Example sentences of "i [verb] [pers pn] [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 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | I mean it had that sort of look to it . |
| 7 | And the press did come down , I mean it got some coverage . |
| 8 | ‘ I mean I hope all resemblance is purely physical . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I mean I I really could of a I mean I hired that ladder just to do about six foot either side . |
| 11 | and it 's all I mean I use this gel stuff |
| 12 | I mean I had that go with her . |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | As it was , I mean I found another chocolate gateau under those Christmas tree cakes . |
| 15 | Yeah , what I mean I want some time off to be able to re-write properly . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | My brothers er I mean you know this lavender bush and Get in there . |
| 18 | I mean you do that sort of thing at home do n't you , but |
| 19 | 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 ? |
| 20 | I realised I wanted another guitar player . |
| 21 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 22 | Glancing round at the noisy throng , Ellie observed helpfully , ‘ I expect they find each other 's groups more interesting . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I expect it had some help , then , ’ said Dorcas . |
| 24 | Carter and Cureton 's entries on " style " seemed to match the first brief and I found they complemented each other in interesting ways . |
| 25 | But I found I had little idea how to set about producing a crime short story . |
| 26 | 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 . ’ |
| 27 | But I say I went all day without nothing to eat bloody starved . |
| 28 | anyway the girl said well I 'll ring first to see where you get your application form she , and the , Sue phoned and was on the other end and I said oh you should apparently you 've got have erm , er , application form and Mrs going to send you one , I said is that Mrs on the line she said is that Mrs speaking , she said yeah , I said will you tell it 's Mrs she said oh , well , tell Mrs she 's no need to apply I 've got all her details and she is being looked at , you know , we are looking into it anyway erm , as I say I had this letter just after Christmas to say that there was a job coming up at the Mencap at Wellingborough Road , Rushden , and I was being selected and erm would I go up for the informal interview on the Monday and the formal interview at the hospital the next morning , so I went up got the first person there and er she , she , it 's a new , it 's an old house but they 've done it all up and there all papers on the floor and then she said oh I think I 'll pick these up Ir Irene , I said oh call me Joy everybody does and she said alright , OK , I said oh I 'll help you so of course I said , I went straight down with her on the floor picking all these papers up and she , and when the next person come she said poor old Joy ai n't even got in the door and that 's it , she 's already working and she said I can see you 're like me Joy you 'll do a job when you see it 's got ta be done , I said I 've always been the same , I ca n't , I ca n't see a spoon or a bit of paper laying on the floor |
| 29 | ‘ I suggest we carry each other . ’ |
| 30 | Now I 'm going to help you with it and what I suggest we do this morning when I give you these sheets will you please write your name and today 's date at the top of the sheet and I put the date on the board , and then can you please resist the temptation to start , start writing over the rest of the sheet until I 've gone through it with you . |