Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [subord] i [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You hate me because I have the cash , you hate me because I 'm not tied to a counter in a shop or slaving down the mines for it . |
| 2 | Suddenly , out o' the blue , 'e asked me if I knew the Tunnel Mob . |
| 3 | As the two of us struggled with an awkward table at the 3p.m. closure of a day in Christian Aid Week 1992 , my companion asked me if I knew the answer to number 13 in Duncan Innes ' C.A. Quiz . |
| 4 | Pardon me while I tuck the arse back into my trousers ) . |
| 5 | And so it came to be that the bewitching gesture of her father 's secretary walking down the golden path ( which bewitched me when I saw the woman in the swimsuit take leave of the lifeguard ) had completely gone to sleep in her . |
| 6 | Besides , I did n't think I could now save enough to make a significant difference to my standard of living when I retired , so I decided I might as well enjoy it while I had the chance . |
| 7 | Marie helps me off with my coat and holds it while I slip the jacket on . |
| 8 | ‘ You wo n't like it , it 's spaghetti , ’ I told him as I put the pot on the table and went to fetch the tomato sauce . |
| 9 | I was sitting there loving it until I uttered the most embarrassing words of my life . |
| 10 | ‘ Bryn Pritchard can collect it after I leave the keys with him . ’ |
| 11 | I could do it if I had the face and I had the guts I could do it . |
| 12 | I would not do it if I had the choice . |
| 13 | ‘ I noticed it when I left the hotel . ’ |
| 14 | If I 'd not had Louisa I do n't suppose I would have pushed myself when I had the job interview . |
| 15 | You would n't believe me if I described the awfulness of the pictures . |
| 16 | As soon as I was clear of the entrance to the voe , I let the boat steer herself while I put the kettle on for a cuppa after a modest breakfast of bread and cheese . |
| 17 | Michelle , 20 , said : ‘ I could n't believe it when I heard the radio and they gave a description of a little girl dressed in her mum 's nightie and shoes . |
| 18 | I 'll believe it when I see the cheque . ’ |
| 19 | Go to the damper and open it when I give the word . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ You get them while I make the tea , ’ said Mrs Tilling briskly . |
| 21 | As I had mistakenly left my only pair of worn-in boots in Salford — I had been wearing them when I packed the kit , and changed into shoes to travel to North Africa — I now had blisters under the balls of both feet and another running from the top of my left heel right under the foot . |
| 22 | Awe of a different order touched me as I observed the intimidatingly sybaritic cafés lining the avenue , and I was almost overcome with a crise de nerfs when attempting to cross at Etoile . |
| 23 | Right , well I think the best thing to do is to leave it until I see the advert again |
| 24 | I watched them before I got the job and I 'm not going to stop watching them . |
| 25 | He had been pointing out of the window and asking me if I liked the weather or the colour of the cows . |
| 26 | Oh you would n't hear him cos I had the phone |
| 27 | Mind you , I earned that foreman 's job , but I did n't take it because I knew the problems I 'd have had with the men . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I ca n't wait to get at it , but I 'm not saying anything about the ideas behind it 'cause people will be doing it before I get the chance . ’ |
| 29 | It will take a great deal of money to do it properly and I 'm only interested in doing it if I have the support to give me a chance of winning . |
| 30 | Last night we celebrated the defeat of Italy — our brigadier ordered a rum ration to all ranks in honour of the occasion — yet I ca n't help feeling just a bit sorry for the Italians , and have never found it in my heart to dislike them as I do the Germans . |