Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [verb] i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So be it when I shall grow old or let me die . |
| 2 | I wish it was yesterday , I wish I was just climbing over the rocks in dear comfortable Mrs McPhee who does n't mind getting wet and lets me breathe — ’ |
| 3 | ‘ But is the vixen sad or do I attribute sadness to her ? |
| 4 | He was terrific and made me realise the only reason I had these thoughts was because of the enormous love I have for you . |
| 5 | Er I , I was going in the evening you know , doing the tailoring class but of course my illnesses have stopped me doing all of that and made me realize I ca n't do it all . |
| 6 | They took the baby and I remember asking if it was okay and did I have a boy or a girl . |
| 7 | If that 's what you 're doing in practice , say so , do n't put all these exclusions in the document because that makes me suspicious and makes me think you 're trying to exclude these things . |
| 8 | I find the textual basis for this interpretation very flimsy , in fact there is clear erm erm erm textual evidence for precisely the opposite and let me cite erm one instance Locke is here talking about tacit consent and the purchase of property and erm he says whenever the owner who has given nothing but such a tacit consent to the government will by donation , sale or otherwise quit the said possession , he is at liberty to go and incorporate himself into any other commonwealth or to agree with others to begin a new one in any part of the world they can find free and unpossessed whereas he that has once by actual agreement in any expressed declaration given his consent to be of any commonwealth is perpetually and indispensably obliged to be and remain unalterably a subject to it and can never be again in the liberty of the state of nature . |
| 9 | I told 'im I was gettin' over me wounds an' 'e said the work was 'ard an' did I fink I could manage it . |
| 10 | Perhaps I should start by telling you something I 'll not be talking about and that is the subject of financial resources and how Lynda 's getting on in her discussions with chief secretary , I do n't suppose that comes to you as any surprise but I shall I not be talking on that but let me say that we remain committed strongly to a substantial aid programme which as far as possible is directed towards the poorest countries . |
| 11 | And all that let me tell you after Pisa looked so dangerous in the first eight minutes , clearly they 'd come out looking for the early goal themselves , and who was badly fouled by in the early stages and needed attention , he 's the number eight , and the number eleven , who looks as quick as any player I 've seen in ages and ages , they are the two danger men and they will need some marking . |
| 12 | Now sit still and let me see to your arm . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Take me in by your fire for I am shivering with cold and I am lost in the forest … oh be merciful and let me share your fire and give me a cup of milk to sup and a mouthful of bread … ’ |
| 14 | He said he 'd just come back from Amsterdam and he had tried some and said it was great and did I know where he could get some . |
| 15 | Now if you will be so good as to let me pass . ’ |
| 16 | If you had left well alone and let me carry on my business I would n't be here . |
| 17 | Even Daley Thompson , who insisted he had very little interference from teachers , said they helped him in a non-involved way : ‘ They were all right ; they left me alone and let me get on with what suited me . |
| 18 | Now talk some more and let me hear whether you 've come back with an American accent . " |
| 19 | I think my first issue was about September 1970 and do I recall a two-page debate along the lines of ‘ Does Bob Dylan Really Want To Be Elvis Presley ? ’ |
| 20 | The members are accountable and let me go back about the committees . |
| 21 | " Fancy staying on at three-thirty and helping me paint ? " |
| 22 | ‘ Tell Wally to keep his eyes open and let me know when they pass him , ’ Hitch instructed . |
| 23 | ‘ Okay , blue-eyes , ’ I drawled , even though they were green , ‘ be difficult and make me twist the information from you until you scream for my kisses … ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm not sure how secure that makes me feel , ’ Culley said . |
| 25 | She was still very active and made me feel so welcome , especially when she opened the sherry bottle . |
| 26 | He was there merely to look wise and let me talk . |
| 27 | It was fun and made me feel useful and wanted . |
| 28 | ‘ Initially it was very disconcerting and made me feel very self-conscious , ’ she said . |