Example sentences of "i [vb base] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Me eat , me want to eat them |
| 2 | Mummy me want to eat them in the high chair |
| 3 | Mummy me want to eat them in that high chair , you staying out here ? |
| 4 | And then if I please to reach him a hand and pick him up again , he shall know and acknowledge to whom he owes it , and walk more humbly thereafter . |
| 5 | I regret dragging you back here , but I had to be certain . " |
| 6 | As the outcome bears no relation to either an efficient market or the declared aims of government policy , it sets up pressures for those who feel injured to seek political solutions , which mean greater government intervention and greater inefficiency — a treadmill with which I regret to say we are all too familiar in the United Kingdom . |
| 7 | ‘ I regret to say I have , Mr Stevens . |
| 8 | ‘ I regret to say I think you are . |
| 9 | I regret to inform him that , as things stand , he gives the impression that he intends to cling , right reason or none , to his position of power over a people who have consistently told him and his party that they want no part of it . |
| 10 | I turned the switch and I regret to inform you that out of the loudspeaker came a lot of old Irishmen singing maudlin songs . |
| 11 | ‘ Your appeal against the above offer of permanent accommodation made available to you on 12-9-91 has been considered carefully but I regret to inform you that the appeal has not been allowed and you should sign for the tenancy at the local housing office by 2-12-91 . |
| 12 | After careful consideration I regret to inform you that you have been unsuccessful . |
| 13 | Having examined this location I regret to advise you that there are several reasons why this stop can not be relocated as requested . |
| 14 | I regret interrupting you . |
| 15 | Well But it was sto er I mean to say they told er the undertaker who they wanted . |
| 16 | What I mean to say it 's not very , it could be appreciated if they about it , but we just er left to do it and then tell him afterwards the bits . |
| 17 | Well , I mean to say you have to make the best of things . |
| 18 | If you look at it in a certain way , right , it shows your ignorance , I mean you 're over in England , right , for so long — I mean to say you should know what to chat in front of certain people , right ? |
| 19 | But I mean to say you sees these big ladies , well I 've seen them on their |
| 20 | I mean to say you do n't want no more like this |
| 21 | I mean take ours , you 're covered , nobody would see you would they ? |
| 22 | I mean to pick I mean who , who who could replace ? |
| 23 | I mean correct me if I 'm wrong , that 's the way I look at it . |
| 24 | If you and I were working for an organization which gave say half a million to charity , our , I mean correct me if I 'm wrong , but I , I 'm sure our temptation would be to say how can we promote this giving in the media in order , let's be honest about it , to make our , us look good , partly that would be it . |
| 25 | Erm I mean tell me in more depth how it works |
| 26 | I mean tell me what you do with yourself Alison . |
| 27 | Er but I mean tell them if they need to buy anything to get the receipts , |
| 28 | In a few weeks time , I hope to get a short spell of leave , and I mean to devote it exclusively to literary work . |
| 29 | We then left the tramway ( grid reference SH 822 113 ) , though I mean to explore it more fully on a future occasion , and turned right up a forest track past some quarry buildings . |
| 30 | I do n't know , you 'll have to see , I mean switch it off and |