Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] i [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 I mean I could do I think they 're fascinating and important — but I would prefer instead actually to talk about Darwinism Darwin as a biologist , rather than Darwin as a philosopher or as a influencer of morals and religious beliefs and so on .
2 One day I hope you 'll let me buy you a slap .
3 It 's so embarrassing — I really hope you can help me find something to solve my problem .
4 I hope you can help I have spent hours with Memax etc trying to understand this .
5 You 're stronger than I am , and I know you could make me do … ’ she lowered her lashes in embarrassment ‘ … things … that I do n't want to do .
6 I reckon you should let me have one of your cappuccinos Oh yeah
7 ‘ I think you can let me worry about that . ’
8 I 'm left staring at it with my adrenalin draining into the floorboards , and though I wish she 'd let me take them I find I 'm getting bored .
9 ‘ I wish you 'd let me sleep in another bed .
10 ‘ I wish you 'd let me explain to Old Red .
11 ‘ I wish you 'd let me explain . ’
12 I wish you 'd let me cook something for you , what about an omelette ? ’
13 ‘ I wish you 'd let me look at it . ’
14 ‘ I wish they 'd let me go . ’
15 ‘ I wish they 'd let me have my telephone , ’ Elinor whispered .
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