Example sentences of "be [pron] i [modal v] [verb] [pron] " 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 | Then if I were you I 'd sue my face for slander . ’ |
| 5 | The friend says : ‘ Well , if I were you I 'd take them straight to the zoo . ’ |
| 6 | If I were you I 'd save my breath and my energy for later — talking never proved a thing ; it 's actions that count . |
| 7 | ‘ If I were you I 'd get it right the first time . ’ |
| 8 | John Major always looks so dowdy , Terry Stamp tries too hard and if I were him I 'd slash my wrists . ’ |
| 9 | This combination was so successful that one dealer exclaimed indignantly ‘ These prices are what I would charge myself . ’ |
| 10 | " 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , physically there 's nothing I can put my finger on . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm afraid there is nothing I can tell you . |
| 13 | ‘ There is nothing I can tell you , Officer , ’ said Iris in her stilted French , ‘ but my friend has something that may interest you . ’ |
| 14 | And it 's summat I 'd like myself , that . |
| 15 | There is something I must tell you . |
| 16 | ‘ There is something I must tell you , ’ said Huy , tensing himself . |
| 17 | First there is something I must show you , something to encourage you . |
| 18 | and this is something I could change my hands slightly about and come back and speak to you |
| 19 | ‘ Well , ’ the man replied between gasps as he heaved at the oars , ‘ there is something I can tell you . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Cheryl , there 's something I ought to tell you . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Hrun , ’ he said quickly , ‘ there 's something I ought to tell you . |
| 22 | David — there 's something I ought to tell you . |
| 23 | ‘ May I come in , Chris , there 's something I must tell you , ’ she said brusquely . |
| 24 | ‘ There 's something I must tell you , ’ said Gabriel , hesitating . |
| 25 | ‘ There 's something I must tell you … |
| 26 | ‘ There 's something I must tell you . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ There 's something I must tell you ! ’ |
| 28 | ‘ But before I do that , there 's something I 'd like you to do for me , ’ Matthew said firmly . |
| 29 | " There 's something I 'd like you to do for me . " |
| 30 | ‘ But here 's something I 'd like you to think about . |