Example sentences of "[adv] [coord] [verb] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Serve the food properly or let me do it . ’ |
| 2 | Was I hearing him right or had I missed the point as so often happened ? |
| 3 | We even paid a surprise visit to Corsham , where Rosemary and Clifford Ellis welcomed us warmly and invited me to give a series of lectures and classes . |
| 4 | Well my there 's never any please , there 's never any thank you , there 's nothing , I mean there are are n't they , when he was saying that all he 's done for her and they virtually like turned their back on them , he got out in all those winds and weather were n't it , but , we built there and he come out apparently and said I do n't want you having anything else to do with my kids , |
| 5 | Her mum came down the street steaming from the chip shop , and she rushed us inside and got me to make a pot of tea while she shared them all out between the three of us , and we all sat round their fire eating them . |
| 6 | She must have sensed that one day I would be leaving her again , and that nearly broke my heart , knowing the sadness she must feel all too well in my experiences with lovers who never stayed long but left me feeling as if part of me had been torn from my body . |
| 7 | Suddenly I just could n't stand it any longer and said I 've GOT to push and she came out like a champagne cork at 8.15 a.m . |
| 8 | The fact that he has chosen to go away and leave me means that he does not love me . |
| 9 | ‘ Go away and let me do my work , or we 'll be running on one staff nurse and half an aspirin . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Aline , be a dear sweet girl and go away and let me die in peace . |
| 11 | This time in the hotels I particularly noticed how many people of different tongues were also staying there — all babbling away and making me wonder who they were and where they had come from . |
| 12 | Will you go away and let me have a serious discussion with my nephew without these constant interruptions ? |
| 13 | It stops me concentrating on breathing properly and makes me feel as if I 've lost control of the situation . |
| 14 | Did I think the big flanker was offside and did I think I was half-held . |
| 15 | ‘ When Julius phoned me yesterday and asked me to bring the files he wanted to work on , he did n't tell me you were staying here . ’ |
| 16 | She wants this doll , well Julie got it yesterday and said I phoned up , she said you 've got ta listen to this she said I 've just put a battery in when you want to hear it cry . |
| 17 | In the meantime , I 'd be really grateful if you 'd step aside and let me come on board for a while . ’ |
| 18 | When I meet people I like , instead of saying more and showing I like them and asking questions , I sort of clam up , as if I do n't expect them to like me , or as if I 'm not interesting enough for them . |
| 19 | Neil poor boy he had a driving lesson yesterday came home and said I do n't want to do any more ! |
| 20 | How many people go back home and say I had an affair ? |
| 21 | you know , but I mean at the moment I keep , he 's coming home some nights and , you know it like , he 'll come home and say I had a really good morning the kids were great , but as for the afternoon , and like he said when you 're teaching you 're only as good as your last lesson , you know |
| 22 | Are you gon na come home and help me dig this pond out then Mark ? |
| 23 | You would come darkly near and let me feed on your open mouth , while with a generosity that was ready to offer you everything , my heart , my throat , my entrails , I gave you to hold in your awkward fist the sceptre of my passion . ’ |
| 24 | What she 'd had was a double-booking , effectively , cos she 'd had this dinner which was meant to be in the private dining hall , but the numbers had suddenly shot up , and because they 'd said originally they wanted either the private dining hall or the main dining hall depending on numbers , she should have really booked them both and decided later and told me to like try somewhere else , but she did n't , she told me yeah the dining hall 's free . |
| 25 | The question is therefore asked with an implication attached to it of ‘ do I have to start getting really worried now or do I have time to adjust to this bad news ? ’ |
| 26 | I was still doubtful , but Suzy said she thought the work I was doing fitted this description perfectly and encouraged me to apply . |
| 27 | ‘ And this may be your villa , and your bed , but if you had the minutest atom of good manners or breeding you 'd get out of here right now and let me get some clothes on ! ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Dennis , lovie , can you type this out now and let me have a copy ? |
| 29 | ‘ People go on about my goalscoring now and expect me to score in every game now I 've hit a purple patch . |
| 30 | You are forced to ask : Do I stop here or do I go on through ? |