Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] [vb infin] i " in BNC.
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1 | I , I have n't actually got to be in at any time except I did say I 'd be in at half nine . |
2 | ‘ It was a surprise because I 'm aware I have n't taken many wickets this season , although I do feel I 've been bowling well . ’ |
3 | ‘ I 'm surprised because I 'm aware that I have n't taken many wickets this season , although I do feel I have been bowling well , ’ said Foster . |
4 | they were laughing and giggling up the corner and er , I mean I did go just to let them know that although I did say I would n't come to every meeting I was quite prepared to still do |
5 | My conscience over that headache of an interview you 'd promised Cara — and me making believe I was my sister — was really getting to me . ’ |
6 | well I do think I have , I have those points , erm , I do n't want to stop you Mr er , and I do repeat I 'm going to , I 'm going to rule on these matters and both parties have er , erm , will have certainly have full liberty to come back and , and deal with them , I just wanted to know in outline the present parties er to the future of these proceedings |
7 | And I do believe I still have some influence with my husband . ’ |
8 | ‘ With luck we 'll be able to follow this down to the coast instead , and I do believe I see a cave just up ahead , ’ Travis said encouragingly . |
9 | and its lasted the memory of it and I do wish I had reported it or at least gone to the library staff . |
10 | B , retired persons that was the right answer , right , B , retired persons was the right answer , now some of you put D , anyone not gainfully employed and I did think I 'd explained it clearly |
11 | But she knew that any attempt at this sort of seductive sophistication would be laughably incongruous coming from her quiet , ordinary little self , and in any case she had made no serious plans to leave , so she simply said steadily , ‘ That 's very nice of you , Dr Russell , but I have n't fully worked out my plans yet , and if I do leave I 'll probably sign on with a nursing agency . |
12 | I 'm incredibly lazy but I do think I 've found the right way or at least a better way than hers to live . |
13 | something which , that interested me but I do think I 'll find it boring or something . |
14 | ‘ But I do feel I 'm still learning on the guitar . |
15 | ‘ I think it may have more to do with my age — but I do feel I have got four or five years more at the top level in the game and I would love to perform at the top level of the Premier League . |
16 | ‘ But I do feel I 'm viewed with more respect these days . |
17 | ‘ I do n't have any argument with the players who have received wild-card entries but I do feel I should have been one of them . |
18 | ‘ I do n't have any argument with the players who have received wild-card entries but I do feel I should have been one of them . |
19 | But I do feel I do feel that er he will be , he will be assisted by having close people to clarify his thoughts for the council members . |
20 | Rattled , her cheeks hot with resentment , she snapped , ‘ I do n't know what you 're implying , but I do know I 'm fed up with your snide remarks . ’ |
21 | But I do know I was in the presence of a very dangerous man . ’ |
22 | ‘ It 's alright , but I do wish I had more time to myself . ’ |
23 | But I did feel I 'd like to know a bit more about him . |
24 | I can do it OK if I hang onto the side , but when I let go I just sink . |
25 | ‘ Suddenly I went from ex-public schoolboy to illegal immigrant and when I did re-apply I was refused and told to get out . ’ |