Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think all the businessmen sitting around me must think I am mad . |
| 2 | Then perhaps I may believe I am not dreaming ! ’ |
| 3 | er well it should be page two but in my er haste I may have I notice mine is in the wrong order . |
| 4 | I may say I was almost as nervous as any of my students at this point . |
| 5 | ‘ I may say I am surprised to hear you express a desire to be in your grave quite yet . |
| 6 | Er , I 've had a word with Jeremy about decorating , oh Florrie I must apologise I did try to ring you , I think I managed to get everybody else , erm but you were n't there , in and then I , I left it I regret to say , erm but we thought perhaps we ought to have the kitchen re-decorated and I 've had a word with Jereminy , Jereminy , Jeremy and he says about two hundred pounds and I did get permission from some of you and I 've gone ahead and asked him to do it and he said about three weeks , but before we can have that done , in the meantime , the roof leaked again out in the kitchen Erm , so I 've had a word with Peter who was going on holiday and he should be home this week and he said he will look at it as soon as he 's home , so I 'll give him a ring , I 'll try tomorrow night , I 'm out tonight , I 'll try and give him a ring tomorrow . |
| 7 | I must confess I find being a complete freelance is a strain and I love the family feeling of a company . |
| 8 | However , I must confess I do n't think I will buy new machines again . |
| 9 | ‘ I must confess I was deeply depressed , ’ he said later . |
| 10 | ‘ I must confess I had n't participated in any giant financial coups . |
| 11 | The feeling swept over me that I had truly left Darlington Hall behind , and I must confess I did feel a slight sense of alarm — a sense aggravated by the feeling that I was perhaps not on the correct road at all , but speeding off in totally the wrong direction into a wilderness . |
| 12 | I must confess I did n't enjoy others at all . |
| 13 | ‘ I must confess I have n't given it much thought . ’ |
| 14 | And I must confess I find it makes things easier . |
| 15 | I must confess I was as curious as they were so I kept an eye on the cottage to see who came . |
| 16 | ‘ I must confess I 'd rather sit on and view the passing scene . ’ |
| 17 | She is a handsome woman , intelligent , articulate and faithful to inflexible socialist principles , which I must confess I have never shared . |
| 18 | I must confess I was a little disappointed when I first saw him , because he looked such a little old scrap after me being used to sheepdogs . |
| 19 | Now , I must confess I had n't seen much of Mr Wogan before I met him because , when I got my television set at Low Birk Hatt , Richard Megstone , the nice young gentleman who looked after the Youth Hostel in Baldersdale and kindly took care of my electrical things , said I had a choice — either BBC1 or Channel 4 . |
| 20 | ‘ Ah , I must confess I have been in this house before . |
| 21 | I remember when the wild-west look was in fashion , though I must confess I never really cared for it myself . ’ |
| 22 | I stood entranced , as I must confess I always did , while she slipped her shiny white military-style raincoat off its hanger behind the door and buttoned herself into it . |
| 23 | I must confess I gobbled the meat down and I did n't notice the bone until it was too late . |
| 24 | I must confess I was surprised , curious and highly delighted when er you invited me to speak to you here today and er I 'm very and sincerely pleased that you did . |
| 25 | He 's he 's a quick nimble defender Speedy was just hanging hanging on waiting for the ball to be played into him and I must confess I did n't really see anything afterwards I mean well if you look at that that does n't seem anything untoward does it ? |
| 26 | I m I must confess I 'm one of these simple folk who thought that once we got the nineteen ninety one census figures through then it would it would all start into place . |
| 27 | I must confess I did nt see much of the first 60 mins ( football training ! ) . |
| 28 | She paused for a moment before pointedly adding , ‘ As to your other point , I must confess I think it would be worse if she ended up like you . ’ |
| 29 | Though I must confess I 'm rather surprised that you should wish to claim any relationship at all with me . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I must confess I 'm pretty sick about it all , ’ he said seriously , then when she threw him a startled glance he suddenly grinned . |