Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] i [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I lowered my eyes once I knew he was all right . |
| 2 | About this time I had , by a certain wicked attempt — for I had a bold heart which rather put me upon courting than avoiding danger — set a hornet 's nest about my ears so I thought it better to remove myself to France and be a little more discreet in my armours . |
| 3 | My whole life is casual wear so I spose I get more ‘ mileage ’ out of the Leeds kit than yer average user ! |
| 4 | I only had four laps practice so I suppose I did all right finishing sixth . |
| 5 | The way people talk over here is pure poetry and nobody is really using that in songs so I thought I 'd have a go . ’ |
| 6 | No sooner had I equipped Gillian and her Squire with a cup of Formosa Oolong than I asked her how old she was , what she did , and whether her parents were still alive . |
| 7 | I 'll slap his legs if I see him . |
| 8 | I 'd give this Sir Benson Craig a piece of my mind if I met him , that I would . |
| 9 | So I feel happier in my mind if I do it every day . |
| 10 | ‘ Alex picked up a pair of her earrings and asked : Will Mummy mind if I wear them … |
| 11 | ‘ Alex picked up a pair of earrings Monica had given Rachel for her 21st birthday the other day and said : ‘ Will mummy mind if I wear them ? ’ |
| 12 | But I will not look up from the tray until I have it safely landed on the white plastic table . |
| 13 | again , with myself perhaps Milvia if I need her , and obviously Uncle Don cos he 's the the attack person . |
| 14 | My father worked part-time in a dance hall and he picked up a Leeds United badge which I wore everywhere for about 6 months until I lost it : - ( ( ( ( . |
| 15 | The one that she had at the pool she threw on the swimming pool floor in disgust cos I put her back in the carrycot thing Yeah Ev Evelyn was saying oh will I , she said will you see me back er she said will I see you back in in the twos group ? |
| 16 | You use my deodorant if I leave it in there . |
| 17 | So could you phone up er your office because I cleared the fact that we can pay with this card cos I thought you might look at this and say well look it 's expired . |
| 18 | I 'd love to have a look mind cos I bet they 're all , you know , small . |
| 19 | The dark fields in front of the castle were covered in what seemed to be pinpricks of light until I realised they were men carrying torches , streaming towards the main gate . |
| 20 | Well it 's all the practice cos I mean he was moving all the time ! |
| 21 | ‘ And I never run a horse unless I think it 's got a real chance . ’ |
| 22 | Erm , I do n't like long titles , and er , and erm , and I am wary also of the public protection words because I think they do infer , as , as was stated quite clearly at personnel , they do infer that the Chief Fire Officer 's somewhere in there as well , and he is n't . |
| 23 | One has to try and explain what it is we are about and why we 're doing it and , if necessary , perhaps point out a few distinctions that may exist , for instance , between the professional and the amateur scene , not that I like using those words because I think they 're fraught with all sort of potential misunderstandings . |
| 24 | I stopped going after six months because I felt I 'd resolved my immediate problem , and it had become a drag and an effort , largely because I had a problem with the silences . |
| 25 | I left right , right , I ran off I jumped out the car because I heard them driving round the corner |
| 26 | And I would if I 'm gon na use that term because I think I would be taking a flier with you . |
| 27 | I waited for her to bring up the subject of Graham 's murder because I knew she would have been very upset . |
| 28 | I hate that programme because I like I tend to come and listen to the content of what they 're saying |
| 29 | Presumably all this applies equally well to , to shops because I suppose you could link up the cash registers to some sort of stock control , so that you could almost keep a running total of what you , you have in stock as you erm punch the appropriate numbers up on the , on the till ? |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm really looking forward to linking up with David because I believe we can go on to become every bit as good as the partnership I had with Ian . ’ |