Example sentences of "i [verb] [pron] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I regret I can not give the correct pronunciation of the Gaelic names of the mountains : I never mastered them , adopting instead roughly similar English equivalents ; thus , for example , Ceathreamhnan to me was Chrysanthemum … |
| 2 | I regret I can not give the petitioner relief . |
| 3 | But I regret I can not agree with some of the reasoning in the judgments . |
| 4 | I mean they ca n't even be kind to each other let alone other people . ’ |
| 5 | I mean they ca n't even go to the shops sometimes and they 're not safe . |
| 6 | Er so I mean that c because er I mean they the steel balls and steel rollers go into the bin I mean they ca n't be used for anything . |
| 7 | Cos they are quite tame , I mean that 's one thing about the hens I mean they ca n't come out though , they just wander about . |
| 8 | Yes , yeah but when it gets burnt down you , I mean they ca n't |
| 9 | Ju well you know , I mean they ca n't get up to much but |
| 10 | I mean they ca n't , they ca n't possibly do everything for everybody at the right time I mean |
| 11 | And if they look after a customer like that I mean they ca n't be faulty , can they ? |
| 12 | Well , I think they must get out , I mean they ca n't live like that . |
| 13 | I mean they wo n't say sand and salt , they 'll say something which is insoluble and give it a horrible chemical name |
| 14 | I mean they wo n't you see . |
| 15 | Well of a reasonable a re Yes I mean they wo n't be so small you can hardly see them |
| 16 | Cos I mean they wo n't be as , as hyper-critical as we are . |
| 17 | Well I mean they wo n't last any erm |
| 18 | Well I mean they wo n't flower again , that 's for certain you see and it 's it 's got ta be |
| 19 | Well no I just wondered if you 've had your own telly and you 've just got it private you know , I mean they would n't have no records |
| 20 | I mean they would n't want to listen to the music I do n't think |
| 21 | Ya , I mean they would n't mix with the likes of us ! |
| 22 | I mean they would n't willy nilly , would they . |
| 23 | Now things like erm , well one of my old favourites Arran Pilot i if you dig it out when it 's young , then of course it stays as it should , cos it 's a very very waxy potato but , but I can remember growing varieties like Majestic and things like that and I mean they would never fall , they would never fall in the water but they make good chips er of the modern varieties I think I 'd go for er Kondor with a K er which is a very very good potato and does stay as it is i in the ground but one other thing I think also comes into it . |
| 24 | I mean they ai n't sort of I mean what they could force you to do if they really , I mean they would never do that but what they could force you to do or Les to do would be to check with all those people who I 've actually sort of made payments to , to make sure that I have . |
| 25 | I mean they 'll just they 'll just have it sat there empty , it 's been empty a year now . |
| 26 | Happens , but they do try and go for bigger takings , I mean they 'll not break into my house it wo n't be worth all that worth . |
| 27 | I I mean er I doubt whether we 'll we 'll have a full slate in February anyway so I mean they 'll probably be the option for people to come in later and we 'll probably end up co-opting people later and er I think we should |
| 28 | I mean they might not be from this , so |
| 29 | No , I mean they might not be , but , I wonder , they put it in there once a month |
| 30 | ‘ I mean they will probably release three tracks off the album and all those sort of things , but we do n't really care . |