Example sentences of "[verb] of [pron] i [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But ca n't you think of anything I can give you ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Personally , I ca n't think of anything I 'd like more than to have you as a brother-in-law . ’ |
| 3 | Erm he , he then obviously goes on to erm to erm talk about peasant bans and prohibitions erm and for some incredible reason the peasants suddenly take a disliking to gaming , gambling and opium smoking , three things that I could n't think of anything I 'd like to do more , erm |
| 4 | ‘ I ca n't think of anything I 'd loathe more ! ’ |
| 5 | Whatever my father asked of me I should have said no . |
| 6 | If I 'd thought of it I 'd have sent her a message : You wo n't be welcome . ’ |
| 7 | On the assumption that , you know , you 'd buy the cheap one , might and when you want to get rid of it I 'll buy the dear one . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't know whether you 're one of those who are interested in such things — from what I know of you I 'd say probably not . |
| 9 | If I hear of one I will inform you . ’ |
| 10 | Ooh great a , a lot of politic this is what I say they were , when I think of them I can remember them , even as , as a young girl and you know remember them they were all very , very er they were only just the average working woman er I do n't think , we had got , there again we 'd got an extremely good , they 'd got an extremely good secretary , a well-educated woman erm and er the whole family was involved and it was one of their family was went on to be an M P . |
| 11 | But what I think of them I must say in my own way . ’ |
| 12 | I try to think of something I can say that 's better than just I 'm sorry , but my brain has dried up . |
| 13 | " I 've had plenty of time to think of what I shall tell people . |
| 14 | I must find him before I sail home , and come to think of it I 'll need to fix the boat too ! |
| 15 | ‘ Come to think of it I 'd have given you the oranges even if you 'd said no . ’ |