Example sentences of "[be] [verb] i [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if our marriage had n't been arranged I would have wanted to marry Anna . |
| 2 | I 've played against him and Wasim in county cricket and , believe me , if they had been cheating I would have known . |
| 3 | If it 's been located I 'll have to get back to London . |
| 4 | My beautiful villa — when it has been built I shall take my holidays there , no airport delays and no traffic jams , just taking tea with my little finger up and Dorothy Wordsworth on my lap . |
| 5 | Are erm erm have been made I 'd like to simply to say I think two things . |
| 6 | ‘ You 're suggesting I 'll do so ? ’ |
| 7 | That 's what John said last night , we er , all they , all went to bingo five of us went and it boomeranged well if you 're going I 'll come , if I 'm going you 're going I 'm going and the next thing poor old John had to go out and work look after about eleven kids |
| 8 | and who have never ever been assertive oh well whatever you 're having I 'll have the same . |
| 9 | So a lot of people quite understandably say , ‘ The media is something which is best kept out of here and if they 're coming I shall hide under the table ’ and so on . |
| 10 | ‘ You 're saying I should let the wench escape with fitzAlan ? ’ |
| 11 | You 're saying I can do it a lot better than that . |
| 12 | ‘ You 're saying I can start in the office today as hostess — and that the job will be permanent ? |
| 13 | ‘ While you 're gone I 'll make some calls and see if I can track down a crystal , ’ she said firmly . |
| 14 | ‘ While you 're gone I 'll make some calls and see if I can track down a crystal , ’ she said firmly . |
| 15 | Erm so right , if you get something then where you 're integrating I 'd like to sort of have a little practice this week of Have you done much practice of differentiating a product ? |
| 16 | and if you have n't got it you could be there all day on the exam , urgh urgh , and also you 're thinking I 'll put it this way up , that one over that |
| 17 | I think it fortunate that I met him as I am persuaded I can cure him of his disorder or turn the evil to good ’ . |
| 18 | I 've been told I should wait three months before trying for a baby again — but why is this advice given ? |
| 19 | I made my way to a cottage near the church , where I had been told I could expect a night 's lodging . |
| 20 | The American legal system is so odd that I 've been told I could get Tristram deported in my custody . |
| 21 | ‘ I have already been told I will need an operation and it is going to take some time to sort out my problem . |
| 22 | Here are look I 'll show you one up there look Oh So Sharp |
| 23 | I thought I must join some service which is considered sufficiently hazardous , because when I am conscripted I can say I do n't wish to fight but I am ready to do my part in National Service . |
| 24 | As soon as I am settled I shall send you my permanent address ’ . |
| 25 | ‘ When the travel arrangements are settled I 'll drive you straight back to your hotel . |
| 26 | So when I 'm knitting I will add a stitch each side for the seam if necessary , so that I do n't lose any of the pattern . |
| 27 | And if , if they do they do things at half measure it 's more likely to be crushed I would 've thought . |
| 28 | Cos the walls ai n't gon na be done I 'll get back and get a tub next week and I got ta tenner left over look to get you something for and get your hat . |
| 29 | ‘ I am the mother of a spastic child but had I been told before his birth that my son would be handicapped I would have asked for an abortion . |
| 30 | You will appreciate that before Contracts can be exchanged I must have the insurance company 's acceptance of your life proposals showing that your ages have been admitted and when you visit the Bank on Friday no doubt you will impress upon them that you are under pressure to exchange Contracts for your purchase and ask them to expedite the issue of the life acceptance as soon as possible . |