Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] i [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stood very close to me , leaning on the verandah railings , so that I could feel , or imagined I could feel , the warmth of her skin . |
| 2 | ‘ I would never have been a dancer or believed I could do anything if it had not been for him , ’ said Crawford . |
| 3 | It was so funny — as I walked along , rather disconsolate in the rain , at midday , I suddenly recollected it was Mayday , & knowing I ought to be bright & rejoicing I forthwith was so , at least for a time . |
| 4 | ‘ Is there a shower or bath I could use ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Then if I go back and change I can still make the reception . ’ |
| 6 | Yes I think that probably this had been er very wise in this er in so I 'm not saying that they 've helped us or anything but they 've kept the middle of the line and erm In the beginning when things were beginning to whatsit er the inspector sent two policemen down here and asked me would I ask the lads not to do any damage to property and all this , and that and said , Right there 's a lodge tonight and I shall ask them I shall tell them to do that . |
| 7 | Now erm I think it is and he rang me up and asked me would the strike still be on in the middle of er February . |
| 8 | Must now conclude trusting my dear that every blessing will attend you and trusting I may find you well when I return — kiss dear Fritz [ ? ] for me and believe me to remain Eliza |
| 9 | And suggesting I 'd creep out and send a postcard to some , well , some girlfriend or another ! ’ |
| 10 | I mean you 've got to stop and think I ca n't carry any more . |
| 11 | ‘ If you were n't already so bruised and battered I 'd turn you over my knee and make sure you had nothing to laugh about . ’ |
| 12 | And as I became more intoxicated and frustrated I 'd throw open the bedroom window as the dawn came up , and look across the gardens , lawns , greenhouses , sheds and curtained windows . |
| 13 | As for those defeats at the hands of Botham and Sidcombe I would rate both , in footballing terms , as nightmares . |
| 14 | With the sails furled , the device could be made to fold inward to the mast for loading and unloading I would suggest that here , a good idea lies begging . |
| 15 | How we all laughed when I got it home and realised I ca n't play ! |
| 16 | I said you and I were man and wife , and to lose me would break or damage your bond with the King . |
| 17 | The final letter declares : ‘ Indignation and shame I can never feel ; therefore not despair , either . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ So take the box back with you , ’ she said gently , ‘ and say I would not dream of accepting anything , because of course they are family things . |
| 19 | I may be tempted to offer the spontaneous inclination itself as reason for my choice , and say I shall do it because I want to do it ; but in examining myself objectively I see that a fact about my wants and likes would be directly relevant only to a causal explanation of my actions , and could be used in deciding what to do only as I use any other objective facts . |
| 20 | And it 's perhaps up to the new civilian C P O to go to the likes of Mick and say I ca n't do this , I have not been trained to do it yet , until I have been trained to do it perhaps P C should continue using his skills . |
| 21 | I would prefer not to have my guy stand up and say I may have been involved in an assassination . ’ |
| 22 | If they go away and say I 'll be back Buzz I 'll be back . |
| 23 | Should watch that clock and say I 'll have one every two hours . |
| 24 | Well if we 're not I 'll ring him up and say I 'll say er |
| 25 | they ca n't tell the difference I mean there 's nothing In fact if I ca n't get Krona at Presto and I ca n't get it at Co-op , I shall write to Kr to Pre to Krona and say I 'll have a I 'll have a box . |
| 26 | Like yourselves , you see us lot playing for Heriots and see fellers going in hard , and say I can be just as hard . ’ |
| 27 | Does not he have a powerful point when he says : ’ The new system is run by accountants who do n't have to sit across the table from the patient and say I can not treat you' ’ until the new financial year ? |
| 28 | If you decide you want to a buy a new cooker and you go to the Gas Showrooms or the Electricity Showrooms and say I 'd like to buy that cooker there and I would like to spread the payments over time , normally nowadays twenty four months or thirty six months . |
| 29 | I wanted to be honest and say I 'd |
| 30 | ‘ Hope that even after all the anger and the pain you 've been through in your life , you 'll still be able to search your heart and realise I could never betray you . |