Example sentences of "[subord] i [verb] [conj] i [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I knew you 'd tracked me down , so I thought if I only took some of it you would n't put the cops on me . |
| 2 | What is more , I was on the organising committee , so I resigned and I never again exhibited at the Independents exhibition . |
| 3 | I must admit , if I had if I actually had to say , which of all those would I be most happy not playing , I 'd say In the Bleak Midwinter , but |
| 4 | ‘ I cried a lot coming out of my teens , ’ says Charlotte , now 22 , ‘ because I realised that I no longer had an excuse to play out the role of mother 's beloved charge . |
| 5 | But you have the power to hurt me , Ellie , and because I knew that I masochistically invited more . |
| 6 | Never ever been out of a union er till I retired cos I always paid these fees and er yes . |
| 7 | It would have been sensible to consult my book of British butterflies before I started for I soon realised using authentic colours greatly improves the overall impression ; if you can , I would suggest you refer to a book also . |
| 8 | I did n't get difficult when I drank but I often could n't remember where I 'd been or what I 'd done or even how I 'd got back home . |
| 9 | mother and I hope father and I will be around to want to pick up what we can to help you 've got ta start thinking about standing on your own feet , you know , because admittedly I er I , I , I could turn out to be not as bad a financial state as I anticipated but I never was stinking rich and I 'm certainly not stinking rich now , so erm I mean |
| 10 | I found I would eat as much of the unrestricted foods as I wanted and I still steadily lost weight . |