Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] i [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there 's one thing that disgusts me it 's cold porridge . |
| 2 | I says no I ca n't , he says it 's not very far , I said it 's not the distance that bothers me it 's the fact that you want us to sit there till eleven o'clock at night and not get paid for it , he says yeah but if you want to say something , I says I 'd say something if I thought we 'd be backed on it , but we 're not , oh I 'm not going anywhere to be if I 'm not being paid |
| 3 | This is the result of my experience and your money and a touch of genius that follows me whatever I do . |
| 4 | Erm shit that reminds me I 've got to write a letter . |
| 5 | To be in charge of a Scotland team is something that gives me nothing but pride . ’ |
| 6 | With Mr Merchant 's assistance Stewart opens up the box of chocolates and offers me one with the hand that is n't attached to a pulley and the ceiling . |
| 7 | ‘ So now th'knows all , and owes me summat in return . ’ |
| 8 | He tells me what to do , and shows me his stump . |
| 9 | She sits on my lap , looks at the photograph and tells me her dream . |
| 10 | The same bloke who was there before comes up to me and tells me they 're closing . |
| 11 | My wife has been looking at some furniture catalogues and tells me we would need about £1000 per chair . |
| 12 | Whatever , Yeb walks past grabbing my arm and tells me we 're going to have a good time . |
| 13 | Yvonne wakes me up after an hour 's sleep and tells me I have to leave . |
| 14 | Tony measures the temperature and tells me it is warming up . |
| 15 | He scowls at them , and tells me he never smiles in photos . |
| 16 | She gives her half-laugh and tells me she does n't know how old people generally are when they get married . |
| 17 | Well if i if it comes up and tells me there 's no airlines there , then I can assume that there 's no airlines ! |
| 18 | One of the monks , describing the presence , said he could ‘ perceive the fragrance of such a wonderful odour , as if all the flowers on earth were gathered together in one place ; I feel also a glow of heat within me — not at all painful , but most pleasing — and a certain unusual and unexplainable joy poured into my heart , which all of a sudden so refreshes and gladdens me I forget grief and weariness of every kind ’ . |
| 19 | If he walks off and leaves me someone might see me left on my own ’ . ’ |
| 20 | ) She sits in silence for a few minutes , simply to breathe in the company of others , then goes and brings me my soup , followed by potatoes , onion and a fried egg . |
| 21 | Harriet quite likes Nativity set but informs me it is not Baby Jesus but Princess Lucinda . |