Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] i " in BNC.
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1 | I 'm originally from 80 Km north of there — a wee place called Castlebar and before you start slagging off Mayo footballers , I 'd better let you know I know this year 's hurling result ! ! ! |
2 | Not only did he tell me all the train times I needed to know ( without so much as a sigh ) , he also found out how I might get from Elstree station to the BBC studios . |
3 | Not only did he give me a shock , he also hurt me . |
4 | It was worthwhile , though — not only did he make me feel young and raunchy again , he left me with enough self-esteem to believe in my capabilities as a single mother . ’ |
5 | So do you reckon I 've done well ? |
6 | ‘ So do you think I am going to be afraid of Lennox Lewis ? |
7 | So do you think I could ask you something about what you please tell |
8 | Lorenzini waited and then asked : ‘ So do you want me to go and take his statement ? ’ |
9 | So do you want me to call at the 's now ? |
10 | So do you want me to get you one ? |
11 | ‘ How long do you think I 'll be with you ? ’ |
12 | How long do you think I 'd stay in business if I did n't keep my lines clean ? |
13 | How long did you give me my certificate for ? |
14 | He was mightily pissed off with me ; perhaps he wished he had just let them shoot me on the ground . |
15 | ‘ Hello Friday — just to let you know I 'll be a few seconds late with the tea ! ’ |
16 | ‘ As long as it 's later , ’ he remarked with cheerful optimism , ‘ I 'll try not to let it worry me . ’ |
17 | Because instead of just letting it go I allowed myself to get involved . |
18 | Not letting her see me of course . |
19 | ‘ That 's why I 'm not letting you take me to the airport . ’ |
20 | I 'll not let them see me . ’ |
21 | and the furry monster was there and the church bells rang unceasingly , my muse was red with righteous anger , o my love , and her hound barked at the furry monster and her frankfurter but i did not let them see me for worshipping in silence is the artist 's choice , that is the way for growth . |
22 | They looked just like those horrible Yahoos , and at first I could not let them touch me or come near me . |
23 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , you may keep your door closed and not answer when I ring the bell , you may refuse to answer my letters or return my calls when I leave a message on your answering machine , but sooner or later we are bound to meet and this time I will not let you fob me off with a smile . |
24 | " I did n't just let her send me to bed — I wanted to go to bed . " |
25 | I 'll wait , if you 'd just let him know I 'm here . ’ |
26 | ‘ How exactly do you think I can help ? ’ he asked gently . |
27 | ‘ And what exactly do you think I might do to Kirsty if you were rash enough to leave her alone with me ? ’ |
28 | Speaking about the survivors , when I go ashore do you want me to take them along and dump them ? ’ |
29 | He always made me feel I was doing something wrong . |
30 | I I always make them give me three p |