Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [verb] what [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps I ought to know what the scenario was . |
| 2 | There is a small part of me that feels that , on behalf of my right hon. and hon. Friends , I should welcome what the Leader of the House has said . |
| 3 | ‘ I should do what the man said . ’ |
| 4 | I might erm I might see what the sleeve 's like , I might er er wait and see how much wool I 've got |
| 5 | They 're my designs , I 'll do what the hell I like with them — ’ |
| 6 | I 'll see what the fruit cup 's like . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll see what the garage says . |
| 8 | we put people off going , so I 'm not saying anything about it , not erm , I do n't , I mean , I do n't , I could say what the story of Major Barbara is , but then it 's not in any of the printed pamphlets for sighted people , therefore , should I , what should I do Cathy I do n't know |
| 9 | What was more , I could understand what the men were saying ; although their accents were strange , their French was perfectly comprehensible . |
| 10 | I 'd see what the place was like , I thought , and approach the camp from the south — that is , from the village . |
| 11 | Erm as far as the , the numbers of staffing are concerned , I would repeat what the er treasurer has already said and that is we do not know the conditions attached to these grants yet , if any . |
| 12 | I , I 'm looking to see if Dr 's there because if he were me , or if I was him , I would say what the commissioner alleges is neither known nor admitted . |
| 13 | But by tomorrow evening , I think , I shall know what the quality of life is — shall perhaps even have discovered how it killed Summerchild . |
| 14 | In a moment I shall say what the Opposition propose . |
| 15 | I want to just scotch the myth that has been put forward by Councillor about the poll tax cos did this at P and R and I will reiterate what the leader said then and I and and quite clearly and soundly , that the Labour Party , both nationally and locally , and this Labour Group do not condone a policy of non-payment either as a principle or as a tactic . |
| 16 | So we move to those in favour of amendment M moved by Councillor please show poll tax cos did this at P and R and I will reiterate what the leader said then and I and and quite clearly and soundly , that the Labour Party , both nationally and locally , and this Labour Group do not condone a policy of non-payment either as a principle or as a tactic . |
| 17 | I will hear what the Lord God has to say , a voice that speaks of peace . |
| 18 | ‘ I can imagine what the real purpose of that coffee break was … |
| 19 | For those still in ignorance , I can reveal what every true-blooded Briton should have dinned into him from birth . |
| 20 | I little knew then what the future held for me and looking back I can see what a lot I had to learn . |
| 21 | I have to dress in my sweaty , dirty clothes and go back down to the kitchen , grumbling while she makes me a coffee , and I complain about my wet boots and she gives me a fresh pair of William 's socks to wear and I put them on and drink my coffee and whine about never being allowed to spend the night and tell her how just once I 'd like to wake up here in the morning , and have a nice , civilised breakfast with her , sitting on the sunny balcony outside the bedroom windows , but she makes me sit down while she laces my boots up , then takes my coffee cup off me and sends me out the back door and says I 've got two minutes before she arms the alarm and puts the infrared lights on stand-by so I have to go back the way I came , over the estate wall and through the wood and down into the stream where I get both feet wet and cold and I fall going up the bank and get all muddy and eventually drag myself up and through the hedge , scratching my cheek and tearing my polo-neck and then trudging across the field through heavy rain and more mud and finally getting to the car and panicking when I ca n't find the car keys before remembering I put them in the button-down back pocket of the jeans for safety instead of the side pocket like I usually do , and then having to put some dead branches under the front wheels because the fucking car 's stuck and finally getting away and home and even in the street light I can see what a mess of the pale upholstery my muddy clothes have made . |
| 22 | As Carmel finished the 3s , she came to me and whispered : ‘ I think I can see what the 5s are going to be before I do it ’ , and she explained her prediction . |
| 23 | I want to be out on a limb with my back to the water so that I can see what the rest of the world is doing . |