Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] i [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tried projecting negative of Bride from holograph enlarger , he wrote , but image thin and weak where I want it strong ( though indeterminate ) . |
| 2 | Things we think you might be interested or I think you might be interested in talking about this morning . |
| 3 | It was so clear that I knew I 'd been blind . |
| 4 | ‘ I just want to make clear that I pay you every correctitude for what you were involved in there . ’ |
| 5 | One more person would n't make any difference to the arrangements , for Rob had thought it wise to cater for up to eight extra guests — ‘ Just in case I 'm more popular than I think I am , ’ he 'd laughed . |
| 6 | ‘ You 're so slim that I thought you might be one of those women who are on a perpetual diet , and I dislike intensely dining with someone who eats like a sparrow . ’ |
| 7 | He was real old so I suppose he had trouble with his false teeth or summat , but anyway , it was pretty disgusting watching him eat . |
| 8 | I am afraid that I told him to go away and not be silly . |
| 9 | ‘ She would n't tell me , but was very insistent that I call her the minute you got in . ’ |
| 10 | The staff all know what 's got to be done and they go off and do it ; it 's just when jobs are different that I give them any guidance . |
| 11 | Its complete lack of any taste was so nauseating that I spat it out and decided to eat the rest of the bread by itself I was finishing this when there was the sound of boots in the passage again . |
| 12 | But I was young and Scottish and I thought I was the greatest . |
| 13 | But your chest is , is sounding clear and I expect it 's management of the hernia that 's going |
| 14 | I had explained this to Aunt Louise , who enjoyed her bath and filled it almost to the top ; but she took no notice , becoming affronted and resentful if I reminded her . |
| 15 | We concluded by singing the carol O Come all ye Faithful and I gave them a blessing . |
| 16 | 1993 will be no less demanding and I know we can count on their continuing professional dedication . |
| 17 | That 's interesting cos I mean it is a sort of a variant |
| 18 | I felt my hand touch something feathery and I pulled it out to see what it was . |
| 19 | He sits thinking about everything that could go wrong and I suppose it just eats him up . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Maggie , is it OK if I call you that ? ’ |
| 21 | You were eight years old and I suppose it is to your mother 's credit that she wanted to spare you any court proceedings . |
| 22 | He 's three months old and I love him and I would n't do a thing to harm him . |
| 23 | ‘ Magnificence , you are generous and I thank you . ’ |
| 24 | I think you would be interested if I take you through the Severn Tunnel . |
| 25 | ‘ I should also have recognised I was being unrealistic and I think I did , ’ Vitor went on . |
| 26 | and it was quite tasty and I thought I 'd stick it in there |
| 27 | Well I 've learnt a lesson good and proper and I 'ope I never see you again . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I was afraid if I saw you I would n't be able to keep my hands off you . |
| 29 | I could have hugged my Mum that day for saving the harmonium but I was afraid if I did she would push me away . |
| 30 | Harvey was certainly reliable but I think he was also capable of pulling off the classic save ( as in the Leeds-Arsenal Cup final ) . |