Example sentences of "and [conj] i [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew that I possessed a sidereal compass and that I belonged to another world . |
| 2 | A fierce aunt shocked me by telling me shyness is a form of rudeness and selfishness , and that I had to be the first to talk to two people . |
| 3 | that 's the perfect time and I had this sort of doubt in my mind erm then I was fortunate I learnt a co a very good scripted presentation for getting referred leads and once I started to actually ask , cos that 's all it comes down to , erm then I was getting three , four , in the end I was being quite clever and saying look if you just restrict them to three then I 'll give them the same good service I reckon I 've given you this service |
| 4 | And if I said to you those three elements of communication that makes up the hundred percent of it yes ? |
| 5 | And if I go to a rugby match , I do n't want to be accused of womanising when I 'm at Cardiff Arms Park cheering and shouting . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ They 've been bringing their dogs to do their business in my front garden , and if I go to the council , d' you know what they 'll say ? |
| 7 | Nothing gives me more pleasure now and if I go to the to the libraries and a young lad I say a young man like you will come to me and say , Hello Nurse , How are you ? |
| 8 | Generally and for the most part they 'll come up with the same sum at the end of the day and if I go to two different philosophers and say , erm can you tell me about free will ? |
| 9 | I 'm actually , I 'm quite high on as theorist as well and I like to write everything out in full and I clear structures and if I go to training sessions and they 're all over the place , it 's such a in about five minutes and I have to say hang on a minute it might not be structured in the way that you like it but you can actually learn from it . |
| 10 | The tide was certainly making now , and if I kept to midstream as near as I could judge it , I should be safe enough — if I put Joanna on the mud , the making tide would soon get her off . |
| 11 | And if I have to , I can land on a stretch of roadway . |
| 12 | Well I 'd like to buy before my dad go retires , because he 's in the business as you know , he knows exactly what to buy and if I have to , you know , have work done , he has this erm you know , it does everything . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , I 've lived her all my married life , and if I promise to be very discreet , not gossip about it … ’ |
| 14 | They ca n't feel me cos they do n't know I 'm there , and if I want to I can fly over their heads and leave them behind and live in the sky . |
| 15 | He would burst into the office singing , and if I happened to be there he would rush over and ruffle my hair , and exclaim , ‘ Here she is , the wee lassie ! |
| 16 | And like I said to her it 's like James . |
| 17 | But no , she 's gone for this promotion in work and er even though she does n't think she 's much chance of getting it because there 's two permanent lads there that really you know would be next in line rather than her sort of thing but she 's you know , she feels she 's done her bit and that , you know , it 's worth going for and like I said to her you might as well ! |
| 18 | And and I said to Bet look . |
| 19 | ‘ I did n't want something too fussy , ’ said Fiona , ‘ both because it 's my second time around and because I wanted to be able to wear the dress again ! ’ |
| 20 | Dinner came ; for me the meal was a very hasty one , and before I went to bed that night I had finished reading the manuscript . |
| 21 | It was dark and windy outside , and before I went to sleep I could hear a dog growling in the distance . |
| 22 | And before I went to school on the Monday , drove back down the marsh and went in this forest trying to find it . |
| 23 | And so , however unwillingly , and before I return to the dark-haired girl in the coffee bar , I feel obliged to describe now an almost incredible tale about my former friend Robert . |
| 24 | And so , however unwillingly , and before I return to the dark-haired girl in the coffee bar , I feel obliged to describe now an almost incredible tale about my former friend Robert . ’ |
| 25 | And when I asked yo and when I said to her , you were in toilet she got up and she ran across there ! |
| 26 | This gave me pause , and when I returned to the hut I tried out a few grins into a hand mirror , and decided he was quite right ! |
| 27 | I called out that we were ready , but there was no answer , and when I returned to the bedroom I found her lying back full length on the bed , her eyes open and gazing up at the ceiling with that same vacant stare . |
| 28 | That night I went to the theatre and when I returned to my hotel , a quiet man in dark clothes was waiting for me . |
| 29 | And when I got to the clinic everyone was in a mess because half the domestic staff had disappeared , walked out without a word . |
| 30 | I collected what I needed , and when I got to the counter I found that she and her neighbours were discussing the train accident . |