Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] i [modal v] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | I regret I can shed little new light on the mystery of who blew the whistle on the celebrated dressing-room scene after Woodfull was hit . |
2 | I mean I 'll take this into work . |
3 | its men , but I mean I 'll have that one |
4 | I mean I would put that under group work and social skills and no er the way I would approach it but it may not apply . |
5 | I 'm gon na check all round I mean I should imagine that 's what it must be . |
6 | Mm , ah I mean if it was the question I mean I 've got that material we 've got it , I mean if it was question of sending out , I mean I could do that . |
7 | I mean I could get this whole place so tidy and the kids come home from school and it 's like a bomb 's exploded and nothing 's appreciated about it , whereas if you 're decorating or teaching children there 's something always gained out of it … as far as actual housework goes , I do n't see how anyone can like it . |
8 | Do n't forget the same with , with take-aways as well , if the signs are the same you get a plus or you get an add , erm so that 's , I mean I can see this is the bit you 're not too happy with , but we 'll just see if it works . |
9 | Come to that I mean I can put some of this in the car and dump , just take it over to the tip |
10 | Well I mean I can get that up the end . |
11 | Well old was , was er absolute er you 'd never think anybody 'd would buy anything out of his shop , er my father went in for something once and he , and he said you can see them hanging up ca n't you , I mean er salesmanship was on unheard of as far as he was concerned they were there , why ask him if he 'd got any , but erm course you must remember I was only a little boy I mean I can remember all this , I took it all in but I would n't say that I knew them er I knew Miss , from the grocer 's shop she was a Sunday School teacher , and er the Sunday School used to be at Road School we used to have a Sunday School there and a Mr used to take this . |
12 | I , I mean I can understand all this but I 'm , I 'm just asking |
13 | I mean I can understand that |
14 | Erm , I think at the back of some people 's minds there was this pressure , you know that 's why a few did return to work and I mean I can understand some of them returning to work but not necessarily for the reasons they 've stated . |
15 | I think I might have that piece . |
16 | you 're thinking , Oh I 'll er er I think I should know this and erm |
17 | I 'll ring you in the next account period , and I expect I 'll have some very good news for you ! " |
18 | Some people are jumping tomorrow , but they are those who have not done a jump for a long time ; I expect I shall do another before leave comes off . ’ |
19 | I expect I could get some nice older woman to do just that . |
20 | I expect I should like all of them on their own . |
21 | I thin I 'll spend most of my life on boats . |
22 | I believed I could use that electricity to give life to things that were dead . |
23 | erm , so I could n't carry the wallpaper so the lass says well you ca n't carry it , she says I 'll phone you a taxi , I says okay , so she phoned this , she says any , any particular one , I says I 'll have that one beside us like so phoned association , they 'll be erm , you , you know call up and they came and er pick me up and brought us back with the paper , he charged one pound twenty and I 'm saying to myself one pound twenty , that 's a damn disgrace , by hell I 'll not get that taxi again |
24 | ‘ I hope I can defuse any potential incident with a laugh and a smile . |
25 | I suspect I 'll feel enough of one anyway . ’ |
26 | I know I 'll regret this in the morning , but I want you so badly it 's a risk I 'll just have to take . |
27 | yes I know I 'll read this first page |
28 | I know I will have that again this season and with the experience of last year I know that winning the number one plate for 1992 is a reasonable ambition . ’ |
29 | was standing near the washing machine , , Simon gave him a filthy look , I said look I apologize for I 'd completely forgot that you were coming to collect he said I know I can see that , he had n't really what with the kids all running around and , so quickly got them and er , I thought he got , did you bring your cheque round ? |
30 | ‘ I know what I 'm capable of ; I know I could design this garden standing on my head if need be . ’ |