Example sentences of "i understand " in BNC.
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| 1 | Am I understanding this correctly ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Do I understand that you 're proposing to advertise your products with a calendar that degrades women ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Do I understand that you are proposing to pressure a man into making mistakes so that you can sack him ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Do I understand , sir , ’ I said , ‘ that you wish me to convey the information to the young gentleman ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ How can I understand it , how can I understand it ? ’ he went on and on accusingly , as though scientists are to blame for not inventing a magic serum that would give him instant knowledge . |
| 6 | ‘ How can I understand it , how can I understand it ? ’ he went on and on accusingly , as though scientists are to blame for not inventing a magic serum that would give him instant knowledge . |
| 7 | I am no great linguist but I still ca n't see how both Menes are represented , nor can I understand at all , how Daniel could have drawn from these three apparently simple words his full translation : ‘ God hath numbered thy kingdom and finished it . |
| 8 | Goodman ( 1970 , p.36 ) says that ‘ The reader asks himself not only ‘ Do I understand what this means ? ’ but ‘ Do I buy it ? ’ ’ |
| 9 | I now feel I understand people much more now than I did before . |
| 10 | Do I understand you think we should enter again next year ? ’ |
| 11 | Do I understand that you think we should enter again next year ? ( b ) |
| 12 | Mr Churchill : Do I understand the Right Honourable Gentleman to say " Rubbish " ? |
| 13 | How well did I understand ? |
| 14 | in his arms and treat and Mr Bumble rushed into the room with great excitement and addressed the gentleman in the high chair said I beg your pardon sir , Oliver Twist has asked for more , there was a for more said compose yourself Bumble and do I understand that he asked for more after he 'd eaten supper he did sir replied Bumble , that boy would be hung I know that boy will be hung |
| 15 | But how could she be so certain that her intention would be transparent to me , and how did I understand her meaning so accurately ? |
| 16 | But how could she be so certain that her intention would be transparent to me , and how did I understand her meaning so accurately ? |
| 17 | ‘ Do I understand you wo n't be coming along yourself ? ’ she asked hesitantly . |
| 18 | ‘ What must I understand ? ’ he asked , his eyes fixed on me . |
| 19 | Then he added : " And do I understand correctly that you do n't keep a " boy " in your house ? " |
| 20 | They did n't do I I understand that the the quarries at and and those places used to cast their own stuff , but erm I I have n't I never heard of them actually casting anything erm ferrous anyway . |
| 21 | She would love to return the hospitality , but Raymond — did I understand ? |
| 22 | Do I understand that you wish to take legal action in the matter of the will ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Do I understand , ’ said Clarke when she came to the end of her story , ‘ that you had reason to believe your friend might have been the victim of a violent attack ? ’ |
| 24 | Do I understand that it is a HUMAN EXPERIENCE the symbol evokes ? |
| 25 | You r did I understand correctly that you ruled out sector six on grounds of coalescence ? |
| 26 | There 's an ambiguity I suspect it it 's a in my mind rather than yours about the nuclear role , did I understand you to say that Eurofighter two thousand would not have the capability of carrying for instance the W E one seven seven , we know that the is not going to be er taken any further according to recent announcement but will Eurofighter two thousand have the capacity to carry W E one seven seven ? |
| 27 | ‘ What do n't I understand ? ’ |
| 28 | May I understand you have a caravan on the back at the time ? |
| 29 | Sorry I can only be done , I said , mm , would I understand , and I said yes . |
| 30 | Do I understand you are handing over your responsibilities to the Labour group , washing your hands of them . |