Example sentences of "[vb base] i [verb] [vb infin] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to make my excuse sound plausible , but I fear I did hurt him ; he had been pronounced unfit for military service and he was lonely and smarting at his exclusion from the experience of his peers . |
| 2 | yeah , well I was there the other day and erm the bell went and nobody sort of moved and I thought I think , I know , you know , so I got up and I washed me cup of tea like , you know , they looked at me as if you know oh there 's a keen , but I mean I do think it 's important to do that , because not only that it 's not fair for the |
| 3 | erm I think I mean I do think it 's a stunt and I think stunts are very often not very well thought out , and I think your your definition is actually wrong . |
| 4 | I mean I did ask you about the outstanding bills and loans whereas if we 'd 've been doing the thing properly we 'd 've gone through that |
| 5 | or at home and he 's put both his numbers unlikely or not I hope I do see you soon again . |
| 6 | For one thing , I suppose I do regard it as the moment in my career when I truly came of age as a butler . |
| 7 | Well , I suppose I do know him fairly well , he 's stayed with us a couple of times . |
| 8 | Then , realising how witless that sounded , she fumbled on , ‘ I mean yes , I suppose I do find you attractive . ’ |
| 9 | It would take far too long to tell you in detail how I identified the specific genetic patterns of these chromosomes ; you 'll have to accept my assurance that I believe I did identify them . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I feel I do know him , ’ she said . |
| 11 | I think I did wash them and they would n't come any cleaner . |
| 12 | There is one thing , and I think I did take it with you , erm , Mr Chairman , I 'm with the erm , I 've forgotten what the question on , corporational liberties , the thing that is concentrating many of our minds quite some , but the er , would , would the Chief Fire Officer like to ? |
| 13 | I think I did see him die , with the look of utter peace I had only read of previously . |
| 14 | Yeah , I think I did see it . |
| 15 | ‘ As a matter of fact , I think I did hit him , ’ he said . |
| 16 | ‘ And Miguel , now that I look back on your little masquerade , you know I think I did enjoy it after all ! ’ |
| 17 | I 'm going to stir it out have I do stir it out |