Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [verb] [art] [noun] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All three of us are grinning like it 's an idiot 's birthday party , but she keeps an eye on me like she thinks I may have a relapse any minute . |
| 2 | Do you think I ought to finish the ship first of all or do the oil painting ? |
| 3 | I think I ought to keep the house clean , but I do n't do it for my husband — because quite honestly he does n't notice whether it 's clean or not . |
| 4 | Looking up , she saw his brows lift in amused surprise at her meekness , and added hurriedly , ‘ But I must attend the Queen some time , my lord . |
| 5 | I must get the answer right . |
| 6 | I feel that I must put the Minister right yet again . |
| 7 | Sir , — I have been most concerned to read the recent press coverage regarding the Surrey Ambulance Service and as general manager , I must put the record straight . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've worked for fourteen years in this business and I 've been given to understand that I should get a partnership one day . ’ |
| 9 | If that goes up I would say it is highly probable — in fact think I should use the word inevitable — that both the thermal plume and the temporarily quiescent earthquake zone along the tectonic fault would be reactivated . |
| 10 | I think I might feel a bit sick now . |
| 11 | I might buy a couple more odds from Marks . |
| 12 | We go on a Vaporetto to view the studio where I might have a class next year . |
| 13 | I mean , okay if it is the kid — the gardener said a pile of comics and old coke tins — but if it 's a six-foot tramp with a ten-year-old IQ I might look a bit silly asking him about his home life . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll do a lot more than that if you do n't do as you 're told . |
| 15 | Yeah , yeah , well that 's I 'll get , I 'll do the order first . |
| 16 | I think I 'll do the bedrooms this afternoon . |
| 17 | But I 'll leave the door open , and it wo n't be dark for a long time . |
| 18 | Okay , welcome to 'Influencing Skills ' we we always do the fancy bits of , erm , whatever , I 'll change the words this time , because I 'm getting a bit bored with the way we normally do it , name . |
| 19 | ‘ Not usually , but as a special favour to you I 'll make an exception this once . ’ |
| 20 | It 's certainly something of a treat to have three such delectable instruments to look at , and so in an attempt to be logical I 'll examine the T4-SB four string first , then the five and the six last . |
| 21 | I 'll go the A one way I think . |
| 22 | So I send I 'll send a bit each w week fortnight when I get all my money . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll hire a van this weekend , if you like , ’ Dougal said casually . |
| 24 | You may hear the stirrings of the inner voice of altruism as your three-year-old says things like : ‘ Oh , all right , you have n't had a turn ; you have a go on the swing ’ or ‘ I 'll lead the dog next time ; you have a go now ’ . |
| 25 | With the mortgage payments in mind , I think I 'll give the Alps one more chance . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'll give the missus one and give thanks at the same time , how 's that ? |
| 27 | ‘ No , I 'll pay a call this afternoon . ’ |
| 28 | I 'll pay the bill that way . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'll spin the Gruagach some tales , ’ she said now , frowning . |
| 30 | It just depends where we 're going cos I do n't know what we 're doing yet So I 'd and the woman 's coming round tonight so I 'll just , sort of , say to her if I can keep it over the weekend I can do a lot more so otherwise I 'll feel a bit bad |