Example sentences of "[verb] i [vb mod] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | I had few friends , just one or two left over from school , but on the infrequent occasions when we met I could see from their faces that they pitied me , finding me foolish and Syl a bore . |
2 | ‘ And what exactly do you think I might do to Kirsty if you were rash enough to leave her alone with me ? ’ |
3 | Yeah , I do n't , I do n't think I 'll forget about that . |
4 | ‘ Do you think I 'll grieve over the manner of that monster 's death , Simon ? |
5 | If Mr. Marshall will excuse me , I do n't think I 'll bother with lunch . |
6 | ‘ I 'm not all that interested in voting , but if I do I think I 'll vote for Mr Field , but I 'm not sure , ’ said Mr Bingham . |
7 | Sir , I do n't think I 'll go to the Grand next week , I 'm getting susceptible and it 's a bit bewildering when there are eight and all in one troupe . |
8 | I do n't think I 'll go to the wall over eight , chairman . |
9 | Julia said nothing for a moment then she said quietly , ‘ Thank you , doctor , for the offer , but I do n't think I 'll go in hospital if you do n't mind . ’ |
10 | Do n't think I 'll go in that |
11 | ‘ Good try , but you surely do n't think I 'll fall for a line like that ? ’ |
12 | So I put very little energy into my criminal case partly because I did n't think I would go to prison , and certainly not for more than a month or two . |
13 | I did not think I would stay with the band forever . |
14 | ‘ Do you think I would choose to be so ? ’ |
15 | ‘ But I do n't think I would fit into his scheme of things for next season . |
16 | ‘ If there is no room here , there is plenty up on the hill , and where do you think I would like to be ? ’ |
17 | ‘ You ca n't think I 'd stoop to that ! ’ he said savagely . |
18 | No , I do n't think I 'd go for a house that erm I would n't but those big houses of course it would have alarms would n't it ? |
19 | ‘ You do n't think I 'd go to that length for a belt , do you ? ’ |
20 | In fact — ’ his upper lip curled fastidiously as he paused thoughtfully ‘ — in fact , if we did n't have our professional connection to serve as camouflage , I do n't think I 'd care to be seen with you . |
21 | How long do you think I 'd stay in business if I did n't keep my lines clean ? |
22 | ‘ Course I will — what d' you think I 'd do with them , flush them down the loo ? ’ |
23 | ‘ You would n't think I 'd listen at all , because I 'm so chatty , ’ she says . |
24 | Well I would n't , I do n't think I 'd worry about writing to them until we 've got the dates . |
25 | ‘ I do n't know why you should think I 'd object to a frisky man , military or otherwise . |
26 | She sat bushy-tailed for the day at a table with two men , one her husband ( ‘ You 'd think I 'd know by now after thirty-eight years what he likes for his breakfast ’ ) , the other a distant cousin , I decided . |
27 | I always carry some with me , but I hope I never have to use it because I do n't think I 'd get near him with the needle . ’ |
28 | Did you think I 'd plead with you to stay ? ’ |
29 | Right , erm er then I , what did I think I 'd say after that ? |
30 | I do n't think I 'd take to it . |