak to me . ) |
| 11 | I was told they sent for a nurse who came at me with a needle so I grabbed her by the breast and threw her down on the hors d'oeuvres . |
| 12 | ‘ Your tea is ruined so I threw it in the bin . |
| 13 | I had n't been out for a long time , so I did it for the relaxation , really ! ’ |
| 14 | Sally Curtiss , the Circle 's membership secretary , is here , so I entrusted her with the annexe key . ’ |
| 15 | Once I met him in the West End and we went to the pictures . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Once I met him in the local pub , ’ Patrick Newell recalled . |
| 17 | Here at ZZAP ! we 're very good at spotting ripped-off software , but should one slip through the net it 's the sender who 'd be in trouble — this could mean a hefty fine and possible imprisonment if you 're lucky , or being made to eat your own entrails if I catch you before the software company ! |
| 18 | Erm , thought it would be nice at handicrafts afternoon and then we could throw the handicraft meeting open to anybody if I told them at the meeting before were going to have it . |
| 19 | If I contacted him on the same number that I contacted you |
| 20 | I would n't have known him if I met him in the street . |
| 21 | I would n't cos I , I ca n't if I saw you in the street I do n't know you I could n't be , I could n't be attracted to you . |
| 22 | If I take them on the table they wo n't make so much noise then |
| 23 | I think you would be interested if I take you through the Severn Tunnel . |
| 24 | If I take it to the police the matter will be dealt with much sooner than if we leave it where it is and wait for them to call here . |
| 25 | If I set it to the same frequency as the only Mark I Super C64 in existence , I might just be able to contact an old friend of ours . ’ |
| 26 | By the way , I 'm sorry if I dropped you in the soup just now . ’ |
| 27 | I do n't know if I passed her in the street |
| 28 | Thereafter , if I passed him in the corridor or on the staircase , those eyes registered no recognition . |
| 29 | You would would n't you if I put you into the freezer . |
| 30 | If I kicked him on the shin I bet he 'd limp away and not even glance to see who 'd done it . |