Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] [conj] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | See , Sue has n't come back to me , the science department has n't come to me so I 'm not , I may leave that and say , and do something like that next year in a module or wait until I 've finished again I do n't mind , that 's still something in my mind which I would like to do but because talking to the form tutor 's , what I had written down as a fait a complet erm they 're not too keen so therefore I opened up and say you know , which particular things they were interested in the banking one they are very interested in the environment one , yes , within the school tidy upping area that they would like to do but I 've got ta be able to , and I do n't when planting season is or if I wan na put , be able to put flowers in etcetera , you see what I mean ? |
| 2 | ‘ Or wait till I get to Iquitos … ’ |
| 3 | For once in my life there was no need to believe as I did or act as I chose for any reasons other than that I was personally convinced it was right . |
| 4 | Now I 'm so thin I ca n't do sports or swim because I look awful in a swimsuit . |
| 5 | I can decide to call myself Mary or Kate or Abigail if I feel like it , I said to myself as I sauntered along ( and up , and down , and round and round ) the sunny streets of Bristol . |
| 6 | And used to happen twice a year and erm sometimes somebody 'd remember my birthday or find that I had my birthday or and at Christmas time we used to get some money . |
| 7 | If this conviction arises through my preaching , it is frequently through some phrase or thrust that I had not intended . |
| 8 | I ca n't play a musical instrument or sing but I do love music . |
| 9 | ‘ While you shower and change before I take you out for a meal . ’ |
| 10 | They just run and hide if I chase them , ’ said Mrs Hamilton . |
| 11 | He was having a ‘ surfeit of sex and grog because I had temporarily lost the power to feel ’ . |
| 12 | I 'm gon na ring them up and say that I 've found her ! |
| 13 | And say that I 've busted my bra strap ! |
| 14 | I would have to go to my constituency and say that I had been outbid by Tory Ministers , and that after complaining for all these years about their accruing power to themselves I had found that I had been wrong all the time . |
| 15 | I must be honest and say that I do n't think I 'll ever run that fast . |
| 16 | And you , my friends , show me your will , and say if I do well . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Hold this tiller and steer while I operate the lock . ’ |
| 18 | The rest er er standard two to standard six , were all male , but lo and behold before I got to standard five , that had all become women and the men had all gone to the into the services . |
| 19 | Low and behold when I got back they were waiting for me you see ? |
| 20 | So just sit back and wait while I disappear into the studio . |
| 21 | All I can do is sit in the front and wait till I see Tod Richardson . |
| 22 | Should I give up the unequal struggle and wait until I reached the age of 16 ? |
| 23 | For instance , Skipper was not impressed with my suggesting that he should stand still while I got on and wait until I asked before moving off . |
| 24 | I had this idea I had to be civilised , and wait until I 'd obtained spoken as well as physical consent from you — and then spent days regretting it ! |
| 25 | Due to being hideosly shy and a little worse for the drink I did n't want to go up to some complete stranger and act like I knew him . |
| 26 | But he checked every bit of my work of course and so most of the time do it by himself and let and me do other things . |
| 27 | I have been helped by mentors , women and men , at various stages in my career and I have a very strong network of people who have given me advice and support when I 've needed it and shared the ups and downs . |
| 28 | I ask for , and receive as I have asked . |
| 29 | Right lads sit down and read until I tell you what we 're doing . |
| 30 | I want her to talk to me , to tell me stories about her as a little girl , to play with me and look as I play , but she drifts off into herself . |