Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [adv] [verb] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must regretfully report that this part of Madeleine Barthelemy-Madaule 's book is very inexpert and amateurish — a judgement to my mind confirmed by her citing Professor H. Graham Cannon as an authority on the subject . |
| 2 | in the she kept speaking about him as tho , as though he was all , you know , still alright , and that was just so funny the way she said it and I thought I must n't laugh cos that er , i she does n't intend to be funny with it at all ! |
| 3 | And I should also mention that this could n't be possible without the generosity and help of Percy and a sincere thank you Percy . |
| 4 | I should also say that these are already selling like the proverbial hot cakes , so maybe I should move swiftly on to the ME-10 … |
| 5 | I gave his wife some mulberries last autumn and I know he trusts us with the petrol allowance and anyway this beastly rationing should be over soon , so I know I should n't complain when some people have had it much worse up in town . |
| 6 | She said soothingly that , really , I should n't worry as these things often took three to four weeks to sort out , and I should carry on waiting . |
| 7 | I might really believe that smoking cigarettes does me no harm . |
| 8 | I would have picked number one you see and erm of course there was the er I knew the name Barbara erm and knew she 'd got a shop called Hitched in Northampton er er anyway when I was in the library I thought well I 'll just see if Hitched is in the telephone book you see , and it was . |
| 9 | If they give advice , they mainly do it after a lifetime 's experience and because they are anxious to help — though I 'll not deny that some parents can be real nasties as far as their children are concerned . |
| 10 | That experience is something I 'll never forget as long as I live . |
| 11 | I could also assess whether this new formula or exercise was really working for them . |
| 12 | Changing from being employed to being self-employed , it 's , it 's a big change that is you and er , and er the union the union helped me and er told me what I could do and what I could n't do and all that sort of thing . |
| 13 | And I went up and down the road and miles away then came back and I could n't stop because this bike was very old fashioned and you had to stop it by pedalling back |
| 14 | No I could n't say that that was the child , erm possibly she 's grown a bit , quite considerably . |
| 15 | I do n't know if anyone saw Football focus on Grandstand but I could n't believe that two loonies had tipped Sheff Wed over Leeds to win the Championship . |
| 16 | I could n't see that this was especially praiseworthy . |
| 17 | I could not tell whether this was a reasonable assessment or whether it was neurotic . |
| 18 | I could not tell if any of them had been involved but pleaded with them : ‘ If you know anything , please tell . |
| 19 | I could not believe that such an outburst of violence could happen in Fontanellato , where everybody , including those who belonged to the party , seemed to be more or less on good terms with one another , but when I arrived home I begged my father to be careful and to avoid discussions with anybody except the doctor . |
| 20 | I could not believe that this was the intention of Parliament . |
| 21 | I turned as far as I could without rocking or creaking , but I could n't see him . |
| 22 | Erm perhaps no more than two hectares adrift , so if I could just emphasize that that land availability figure is round about thirty five hectares . |
| 23 | If I could only resolve that lower right hand panel though , he wrote , or even decide once and for all to leave it empty , then perhaps the boredom would disappear . |
| 24 | A taxi was called and Hugo and the children left for Liverpool Street and I was left alone with my own thoughts , in a state of mind I could only describe as lustless . |
| 25 | I could hardly believe that this was to be the end of the public life of a man so comparatively young , and with so much still to give … |
| 26 | Bob and Tony go to the club this afternoon put her down , if I 'm any where near that I 'd fucking stop and all sorts . |
| 27 | " I need n't ask if that 's what you wanted to hear . |
| 28 | I would simply add that such analysis remains partial if it excludes , as his does by definition , paralinguistic features of communication . |
| 29 | But I would rather say that this expression of worship and praise is in fact vital as the outward sign of an inward grace . |
| 30 | And so I would n't think that that I probably Just a just a trait of personality . |