Example sentences of "[pron] really [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did I really think I knew better than the FO , full of clever people who were experts on British foreign policy ? |
| 2 | ‘ Before I got in the first team , ’ he says , ‘ I was asking myself over and over again : ‘ can I really do it ? ’ . |
| 3 | Can I really expect her to do that for the rest of my life ? ’ |
| 4 | My continuing admiration for his work is not diminished by the fact that I have never received it , nor did I really expect it . |
| 5 | Career : The question to ask yourself is not ‘ can I get what I want ? ’ , but ‘ do I really want it ? ’ |
| 6 | But can I really improve my relationship with the earth by going shopping ? |
| 7 | Can I really throw it away ? |
| 8 | She said , ‘ Did I really scare you ? ’ |
| 9 | This is an extension of ‘ Did I really hear it right ? ’ but moves on from there , to a feeling that unless they see the evidence then they ca n't or wo n't believe it . |
| 10 | Do I really know her ? he thought . |
| 11 | I mean how did I really know I could trust adults ? |
| 12 | ‘ Do I really see him , this other him ? |
| 13 | Do I really see something different every time ? |
| 14 | Oh , they would make a show of looking — taking my belongings was , after all , theft — but would I really prosecute my … lover ? |
| 15 | Do I really hate my life or myself so much that I want to die ? |
| 16 | ‘ Did I really kill him ? ’ |
| 17 | Did I really have it before I was expecting Annie ? |
| 18 | Ask yourself the question ‘ Do I really have anything important to say ? ’ and ‘ Does anyone want to hear it ? ’ |
| 19 | Who d' ya really hate who really gets on your nerves ? |
| 20 | Was it paranoia or could she really feel someone closing in on her ? |
| 21 | Did she really think he would stint his efforts just because his success would mean competition for her affections ? |
| 22 | Did she really owe him an apology ? |
| 23 | And even if it was n't too personal , did she really want him to know that some wee devil of tenderness pulled at her heart at the grey lines of weariness etched into his face ? |
| 24 | And now that the meeting was so close , did she really want it ? |
| 25 | Was she being stupid on purpose , or did she really mean it , Mungo wondered ? |
| 26 | Did she really mean us to infer , I wonder , that Her Royal Highness indulges in a certain filthy habit which , one feels sure , would never be adopted by Mother Theresa ? |
| 27 | Did she really understand what she was taking on ? |
| 28 | Did she really wish her daughter to run off ? |
| 29 | But can she really believe it is possible to go back to Cleveland over whose dead bodies she will return ? |
| 30 | How far does she commit herself to Proteus , and does she really criticise herself ? |