Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] i [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On a personal note , could you pray for me as I am in the process of getting a job in Saudi Arabia myself and will need all the prayer support I can get . |
| 2 | The hours mean I can collect the children from school and am with them in the school holidays . |
| 3 | If interest is earned in a separate account from the cheque account I would expect automatic transfers to keep the cheque account at an agreed limit . |
| 4 | For the reasons mentioned I would dismiss these appeals . |
| 5 | The lads said I should have stayed at home . |
| 6 | Mm stop the shoulders aching I would think . |
| 7 | Once the wind drops I 'll get you over to the mainland and get an X-ray done at St Mary 's . ’ |
| 8 | " Who does not know " , said Alexander III in 1886 of Gorchakov 's successor , " that the pitiful Giers ( N.K. Giers , foreign minister 1881 – 94 ) is nothing more than an executor of my will ? " , while almost two decades later an even more self-effacing foreign minister had no doubt that " my duty consists in telling the emperor what I think about every question , and then when the Sovereign decides I must obey unconditionally and try to see that the Sovereign 's decision is executed " . |
| 9 | ‘ The study means I can conduct all the business here , ’ says Melinda . |
| 10 | I mean as I say if the queen came I would talk how I |
| 11 | The Queen knew I would accompany you here . |
| 12 | Dawn recalls : ‘ The consultant assumed I would terminate the pregnancy . |
| 13 | As soon as the boy left I 'd pull him into the alley and take it from him . |
| 14 | the Chancellor said I 'll deal with it then . |
| 15 | And the bloke goes I 'll clean him up , I 'm , I 'm , I 'm really sorry about that and he |
| 16 | As the days passed I might have been telling him the truth , for I lost weight far more successfully than on any diet I have ever attempted . |
| 17 | He also had the cheek to suggest I should move into a flat nearer town . |
| 18 | NALGO in particular has adopted very good policies , which makes my own employment more secure , and of all the organisations listed I would suggest that NALGO 's contribution has probably been the greatest . |
| 19 | just happened to mention in the night says I 'd like a white telly you know , go a bit more with , with the decor |
| 20 | ‘ I 've been offered lots of films just because the producers thought I would put bums on seats . |
| 21 | On his side the King promised I would receive food and drink , enough for 1,724 Lilliputians . |
| 22 | That 's absolute crap , he was so he was as sober as the day comes I can tell you and it was just a joke . |
| 23 | ‘ Tom , dear , by the time I 've asked you to pass something , and you 've said what and where is it and did n't I mean the other one , I can get this oven done and the baby born I should think . ’ |
| 24 | I am sure the pirates thought I would die . |
| 25 | The moment the game ends I 'll know whether everything is all right or otherwise . ’ |
| 26 | Oh he 's gone to the library to see I 'll have to get |
| 27 | As the season progressed I 'd become more aware of the gradual decline in the sharpness of my axes and crampons , bringing them more in line with mixed rather than ice climbing gear . |
| 28 | Before we do the role plays I 'd like to discuss them to sort of , so we know exactly what we 're gon na do . |
| 29 | And as soon as the bell went I could release my energy . |
| 30 | " After the Americans leave I must travel to Canton again . |