Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb mod] [vb infin] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't like working here , where I could slip into Spanish when things got ropey , and afterwards we 'd all go to the bar and tone up the group dynamics over a few drinks . |
| 2 | I am going to ask Daddy to take me back home where I can go to work . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm thinkin' of buildin' me a shed where I can work in peace , ’ he added , sucking his bleeding finger . |
| 4 | There is one place where I can say I am at home , where I can live in peace and quiet with my most beloved father and my dearest sister , where I can do as I like , where apart from the duties of my appointment I am my own master , and where I have a permanent income and yet can go off when I like , and travel every second year … |
| 5 | It is , however , many years since I was at the Department of Transport , so I shall concentrate on education this evening . |
| 6 | What I 'd like is just a few regulars , that 'd come by appointment , like , so I could stay at home . |
| 7 | I got a social worker and she suggested I get a bus pass , so I could get to town . |
| 8 | Well pissed off , going home , at least I have got tommorrow off so I can sulk at home . |
| 9 | But Mike wo n't be losing touch with his beloved Everton : ‘ I 'll still get the Football Echo sent out to me , so I can keep in touch with Everton . |
| 10 | Shortly after volunteering my services contacted me to see if I would act as supporter for who had recently had a little girl called . |
| 11 | I know you see which side my fence is buttered , and if I can bring to football the organisational skills that have made me such a big fish in retailing , then Athletico Whaddon need have no fear of ending up on the slab . |
| 12 | They were more comfortable , it was a , it was a more enjoyable journey , and let's be honest if I can go through life without hassles and without problems my life will be more enjoyable , of course it and these difficulties , and these storms coming away , coming your way your life will be more enjoyable . |
| 13 | ‘ If I can get on board ship again , ’ I said , ‘ you can have as much cheese as you want . ’ |
| 14 | She 's promised to give me some schooling if I can get to chapel in the mornings . |
| 15 | If I can get near Mum I must tell her that she should do a spot of witnessing to the woman across from her . |
| 16 | I widnae hae been sae quick if I 'd hud tae walk . ’ |
| 17 | erm our main objective if I could start with education , which is erm the erm predominant service provided by the County , we were concerned to protect the delegated budgets to schools , particularly the primary and the secondary schools . |
| 18 | I think erm what , what we , what I 'd really like to do is if I could get in touch with him and give him the chance to make up his own mind er then he could decide whether or not he would like to have a chat with me and I 'd just run a few ideas by him , just as you 've done , without any pressure er and he can make his own decisions . |
| 19 | I felt as if hordes of people were constantly shaking me , shaking my whole insides , shaking me until I 'd cry in anguish . |
| 20 | Canan and her boss know exactly what to expect from each other : ‘ It 's far easier for me to work for another Turk because I can talk about pay rates and things like that more openly . |
| 21 | Pupil : " Because I 'd get into trouble if I did n't . " |
| 22 | At the flat there were drinks parties and little dinners every week , which irritated me , as I had to wait for everyone to finish filling the air with their thoughts on the latest novel before I could go to bed on the sofa . |
| 23 | I need to put in a couple of hours ’ work before I can think of eating . ’ |
| 24 | Never ! 'Cos I would die of shame if I retaliated and hit back ; and I would , because I 've levelled men almost as big as you before today , and you know it . ’ |
| 25 | As I shall discuss in Chapter 9 , more long-lasting changes in gene activation are involved in the differentiation of cells in higher organisms , for example the differences between cells in the kidney , liver , intestine and so on . |
| 26 | The theoretical reason for using Jamaican as a reference point is that , as I shall argue in Chapter 4 , the main Creole influence on " London Jamaican " ( henceforth LJ ) really is Jamaican ; the comparison is therefore the appropriate one to make . |
| 27 | At that stage my priorities lay elsewhere , and to start playing with inhibitors seemed a diversion — when I have turned to using them , in the late eighties , as I shall describe in Chapter 10 , it was with rather more specific goals in mind . |
| 28 | This was as far as I could get by water . |
| 29 | As far as I could see in North Queensland , I should think they will end up under the umbrella of the Emperor of Japan , as the Japanese now seem to be in charge up there . |
| 30 | As I will suggest in chapter eight , the black sportsman sees sport not as a hobby , but as a central life interest , a sphere in which he might find scope for self-expression and a possible avenue out of his mundane , everyday existence . |