Example sentences of "i [verb] [v-ing] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I regret dragging you back here , but I had to be certain . " |
| 2 | I regret interrupting you . |
| 3 | Your brother 's death left you heiress to Tracy Castle , and I intend taking it for the King . ’ |
| 4 | We 've also approached Nottingham Evening Post who 've expressed an interest in taking it on , but again we still have n't got a meeting , so I intend ringing them both this week , and stressing that we need to get a move on because really we need an issue out by March . |
| 5 | I intend leaving you in charge , Seb . ’ |
| 6 | There 's no way I intend leaving you alone here with Kirsty . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I intend doing it my own way but I wo n't be rocking the boat . |
| 8 | Yeah I hate ironing them shirts . |
| 9 | Pupil : " Bloody hell no — I hate wearing it . " |
| 10 | I do it every day — I hate leaving it . |
| 11 | I hate looking at the meat , I hate touching it … ’ |
| 12 | I hate bathing her in the sink because the kitchen is draughty , especially since a chunk of the wall fell out a few weeks ago . ’ |
| 13 | I have news for him : I hate watching him box . |
| 14 | I hate hurting you , I hate it more than anything else in the world , but I did hurt you , and I 'd sooner die than do it again . ’ |
| 15 | No it 's to much of a , I hate saying I 'll go out at eight o'clock and tell him to be home and at quarter too eight he has n't come and oh , I 'm to tired really , but , so I 've always played it that I will help when I when I can , but uhum , I do n't go on the committee , cos then your stuck , you 've got to go . |
| 16 | I mean I ha , I hate doing them . |
| 17 | When I hate doing it is with my own records ; I 've just heard it in my head for so long . |
| 18 | I hate doing it so much that I think I will find just one more excuse to put off the preaching . |
| 19 | But I hate doing I hate creepy crawlies , I hate spiders and I hate going in the loft . |
| 20 | I love salad sandwiches but I hate making them ! |
| 21 | I hate talking about it because I hate making it sound as if someone is to blame but I just ca n't stand people who manipulate other people . |
| 22 | I tried getting him slimmer once as I thought it might help him to jump even better , but it did n't suit him . |
| 23 | and er I tried getting it off , anyway I thought I ca n't be bothered messing about with it |
| 24 | I tried reversing it to five-one-five . |
| 25 | I tried ringing them and I did n't get any answer on the phone |
| 26 | I tried phoning him yesterday but there were no answer and then I thought oh bugger it , forget it . |
| 27 | I tried phoning you this lunchtime to ask about the above proposal , but I do n't even know if I had the right number , though I got through to it twice ; about five different people spoke to me uncomprehendingly , and eventually a man came to the phone and said ‘ Bratislava ’ ; I did n't know whether that meant I 'd got a Bratislava number , or that you 'd gone to Bratislava . |
| 28 | I tried telling her she was wrong , which was silly really , because no-one ought to decide such things for anyone else … ’ |
| 29 | I tried calling you in Budapest on Friday and Saturday but could n't get a reply . |
| 30 | Same country accent : I tried practising it in my head , pretending I was a rosy-cheeked barmaid serving cider . |