Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] i [vb base] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 It 's cheered me up no end to be reminded that I do have work and a brain and something to do when I 'm allowed up again . ’
2 I 've come and I 've took my boots off and poured the bloody rain out .
3 But now Ellen the time I have long awaited has come and I write to tell you that an Italian maidservant by name of Gigia who is travelling home to Florence having been in Scotland with a family who are friends of the Brownings is to come to you to collect Oreste and take him to Liverpool where she will be joined by Mr Ogilvy and from whence they will sail for Italy .
4 I 'm well educated and I 've got two children and I can manage pretty well , there 's a number of much more essential things that I know how to do , but I ca n't do those ones , and when they come up I feel like weeping myself sick . "
5 ‘ He 's not yet hanged and I wish to speak with him , now ! ’
6 eighty nine thousand , I need another go round and another thousand pound and I 've won because I 've got me two thingybobs
7 The time 's come when I 've got to make a change .
8 If not , it is their loss , for it is the catholicity of the education to which I was exposed that I have come most to value .
9 He could take her away , I thought , he could just do that , he has such power to hurt me , this little furry creature who has n't even noticed that I 've given up the weed .
10 I mean I spoke to Jane the other Sunday and I , I said to her you know , just be honest , I said I do n't care what you said , but just be honest and tell me how much you think I weigh , cos she does n't know how much I weigh and she thought I weighed about ten stone , I said well stick thirteen pounds on top of that , then you 'll be right , she could n't believe that I , that I weighed that much , so obviously it does n't look that bad and people at work , well they 've noticed that I 've lost weight , but they do n't say how much they think I weigh , so I do n't want come to them to sort of , have a , have a g have a guess of my weight .
11 You may have caught me doing this some of you may have have noticed that I try to force meself not to and it 's something to remember .
12 It was so carefully written that I 've read it three times and I do n't think it says anything .
13 Granted that I have spent a considerable portion of my theoretical energies over the years criticizing reductionism , should I even be asking this question at all ?
14 But having sa said that I have to share with you the a key element er , in the life of the church has been the ordained Ministry of Word and Sacrament and pastoral care .
15 It will be seen that I have to arrive at figures in respect of damages in this case under a number of heads .
16 ‘ That new fuel blend of yours has just ensured that I 've had the most embarrassing drive of my life !
17 It arose , actually , the book , from a course in fact erm for current practicising engineers that we ran here at Sussex and indeed are still running , and engineers from many walks of life , different sort of areas of interest , have attended and I think found a lot of benefit from attending the course , so suppose it 's aim primarily was someone with a background knowledge of engineering in its broadest sense , but
18 ‘ No decision about the meeting will be made until I have had talks with those responsible for organising the group 's itinerary , but we are not at all happy with the decision to meet Sinn Fein . ’
19 More needs to be done and I want to see more focus on this key area of economic policy . ’
20 ‘ I 'll be ruined if I have to pay ! ’
21 And when I 've expanded and I 've told you then I then come back to my ending and I say , okay so what I 've done I 've told you about three aspects of flying , about the safety of it , ab about the costs involved in taking part in flying and about the enjoyment you 're gon na get out of flying and I hope that I 've persuaded you that you will come along on Saturday to take part , and that 's the ending .
22 He he has said if I do go for maintenance he 'll deny that Ricky 's his .
23 You go , Joanna — you know Ian Woodall , so that wo n't be embarrassing for you , but I 'm blowed if I want to meet Robert Sheldrake socially . ’
24 Er , I know I 've made some mistakes which they 've missed and I 've managed to put those right as I went on .
25 Yes I 've phoned and I 've written three times and I 've written to his mother our official letter , official no headed notepaper she 's not there , she works as a nurse does n't she ?
26 ‘ Mr Wexford , I 've heard all you 've said and I 've got to believe it .
27 Well you see that , that that 's one of reasons why we 're all sitting doing it cos Terry 's just said and I 've got an environment thing , now that does n't mean it 's wrong .
28 Now , I agree with the point that you 've just made and I 've heard some other people say , well the teaching that they 've got so far is n't going to influence what they see in their second year .
29 ‘ A lot of bad things have been said but I 've fulfilled a lifelong dream this season for which I 've worked very hard . ’
30 The second bit I 've seen but I need to see the first bit .
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