Example sentences of "erm [conj] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm or I mean you know for advice about what they could do about D H S S. |
| 2 | If I said to John and Joanne erm that I saw a boy running up the ginnel no you understand ? |
| 3 | Erm that I went through at the beginning you know which is basically write to lots of people |
| 4 | But erm because I 've been out there doing this and that 's that was part of my if you like to come in to do the recruitment side of it , er I had to experience and I 'm glad I did because there were one or two pre-judgements I had about advertising sales , as most people do , erm that I had to get wiped out of my erm my my system . |
| 5 | Erm , for instance , suppose that I think that one of the things that er makes me who I am is erm that I have a good head for numbers . |
| 6 | There are a number of options erm that I considered . |
| 7 | One of the areas erm that I think we specifically try to fasten on are , is , is actually in the gaps . |
| 8 | Erm that I think would n't be the case . |
| 9 | But there will as I my honourable friend knows , there will be quite an argument when we see the prospectus and I have n't had the priv the privilege of seeing it erm although I 've had the opportunity to discuss er its contents with th with the er chairman of the P I A er er and the Chief Executive . |
| 10 | What , what time erm although I 've been to San Franciso , I 've never worked out what time the evening news is there . |
| 11 | I deal with children all the time erm many of my I 've been there eight years now and so lots of children have passed through my hands who in particular have lots of educational problems and need special help , and I suppose somebody though erm that although the rage now is to have Governors who are working in industry , and that 's perfectly proper , that it would n't be a bad idea to have somebody who is supposed to have some knowledge and background of the way children behave and what children need , so erm although I do have some politics , you know , Bill , I erm largely keep them quiet in the governing body . |
| 12 | Er , a particular concern at the time of writing the report was the position concerning the long outstanding proposals to develop to redevelop the two sites in Harlow erm to date we have no information from the county , er , there was scheduled to be erm , the meeting due to take place on the twenty second of September but the county er cancelled that meeting so it 's impossible at this stage to give any further comment on that erm although I believe that matter 's being taken up . |
| 13 | Erm and I thought on the whole , the language was scriptural . |
| 14 | I would , I would have to be absolutely honest and that and er I would n't exclude myself from that particular er way of thinking because when they moved in , when you got a time for a job , erm for example there was one particular job that I was on erm and I thought that I was doing it reasonable accurately and rapidly , erm and they wanted to introduce a new fixture so that you know , I could do the whole series of faces on it . |
| 15 | Erm and I thought I do n't want the risk of blowing . |
| 16 | And erm and I made the point that I tipped all your lot out of I said what and I had n't let them go in the classroom and I said it 's a new thing but I said they got their coats on they 're too macho to wear them that 's their problem , you know ! |
| 17 | Erm and I told you how the extroverts would behave . |
| 18 | well I think that , that the , the sending out of the press release immediately was , was quite correct , because obviously people had ride that , sorry people may have read that and something therefore had to be said , my personal view was that really this article is you had , if you like had undone everything that we had been trying to do , erm and put us in a bad light and it maybe my Scottish background , but I do n't like people calling in to question my motives and the companies motives , erm and I felt that it went straight to what we were really standing for , given what I explained about my thoughts in nineteen eighty seven , it was hitting straight to the core of the whole proposition and everything that stood for , erm and that is what was the great concern and because it was n't just like a , a mild slap in the face it was more like a knife in the ribs , it was therefore required a lot more thinking about as to the reaction that we would then have to come up with . |
| 19 | Erm and I had to think up something that I do as a hobby er to teach other people . |
| 20 | Erm and I had that , but I 've used the last of that to be honest . |
| 21 | But if I can just go back to where we were talking earlier erm and I asked you about anybody that you may be able to refer me on |
| 22 | and erm and I asked Margaret , they had a better view where she was |
| 23 | erm and I said well , you know , as far as I 'm aware we 've had conformation |
| 24 | So I 've been in touch with Brian again erm and I said , ca n't you make sure that your blokes can do it in a day . |
| 25 | and erm and I said to Andy |
| 26 | And I said he finally managed to pluck the guts up to tell me last , plucked the courage up to tell me last night and Andy 's eyes light up and I just said erm and I said |
| 27 | er because I said I , I only phone Marion once a month and phone mum probably about once a fortnight , I do n't like to leave it any longer and erm and I said I know I made a few extra calls over Christmas , but I said I really do n't know . |
| 28 | And in fact , if we look at even more , I mean where I work is a Family Centre in Berinsfield erm and I interviewed erm some of the carers of young children , and most of the women I interviewed had , in fact , been subjected to marital violence by their male partners and in many ways this had been triggered off by arguments over who should take care of the children and over the woman not being in her place , so although it 's important to maybe look at the macro level , I really think we have to look at how men and women behave towards one another , particularly where child care is concerned . |
| 29 | That ti I was at er canteen at erm and I took my plate , I was there thre two or three days and she says you 're the only one that 's ever brought the plate back . |
| 30 | I would say to you that the history of North Yorkshire County is that the house house builders have built , more or less the building rate of planning policy , whatever that has been , and that is a matter of fact , and if and if and if we are in a situation where the market is being fettered , as is the policy , and it 's not a policy which we are seeking to go away from specifically , and it is inevitable that the house builders will build to whatever the policy building rate is , and comparisons of one building rate with another are simply telling you what 's happened in the past , not what needs to happen in the future er in terms of meeting the housing requirement , and quite clearly in any area where you are introducing a new settlement , if indeed that 's the conclusion we come to , er late later on , erm and I hope we do , but if we are introducing a new settlement you are bound to skew the building rates , and the more and more you reduce the area in which you consider what the building rate effect is the more and more that it actually gets skewed , er and erm you know , quite frankly , when the developers built a new estate at the end of my particular street the building rate went up alarmingly in my area , er and er you know , we can go on forever like that , I just think it 's very misleading to just deal with the judgement of building rates . |