Example sentences of "[pron] i [verb] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing I said could make him change his mind . |
| 2 | But nothing I say will make him post it . |
| 3 | Every time I try to explain things you brush me aside as though nothing I say can have any validity . ’ |
| 4 | Rather than remarking on seasonal changes in the surrounding foliage , the majority of New Yorkers whom I met would relish a detailed discussion about the subtle fluctuations in Real Estate Value . |
| 5 | There are very few of those artists of the 1980s whom I think will have any standing in a few years . |
| 6 | I feel sure that someone I know must have been in there . |
| 7 | I assessed six factors which I thought would help determine whether patients had actually had asthma and whether their death had been caused by asthma . |
| 8 | After some weeks of work in London gathering material from such places as the Canary Wharf Tower , Millbank Tower and the roof of the Economist Building , I eventually spotted a tower block across the Thames from the City which I thought must have an amazing vantage point . |
| 9 | So I 'm zooming down , which I thought must have been fifty mile an hour , but it was probably only about five really , or ten , but er put the brake on for the platform to stop , no chance , it just kept going . |
| 10 | ‘ We 'll have to eat together , ’ I said in a doleful tone which I knew would upset my mother as much as the vision which my remark would conjure up . |
| 11 | To add to my anxieties about the early start , my husband and I were due to attend a charity casino evening in Kenilworth on the Saturday night , an event which I knew would continue into the early hours . |
| 12 | It was a voice which I knew would fill the arena at Verona if he were so minded — though he would not sign this song , for it was ‘ Greensleeves ’ . |
| 13 | This new tank had an u/g filter powered by an Aquaclear 301 plus an overhead trickle-through filter powered by a Fluval 4 which I knew could carry a much bigger load than required . |
| 14 | I have already telephoned Hans about your attitude , which I anticipated would result in this kind of ultimatum . |
| 15 | Therefore , I suggested homoeopathy which I hoped would go deeper . |
| 16 | While I was at Cambridge , I began to follow a rule of life which I hoped would prepare me for the priesthood . |
| 17 | My philosophy being that members who attended the meetings or functions which I attended will know I was there . |
| 18 | ‘ I have prepared some dishes which I know will please the Prince of Wales . |
| 19 | After dinner Mr and Mrs Webster retired to the ‘ Front Room ’ to sleep off the meal , and I was glad to be going on evening watch , which I believed would help to dispel my sense of isolation . |
| 20 | That which I trust shall make me worthy of your high esteem . |
| 21 | ‘ There 's another legacy of £1,000 , this time to his friend Martin Burger , ‘ more than enough for that new pair of spectacles which I hope may improve his judgement and help him to see the obvious . ’ |
| 22 | A tube of Winsor blue for Alan Tate , spectacles for Burger … ‘ which I hope may improve his judgement and help him to see the obvious . ’ |
| 23 | So they 're getting this whole pack which I hope will pay . |
| 24 | It had such a lovely atmosphere , which I hope will continue here . |
| 25 | ‘ I have one further announcement on VAT which I hope will offer some consolation to those honourable members who would rather be at Cheltenham today watching the champion hurdle , ’ the Chancellor announced in a teasing introduction . |
| 26 | ‘ My description will be Community Representative which I hope will result in an organisation with ideals to put the community and its needs first and will defend the high moral ground in politics together with support for the have-nots . ’ |
| 27 | So I 've brought something which I hope will give her good news as well . |
| 28 | I am delighted to commend this booklet to you which I hope will give you a flavour of the variety and interest available to solicitors in local government . |
| 29 | Now I 'm ha I 'm handing round a summary of last week 's lecture , which I hope will make more sense of it , and I have here , if anybody wants to borrow it , a Xerox of chapter three in Dorkins ' book where he explains the Blind Watchmaker , and the manual for the disk . |
| 30 | I welcome also the introduction of annual written reports , which I hope will contain grading for each child . |