Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb mod] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My nose was running again , and my thumb was throbbing where I 'd cut it on the piece of glass in the bin . |
| 2 | I shall not be gratified for a benefit , although I may return it in the hope of future benefits ; similarly I shall not avenge injuries except as a deterrent to future injuries . |
| 3 | Belle and I floored another hen betwixt the pair of us , and I shall be no sooner done with the present writing racket than I shall put myself outside a pint of Guinness . |
| 4 | I would not let you from David 's side willingly , no more than I 'd send him into the battle without a shield . ’ |
| 5 | The brochure also would have outlined a number of other aspects in in more detail than I could give you on the phone . |
| 6 | I do not want to play games in colour on my TV , I can do household accounts with a piece of paper and a pencil , I can learn languages easier from a book and a tape recorder , if I want information I can look it up and read it far faster than I can get it from a screen and I can turn back with a nip of the finger and read it again . |
| 7 | In the meantime , I am always obedient to the Whips , so I shall leave it at that . |
| 8 | The examples are too numerous to quote , so I shall confine myself to two . |
| 9 | I confess to not being in a position to bring his painstaking research into question so I shall confine myself to what is set before me . |
| 10 | No , but my mum 's coming afterwards so I 'll give it to her then |
| 11 | ‘ You do n't seem to have much hesitation about speaking your mind , whether I want to hear what 's on it or not , so I 'll speak mine for a change . |
| 12 | I take them to a certain stage , but I tend to find finishing a painting much more difficult than starting it , so I 'll leave it to one side , maybe for a week or more , where I can see it , and as I pass it suddenly something will click . |
| 13 | The shares should go quickly , so I 'll ring you at 9.00 a.m. tomorrow . |
| 14 | I know a bookie so I 'll ask him about it . |
| 15 | There have been quite a few happenings since then , but my fingers are getting tired , so I 'll save them for another article . |
| 16 | ‘ She wo n't get here until the evening , ’ said Julia , ‘ so I 'll have plenty of time . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ People would n't play it , so I used to tape it from John Peel 's show . |
| 18 | When I came up to him , he stood stiffly aside so I could precede him up the stairs . |
| 19 | I want to be a social worker so I could do something for these girls . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ My office sought to arrange an interview with the Secretary of State for Employment so I could brief her on the situation . |
| 21 | I started playing when I was seven , so by the time The Stones happened it was not difficult for me to play , so I could appreciate it for the music alone . |
| 22 | She caught on pretty quickly , so I would go home each nigh to teach myself something new so I could share it with her the next day . |
| 23 | Oh to get away so I could exhaust myself with intense experiences , where everyone spoke of intense subjects and never said " pass the bread and butter . " |
| 24 | ‘ Ring Sam , ’ suggested Tim , ‘ and tell her to get her arse over here so I can tell her about the window . ’ |
| 25 | Please send me a subscription so I can cancel it in disgust . |
| 26 | Feeling slightly vexed I decided that all those readers too lazy to write in will be receiving personal visits , so I can introduce them to my favourite topic : ‘ Pain , and how ( and where ! ) to inflict it ’ . |
| 27 | I find it difficult to put my thoughts and feelings about this into words , so I will leave it to others . |
| 28 | To attempt to summarise the cookery of the Far East in two or three paragraphs would be impossible , so I will limit myself to a brief description of some of the more readily available Oriental foods , and an Eastern style recipe for the buffet table which is always very popular in my catering business . |
| 29 | These stories occur world wide , so I will limit myself to two which are told of sites on the Yorkshire Wolds only a few miles from where I live . |
| 30 | On page 48 , Jim Levi profiles the man who will occupy one of the hottest seats in British banking , so I will confine myself to a few points . |