Example sentences of "be [pron] i [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | I 'd phone the railway station if I were you I would phone it okay . |
2 | If I were you I 'd tell them if they do n't like it , lump it . |
3 | But if I were you I 'd give him his wife back and find yourself someone more suitable . |
4 | The friend says : ‘ Well , if I were you I 'd take them straight to the zoo . ’ |
5 | ‘ If I were you I 'd get it right the first time . ’ |
6 | " If she knows , them there 's nothing I can tell her , but the truth , " he said lightly , desperately hoping it would n't come to that . |
7 | ‘ I 'm afraid there is nothing I can tell you . |
8 | ‘ There is nothing I can tell you , Officer , ’ said Iris in her stilted French , ‘ but my friend has something that may interest you . ’ |
9 | There is something I must tell you . |
10 | ‘ There is something I must tell you , ’ said Huy , tensing himself . |
11 | First there is something I must show you , something to encourage you . |
12 | ‘ Well , ’ the man replied between gasps as he heaved at the oars , ‘ there is something I can tell you . ’ |
13 | ‘ Cheryl , there 's something I ought to tell you . ’ |
14 | ‘ Hrun , ’ he said quickly , ‘ there 's something I ought to tell you . |
15 | David — there 's something I ought to tell you . |
16 | ‘ May I come in , Chris , there 's something I must tell you , ’ she said brusquely . |
17 | ‘ There 's something I must tell you , ’ said Gabriel , hesitating . |
18 | ‘ There 's something I must tell you … |
19 | ‘ There 's something I must tell you . ’ |
20 | ‘ There 's something I must tell you ! ’ |
21 | ‘ But before I do that , there 's something I 'd like you to do for me , ’ Matthew said firmly . |
22 | " There 's something I 'd like you to do for me . " |
23 | ‘ But here 's something I 'd like you to think about . |
24 | ‘ If you 'd be kind enough to follow me , Colonel , there 's something I 'd like you to see . ’ |
25 | That 's what I 'll give him ! |
26 | And that 's what I 'll give it . |
27 | Mm , that 's what I 'll do I do n't think we 'll use the fire that much , I mean we , I , did I put it on ? |
28 | That 's what I 'll call yer . |
29 | That 's what I would call it , yeah ? |
30 | ‘ I think that 's what I shall tell her when I go on Friday . ’ |