Example sentences of "[indef pn] i [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 My father was the sweetest man in the world and there was nothing I could fight him for , or do against him , or he against me , because nothing was said that I did n't agree with , or he did n't agree with , because I was a very easy child .
2 Well that , that 's why I think I went down so hard when I did n't get that job cos she said , I , I took , I took the erm , I went , I was the first , to go , first of all I did n't put in for this job it 's one that 's been laying around since last September , I wrote to , kept to St. Mary 's for this mental health thing and I got in touch with this Mrs and she said I 've got nothing I can offer you at the moment but I , I will be in touch and I went down the job centre one day and erm , there was this thing to say that they wanted mental nurses
3 Nothing I can do you for ?
4 " If she knows , them there 's nothing I can tell her , but the truth , " he said lightly , desperately hoping it would n't come to that .
5 ‘ I 'm afraid there is nothing I can tell you .
6 ‘ There is nothing I can tell you , Officer , ’ said Iris in her stilted French , ‘ but my friend has something that may interest you . ’
7 Of course , he played war that he 'd got rubbish for his dinner , but he 'd got everything I could give him .
8 I did everything I could to avoid them .
9 I read to him , and talked to him , and did everything I could to make him comfortable .
10 Darling , I did everything I could to make it pleasurable , not painful … ’
11 ‘ I was doing everything I could to keep him because of the jobs in the area . ’
12 Kernaghan , who has actually won schoolboy caps for Northern Ireland added : ‘ I 've been given a big chance now to book my ticket for the World Cup finals in America and I 'll do everything I can to take it . ’
13 ‘ I 'm very keen to get success at the club , and I want to do everything I can to bring it about .
14 ‘ Leave me your telephone number , and if I do remember something I 'll ring you .
15 oh dear I suppose really if you want to eat something I 'll get it in
16 ‘ Cheryl , there 's something I ought to tell you . ’
17 ‘ Hrun , ’ he said quickly , ‘ there 's something I ought to tell you .
18 David — there 's something I ought to tell you .
19 ‘ Well , ’ the man replied between gasps as he heaved at the oars , ‘ there is something I can tell you . ’
20 I 've something I must tell you , something I should have told you before .
21 ‘ May I come in , Chris , there 's something I must tell you , ’ she said brusquely .
22 " I have something I must tell you , " he said suddenly .
23 ‘ There 's something I must tell you , ’ said Gabriel , hesitating .
24 ‘ There 's something I must tell you
25 There is something I must tell you .
26 ‘ There 's something I must tell you . ’
27 ‘ There 's something I must tell you ! ’
28 ‘ There is something I must tell you , ’ said Huy , tensing himself .
29 First there is something I must show you , something to encourage you .
30 Then he paused , and sounded tired , and said , ‘ I 've got something I must advise you about .
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