Example sentences of "i [verb] [adv] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This makes me think why did he go & Deane arrive ? |
| 2 | I mean I 've been doing it for such a long time now it 's important to me to go on doing it , but then that might be rather like it 's important for you to go on doing physics , is n't it ? |
| 3 | ‘ Or , ’ he demanded harshly , ‘ do you have someone other than me lined up to pay your mortgage ? ’ |
| 4 | Shaking his fist , spluttering incomprehensibly , the middle-aged man behind me has definitely lost it . |
| 5 | She made me promise not to tell what had happened . |
| 6 | I knew it must be wrong , because afterwards he made me promise not to tell anyone about it , not even Mamma . |
| 7 | Ryan made me promise never to tell you . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It 's a long enough journey for me to come here to see you , ’ she said . |
| 9 | A little later he crooked her in the shelter of his arms and said , ‘ You 've no idea what it took for me to come over to see you that first time . ’ |
| 10 | She told me to come back to get my blood pressure checked again . |
| 11 | ‘ As I became more experienced I wanted to branch out and the more technical aspects of triathlon , particularly the cycling , interested me . |
| 12 | Val did a brilliant job getting everyone else to Le Bourget using public transport ; I went on the bike with no map and only a vague idea where Le Bourget was , and every Frenchman I asked just waved me straight on ( lies ! ) , but I got there somehow and we had a very enjoyable , if unscheduled , visit . |
| 13 | That was er a flat in Plumtree , we were offered a flat on the first floor and when we examined the kitchen it was extremely obvious to me that our gas cooker would n't fit in the , the place where it was designed to fit , when I asked where do we put the washing machine I was informed that most tenants kept the washing machine on the balcony , when I said well where do we put the refrigerator , well most people keep the refrigerator either in the hall or , or rather not a hall it was a passageway , in the passageway or in the living room , now it does seem to me with hindsight that if that 's planning I , to use an old fashion London phrase , I 'm a Dutchman . |
| 14 | You never found those labels I made out did you ? |
| 15 | ‘ It smelled the place out an' I 'ad ter chuck it away , ’ she moaned . |
| 16 | ‘ I regret ever allowing you to talk me into this crazy scheme ! ’ she exclaimed as she slid into bed and pulled the duvet up to her chin . |
| 17 | Mr Chairman er when we discussed this last time er I expressed the view that in fact er the county council had better things to do I 've not changed my mind erm since but I have been reminded that er when er the Roman Emperors er found ascension in the ranks when Roman Emperors found ascension in the ranks they provided bread and circuses and I have to say that I regard the two notices of motion which were placed in Mr notably fox hunting and this debate on V A T as bread and circuses . |
| 18 | See I 've just said something er , they 'd be quite happy with that I should think , yeah it 's running now |
| 19 | I still remember him , after all those years , as one of the best-looking men I ever saw I 've never loved anyone in the same way since . |
| 20 | The tight one will I 've never seen you in a tight dress though , you do n't let me see so I |
| 21 | It 's easier if it 's on the level ah side up cos it should I 've never had mine on the floor . |
| 22 | It was , no I mean thoroughly enjoyed it ! |
| 23 | I mean you wo n't want much but I mean just to hold it . |
| 24 | I mean why do they |
| 25 | But why do we I mean why do we encourage kids to go out like this at the moment . |
| 26 | I mean why do you want to have a rigid rod down the middle of your back and segmented muscles down either side ? |
| 27 | and I 'm certainly wearing paint tonight , quite a bit of it because its very hot under here and you would n't want to see me without it , but that 's me saying that , I mean why do I ? , why do I ? , why are we all wearing make-up ? , do we actually think we look better ? , are we trying to disguise something ? , yes |
| 28 | I do n't mean , I mean why have you taken up the other , the plastic bag and put it in that ? |
| 29 | I mean why did it cave in or whatever . ’ |
| 30 | No but I mean why did it take three hours to get him to surgery ? |