Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | [ But ] I do n't want an agreement where I have to apply to court to get them out . |
| 2 | Although I have to admit to buying Sat , Sun , Mon cause it does have a good sports section — especially the cricket . |
| 3 | Food was short and for two days I was kept running round trying to buy up supplies , with the result that I had to retire to bed with blistered feet . |
| 4 | It was with deep regret that I had to leave for home later that evening . |
| 5 | Quite apart from the sheer mystery of all that I had to behold on arrival at an up-to-date operational station . |
| 6 | It 's just that I needed to get in touch with my feelings . ’ |
| 7 | That I wanted to come from school but they would n't all ow me to come from school because me father had signed for four years you see . |
| 8 | Maybe the question , ‘ What is it that I have to undo in order to help myself ? ’ is more appropriate when it comes to the Alexander Technique . |
| 9 | Just a few miles North of Annesley the engine failed on the Tibshelf bank , so I had to go for assistance . |
| 10 | Not a lot was happening and I was really tired so I decided to go to bed . |
| 11 | However , I find yoga a bit slow and I like to exercise to music , so I moved on to popmobility-type aerobics which I named ‘ slimobility ’ . |
| 12 | I walked in and there were twelve fellas sitting in this room and I had to sing in front of them all . |
| 13 | And I had to drive to Mould oh ! |
| 14 | ‘ What happened was this : a dog ran out in front of me as I was leaving the car park , and I had to swerve in order to avoid it . |
| 15 | I 'll be here for only a little while and I prefer to stick to formality . ’ |
| 16 | After Corrections I joined Picture Group in 1981 and for some reason I ended up doing a lot of work for them in the ghettos , guns , drugs and things like that ; it became my forte and I came to feel at ease in this kind of environment . |
| 17 | And I want to go to school . |
| 18 | ‘ Sylvia and I want to go on record as protesting this outrageous incident in the ssstrongest possible articulation . ’ |
| 19 | The range and nature of that choice maybe related to the concept of power and I want to talk about power at a future lecture . |
| 20 | " And I want to know by morning . " |
| 21 | I 've just been driven back from Covent Garden and I want to get to bed . |
| 22 | So in the end I went upstairs , left Tony to it and I came back down and I tried to go to sleep again , I put me coat over me head and I could n't sleep so I moved . |
| 23 | Yet the play did good business , especially with schools , and I started to relax on stage , and to enjoy acting . |
| 24 | Er Chairman this , this matter has caused great concern in Bungay I can tell you , I went to the Bungay town meeting last night and they were absolutely horrified at the way this has been handled and I have to apologize on behalf of the , of the County Council . |
| 25 | I get stuck in a crowd of people coming out the tube and I have to stand on tiptoe so I can keep my eye on her . |
| 26 | I had to keep walking round and round and I wanted to go to sleep . |
| 27 | ‘ — and I wanted to get in touch with them , anyway , and … well … ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Business seemed like an attractive idea and I wanted to learn about finance first , ’ he offers as an explanation . |
| 29 | One thing is certain though ; if I had to choose between touch legering and swing-tipping for all my fishing , the swing-tip would be second choice . |
| 30 | But in saying that , I , I would n't of minded if I had to go to college full-time cos I enjoyed it . |