Example sentences of "[noun pl] i [verb] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And one of the reasons I wanted to run for president is to open the floodgates for debating ideas so that we could try to change in the appropriate way . ’ |
| 2 | However , after some time had passed , and I had exhausted the tasks which could usefully be achieved with the implements I happened to have at hand , Miss Kenton was evidently still outside . |
| 3 | I wo n't even agree to having you partnering me at all these functions I have to attend as part of the job — and I 'll take whatever trouble you try to make for me — if you carry on treating me as you have been doing . |
| 4 | ‘ One of the first things I had to learn by heart when I went to Maythorpe House was a poem by an Englishman , Laurence Binyon . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't , but there are things I have to do at home . ’ |
| 6 | Have you any idea how many thousands of pounds I have to pay in employer contributions each month for my employees — out of a small business with a small profit ? |
| 7 | Er , it 's like , it 's like the foreman on the shopfloor for some reason , there 's a er , in the systems or whatever , er , the warehouseman er , the night porter er , when he takes over , he knows what he 's doing , he knows what I want , because I 've spoken to him about it , erm , he knows what items I want to leave for stock people , erm , and Sue , the checkout manager , she 'll know if I want extra people on the shopfloor because we 're quiet , or I expect it to be quiet , erm , she knows where they 've got to be , and I 'll come back and review it with her . |