Example sentences of "is [conj] i [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What I 'm saying , Vitali — what I 've been driving at in my own bluff way — is that I would very much appreciate , that 's to say , well … ’ |
| 2 | The only good news I can tell you is that I would very much like to have the opportunity . |
| 3 | The first is that I 'll never walk out on you again . |
| 4 | The truth is that I could no longer tell whether I was cold or not , hungry or not . |
| 5 | Another thing about being a qualified accountant is that I could always leave and do books at home . |
| 6 | The thing is that I should so like to be the first to know , officially … ’ |
| 7 | One thing I have learned is that I should never tell class members to lift their ‘ jambon ’ . ’ |
| 8 | I played for and captained my country so I know how important it is and I would never stop anybody going . |
| 9 | I stare at the muddied , warped little card sealed in a deal-sized plastic bag , recognising my own writing and feeling my mouth go even drier than it already is and I can only gibber something about , Well , it looks like my writing but , I mean , and anyway , somebody , anybody could have taken that , I mean … but they just look quietly pleased and the questions go on . |
| 10 | This is because I can always ask ‘ Would I still prescribe that action if it was I who had that desire ? ’ |
| 11 | It ran : ‘ Well , frankly , the problem as I see it at this moment in time is whether I should just lie down under all this hassle … |
| 12 | It ran : ‘ Well , frankly , the problem as I see it at this moment in time is whether I should just lie down under all this hassle … |
| 13 | CHARLES : Well , frankly , the problem as I see it At this moment in time is whether I Should just lie down under all this hassle And let them walk all over me , Or , whether I should just say : ‘ OK , I get the message ’ , and do myself in . |