Example sentences of "i [verb] [pron] [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked you to move this lot , and you did n't ! |
| 2 | " You would n't get the wrong idea if I asked you to put that light out , would you ? " she asked . |
| 3 | No , I change me mind this week , eh , I bought some erm , I bought |
| 4 | ‘ I thought I made myself clear this morning , Rincewind . |
| 5 | But they make me die because you , you you 're a day , I mean we got this sort of letter the bailiffs were coming in because we were a day late . |
| 6 | Er I mean I , I mean have we really thought this through because er if we 're an anticipating having hundred , hundred and fifty people here which I suppose is of course about what we would hope for , the response that NUPE er as you know they would need to actually achieve the yes vote , I mean we need this sort of room full er would n't it not be more sensible to split up between co or not , would it not be normal for the tutor to expect the group to split up to address specific areas like , I do n't know , Labour Party membership , erm finance , I do n't know , whatever |
| 7 | I mean it had that sort of look to it . |
| 8 | And the press did come down , I mean it got some coverage . |
| 9 | ‘ I mean I hope all resemblance is purely physical . |
| 10 | I mean I thought that migration was the er , would be the cure of all ills , in that , you know , we 've got wage differentials here in this , in this hypothetical economy . |
| 11 | I mean I I really could of a I mean I hired that ladder just to do about six foot either side . |
| 12 | and it 's all I mean I use this gel stuff |
| 13 | I mean I had that go with her . |
| 14 | Er yes Mr Chairman , I mean I assume this thing gives us a fairly embryonic stage , I hope it 's not intended in any way as a finished article , it seems to me in many cases er a state into the obvious er I 'd hope that our employees would be polite people , erm you know this is a great step forward to putting down on a paper , I do n't know , but I mean |
| 15 | As it was , I mean I found another chocolate gateau under those Christmas tree cakes . |
| 16 | Yeah , what I mean I want some time off to be able to re-write properly . |
| 17 | So you know just picking up Mr 's point , I h we must n't confuse , I mean I agree that quantity is one of the measures of quality but it 's not the only one . |
| 18 | My brothers er I mean you know this lavender bush and Get in there . |
| 19 | I mean you do that sort of thing at home do n't you , but |
| 20 | Yes because at the moment he 's just , I mean he 's I mean he has n't , I mean he had that job in Debenhams and that 's it is n't it really ? |
| 21 | I realised I wanted another guitar player . |
| 22 | I hate whatever made this world , I hate whatever made the human race , made men like Caliban possible and situations like this possible . |
| 23 | ‘ I realise you love this car and I know you 're tired , ’ she said , determinedly hauling him out , ‘ but I 'd be grateful if you could save this until we 're in the house and in the dry . ’ |
| 24 | Glancing round at the noisy throng , Ellie observed helpfully , ‘ I expect they find each other 's groups more interesting . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I expect it had some help , then , ’ said Dorcas . |
| 26 | ‘ I expect whoever sent that letter — just did n't want to get involved . ’ |
| 27 | Two days later in what was a completely strange country I found myself doing this audition piece and I can remember very clearly sitting in the antechamber afterwards and the registrar popping her head round the door and saying balefully to a group of us sitting there , ‘ Sorry , none of you ’ . |
| 28 | Carter and Cureton 's entries on " style " seemed to match the first brief and I found they complemented each other in interesting ways . |
| 29 | But I found I had little idea how to set about producing a crime short story . |
| 30 | When I started writing it , I found I had more sympathy with Frank , and he started saying more and more , and Betty merged into the background . ’ |