Example sentences of "i [modal v] [adv] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.

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1 Sorry , I should n't do it the other side cos it wobbled .
2 In fact — and you can tell her this — if she 's exceptionally good I might even give her the tape .
3 I might well ask you the same question , ’ he said coolly , not moving further into the room .
4 So I 'll just give you the equation you can write the equation ion the on the graph paper .
5 I 'll just give you the overall concept of the thing , and it 's up to you how to interpret as you see fit . ’
6 In any case , she thought , I 'll not give him the opportunity to try .
7 I 'll never find anything the same shape .
8 erm that 's the doubt and that doubt is going to be either borne out or shown to be wrong by the rest of John Major 's incumbents , so at the moment I 'll certainly give him the benefit of the doubt .
9 I could n't tell you the regiment , but there is a lieutenant of that name staying here .
10 But one one time one man put up and I do n't know the reason why and I could n't tell you the year but his name was er the Honour somebody .
11 He used to go to a lotta places er that as knocked down or , well I could n't tell you the kind of job , but often there was some locks on the premises was er , perhaps needed repair or he wanted them to be in before he could leave the job and say here you are , that 's the job done .
12 I could n't tell you the truth , Ruth .
13 I I could n't tell you the exact number but it was over a hundred shops in Edinburgh .
14 And he said , it 's most unlike me , as you probably know , but he said I could n't tell you the last time I had time off work , but he said , I have n't been into the office since th cos I 've been feeling really bad !
15 I could n't imagine what the others were used for .
16 Erm n I as I say I could n't see her the bed it was it was a duvet and .
17 She was n't doing anything interesting at all so I could n't see what the fascination was .
18 I could n't see him the room was full with smoke .
19 I told the hon. Gentleman that I could not give him the information for which he asked until October , when the 1991 population figures would become available .
20 He said : ‘ The supporters know I have always spoken to them in honesty and when I could not give them the truth I have kept my mouth shut .
21 I could probably give you the best idea by saying that I conducted most of my tests at an output rating of only 8 watts per channel and that there was sufficient volume to overwhelm a large mammal .
22 If if we were walking down there now I think I could probably give you the er exact place where it was because I 've got a young memory of going in there , we used to er walk around the the you see .
23 But as he had , I could only give him the answer he needed , without knowing for sure whether it was true or not .
24 I could actually give you the exact figures er or or Mr but I wo n't give them at at the moment of the top of my head .
25 two , of regulation seventeen , perhaps I 'd just give you the reference in er I 'm sure it must be there , page , page twelve , one , one is regulation seventeen
26 So I 'd just ask yourself the question before you react untoward towards a situation like this .
27 Gloria Estefan at the moment , so I thought I 'd just get him the got a couple of records LP 's or whatever you call them now .
28 I 'd willingly give him the belt but he would n't take it .
29 She knows I 've got some , but I 'd never give her the satisfaction of telling her how much .
30 ‘ She was bent on making mischief because I would n't do her the favour she wanted , and she bloody well succeeded , did n't she ? ’
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