Example sentences of "[verb] i [modal v] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Good try , but you surely do n't think I 'll fall for a line like that ? ’ |
| 2 | No , I do n't think I 'd go for a house that erm I would n't but those big houses of course it would have alarms would n't it ? |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't know why you should think I 'd object to a frisky man , military or otherwise . |
| 4 | Oh cos Sal and at speech day she goes God she goes I could do with a good screw . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , but I 've said I 'll experiment for a while before making a decision . |
| 6 | I 've said I could do with a fag |
| 7 | He also had the cheek to suggest I should move into a flat nearer town . |
| 8 | I was told I should go to a convalescent home to complete my recovery . |
| 9 | now I am retired and er yes last year I was feeling a bit decrepit , you know I used to go for a full wal walk round after lunch , after dinner , around where she lives and it 's much harder now . |
| 10 | With my family growing up I was needing more money and er that 's when I decided I would apply for a foreman 's job at . |
| 11 | Neither of us , it would seem , is much of a leg man , but I suppose I could do with a bit more than I get . |
| 12 | You knew immediately that Jancey had stuffed these guys into her flat because she knew I 'd come for a showdown , and it had to be tonight . |
| 13 | ‘ I thought I 'd go for a quick swim before breakfast , ’ she told them , deeply grateful that there was no sign of Guido . |
| 14 | ‘ I thought I 'd start with a dip in the hot tub . |
| 15 | I thought I 'd stay for a while . ’ |
| 16 | I thought I 'd write to a few comedians to see if I could get them to sit for a portrait , to get a few shots together for my portfolio , and then , suddenly , this snowball seemed to start rolling … |
| 17 | With respect to the embalming [ of ] Bodies , the methods that were commonly practised could , I know , have no effect ; at that time I read a good many Books upon ‘ Balsamation ’ but got very little instruction from reading these : according to my own Idea the best way would be to preserve the Body for some time that putrefaction should hardly be able to take place , & that it should gradually get rid of its moisture , & that , when it dried , it should have such imbalming juices in it , that it should resist putrefaction , & the insects at the same time be either kept off or destroyed : I set out with this Opinion & thought that something must be thrown thro' the whole Body : the when the Body was preserved , my Idea of getting rid of moisture was , to place the Body in some strong absorbent substance , & that substance which proved best I thought was Paris Plaister & I thought I could lay in a common Coffin such a quantity of Paris Plaister as would take out all the moisture & then I thought the Body should be rather in a wooden case than a leaden one because the Wood would assist the Absorption . |
| 18 | Think I might put in a note actually . |
| 19 | ‘ I just think I ought to look for a useful job . |
| 20 | There are many good makes of boots in this category though I think I would opt for a pair of Scarpa boots because they will accept the wonderful Yeti gaiters ( £50 ) and are excellent in their own right . |
| 21 | I think I 'll stop on a stool , I 'd sooner stop on a stool . |
| 22 | I think I 'll go for a W-A-L-K. ( spelling the word letter by letter in front of a dog ) |
| 23 | ‘ I think I 'll go for a walk , ’ she said . |
| 24 | ‘ Whatever Sara might or might not have done , I think I 'll go for a walk . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ No , I think I 'll go for a short walk along the seafront . |
| 26 | ‘ I think I 'll walk for a bit , ’ she called to him . |
| 27 | I think I 'll cry in a minute . |
| 28 | I think I 'll put on a jumper today , or a pullover it 'll be cold coming out of John 's tonight . |
| 29 | I think I 'll work in a summer |
| 30 | MAX : I think I 'll relax for a while . |