Example sentences of "[pron] that i [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah , I wish now I did n't think , I that I 'd ask , he was busy and |
| 2 | ‘ I can think of nothing that I would like less . ’ |
| 3 | Hardly a word had passed between them but now the gunman looked up and said quietly , ‘ There is nothing that I can do . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ But I 'm also a man , ’ Edward said softly , ‘ and there 's nothing that I can do . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Nothing that I can remember . ’ |
| 6 | No , there 's been , nothing that I could see . |
| 7 | But how , when he had nothing that I could take by force , steal , hide , break in front of him , tear up or trample underfoot , to vent my rage and spite ? |
| 8 | Hall , annoyed at being seeded No.2 to Baddeley even though he is the present No.1 , refused to labour the point : ‘ I wanted to prove to everyone that I could play good badminton , not to show the seeding committee to be at fault , ’ he said . |
| 9 | He told me that I would make my living with words . |
| 10 | I grew a little apprehensive when she informed me that I would see witches and some ugly things , after which I would see my grandfather and other long-dead relatives . |
| 11 | I 'd like a piana from you for Christmas or if you can not get me that I would like a bike . |
| 12 | He told me that I would have the interview within two days . |
| 13 | I felt honoured by the kindness of one or two of your congregation , who happen to be members of the committee , in having written to assure me that I would receive a speedy and unanimous Call , if I would only consent to accept it . |
| 14 | OK , I knew I was better than anyone in my school , but it never occurred to me that I might do it as a profession . ’ |
| 15 | She had told me that I might rely on their destruction , but the note which she left directing this had become deeply embedded among them . |
| 16 | It seems to me that I might have my hands busy during a fight , so I 've taught this one to answer to sounds , and to react to the pressure of my thighs . ’ |
| 17 | Because it suddenly occurs to me that I might have been left alone to get on with this assignment if my divisional head had n't beamed in on my activities and seen something she did n't like in my relationship with Rainbow . |
| 18 | It never occurred to me that I might become a poet — partly because there were no books in the damp little prefab where we lived . |
| 19 | oh , give me that I 'll have a bit of it thank you |
| 20 | I had told Ron , who was with me in Rome , that I had n't seen the point in attending the practice , but he had persuaded me that I ought to attend . |
| 21 | It was after this debacle that a number of Conservatives came and told me that I ought to consider coming forward as a leader of the Party and a potential Prime Minister . |
| 22 | Dr. Lorrimer told me that I ought to find out all I can and not just look on this job as routine . " |
| 23 | This process of acknowledging a person 's power bases is called legitimization — the recognition by me that I will allow you to affect my behaviour . |
| 24 | ‘ People had said to me that I 'd have a lot of spare time on the film set — oh sure ! |
| 25 | I 've gone to the local Council and er unfortunately they 've said to me that I 'd have to go on a waiting list ; the housing aid have said the only thing they could offer me is bed and breakfast which I 'm sorry to say I do n't think is suitable to bring two children up in . |
| 26 | After I signed , the manager told me that I 'd remember that date for the rest of my life . |
| 27 | It was n't that she felt left out — ‘ in fairness , they had said to me that I could go out with them anytime , but it 's a really grotty place , and I also did n't want them to feel I was a hanger-on ’ — it was just that she had nowhere else to go . |
| 28 | My lover reminded me that I could feel and inspire desire , which proved highly reassuring and , ironically , put the spice back into my marriage . |
| 29 | ‘ I had so many people telling me that I could do it — and I did ! |
| 30 | ‘ I had so many people telling me that I could do it — and I did ! |