Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [conj] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | because where all the sort of a route that I reckon I know I , I am not gon na know it all . |
| 2 | Yes , she used to live with her mum and dad and she ha I know she had a sister but I do n't know if her sister name was Betty . |
| 3 | And of course the old joke goes like er I got two brothers and each brothers got a sister and I 've got a sister . |
| 4 | I myself am guilty , he wrote , in that I want the glass to be seen , I want it placed in a morgue and I want people to come in and see it , pay money and come in and see it , if needs be . |
| 5 | It did n't never have a jinx when I had it . |
| 6 | I refused to have a mastectomy and I see now in terms of theory , that I was stagemanaged at various points on the production line , into trying to turn me into a well-behaved patient by traumatising me by saying ‘ If you do n't do what we tell you … ’ or ‘ You 're being very naughty ’ or ‘ You 're being hysterical ’ , or ‘ We have n't got time to deal with all these questions , we 'd never get round ’ , and so on . |
| 7 | I remember seeing a cable and I thought it was a telephone cable so I was n't worried . |
| 8 | Pack a case while I inform the hotel that we 'll be away overnight . ’ |
| 9 | Er I think they genuinely believe their case , it 's not a case that I believe , but I I 've always genuinely respected them for the case they take . |
| 10 | It is simply a case as I said in my summary that er er C One is a policy that is applicable , because it 's a conservation area . |
| 11 | I 've got two years superannuation to come , and I 've saved a bit since I left home . |
| 12 | Right well just that er it 's been resolved a bit since I handled it cos er got this meeting set up which I do n't know whether , whether you need to come , it 's on the second of February |
| 13 | I teased him for a bit that I did n't get it , it went for so much . |
| 14 | I had an actor once who was condemned to hang for stealing a sheep — or a lamb , I forget which — so I got permission to have him hanged in the middle of a play — had to change the plot a bit but I thought it would be effective , you know — and you would n't believe it , he just was n't convincing ! |
| 15 | No that 's part of the the windows washing but I 'll quickly washed over them just to spruce them up a bit but I thought if I put Mrs in that , is she driving , or is she not ? |
| 16 | Should be more than a bit but I got Marg . |
| 17 | I used to follow a bit but I had to give it up . |
| 18 | As as I said we 're we 're not very formal but er you know that also has its especially if people that er maybe erm , how can I put it , are not used t taking everything back to a meeting and you know they maybe make a decision and go ahead with it and then it gets shouted at a bit but I think we we can all take being shouted at a bit as well . |
| 19 | You 've got to keep up with it a bit but I think that all those at the same |
| 20 | Well I thought I thought he was a bit but I do n't know |
| 21 | My fingers are froze , so I warm my hands on the cup for a bit before I try drinking . |
| 22 | I skate down the road a bit before I shout at cops — or anyone that was giving me some shit . |
| 23 | ‘ Sit down and listen to the radio for a bit while I go up and wash . |
| 24 | I 'm going to stay there for a bit while I look round for a place . ’ |
| 25 | I got on top of her and as usual I did n't last very long , which annoyed me a bit because I did n't feel I was getting my money 's worth . |
| 26 | But the cook was in fine form and they seemed to be thawing a bit when I left them chattering away in Greek with Denholm sitting among them and not understanding a word they were saying . |
| 27 | ‘ That 's why I cried a bit when I scored , because I knew how much it meant to them . |
| 28 | I snorted a bit when I read that . |
| 29 | Course , I 'ad to 'ang about a bit until I saw yer go out , and afterwards I met 'im at the Elephant an' Castle . |
| 30 | I 'm crying a bit as I try and stick the pieces together , but I ca n't do it so I just leave them on the floor and sit back in the chair . |