Example sentences of "[coord] [conj] i [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I may my Lord there is an issue that was raised in my learned friends reply er which er was a new point er and where I do take issue with him and this concerns the issue of the relevance of the directive here the , the issue relating to er whether or not the er Lloyd 's Act and the society have got any relevance in respect of the directive , his submission as I understood it , was that under article one , eight , nine the directive only addressed itself to states , to the British Government and that therefore the reliance on the directive by the society and in relation to the Lloyds Act was er a misconceived er reliance . |
| 2 | Just been to a friend 's house and he 's given me a nice cup of tea and a little drop of brandy and that I did enjoy it |
| 3 | All I can say is that the yes of God 's love is stronger than the no of his judgment and that I do believe that despite all the shadows and elements of chaos in the world , in the universe and in life , God 's love is stronger and he is a God of love . |
| 4 | But I 've become scruffier and scruffier , and although I do keep myself immaculately clean , I ca n't be bothered about my clothes any more . |
| 5 | J. decided he wanted a photograph of me , and although I did tease him a bit about this — what did he want a photograph of me for when I was there in front of him most of the time ? — at his insistence I finally went and had it done . |
| 6 | ‘ And supposing I did talk to someone about my job ? ’ |
| 7 | If I hold on to these things they go , and if I let go of them they go , and so my life goes . |
| 8 | I know what you girls are like , you say you 'll just have it short to see what it looks like , and then you say Pedro at the salon wo n't let you grow it just for the moment , and then you say you 've got to look your best for some wedding or other and you ca n't go with it straggly and then you end up not growing it again and if I do n't mention it every week you think I 've learned to like it and if I do mention it every week you think I 'm nagging so I do n't mention it and I 'm stuck with it . |
| 9 | And if I do anger you , what are you going to do with me , eh , have me beaten to an inch of my life ? |
| 10 | But she knew that any attempt at this sort of seductive sophistication would be laughably incongruous coming from her quiet , ordinary little self , and in any case she had made no serious plans to leave , so she simply said steadily , ‘ That 's very nice of you , Dr Russell , but I have n't fully worked out my plans yet , and if I do leave I 'll probably sign on with a nursing agency . |
| 11 | My free time is taken up by the hairdresser and manicurist — and if I do escape them , I have to be fitted at the dressmaker 's . |
| 12 | And if I do escape extinction I shall most likely be black and blue from this wood digging into my back — and I should n't be surprised if you 've broken my wrist . ’ |
| 13 | She knows that I have arthritis and if I do need a bit of support , Clare 's always there , unobtrusively , to give me a hand . |
| 14 | I 'm a farmer — and if I do happen to be mixed up in other people ’ s extraordinary affairs , it 's no fault of mine . |
| 15 | And if I do read a paper it wo n't be for for very long because all the stuff it 's got in it I 've seen it one telly or heard on the radio . |
| 16 | And if I do get an heir it will be by accident . |
| 17 | I always find much of interest in each issue as it reaches me and if I do criticise from time to time , this is meant to be constructive and helpful . |
| 18 | ‘ Leave me your telephone number , and if I do remember something I 'll ring you . |
| 19 | And if I do receive a call , I 'll telephone you at once . ’ |
| 20 | I ai n't got ten shillings , and if I did have I 'd give it to the kids . |
| 21 | ‘ And if I did know , would I be telling you ? |
| 22 | And if I did come and sit face to face across the desk , it would have a discipline . |
| 23 | Yes , I 've got my cat , it 's just gone out , yeah I 've got a cat , yes he 's a lovely little cat I 've got and he 's just gone out a little ginger and but I did have a dog but I , cos he , I had him several years here a beautiful little corgi he was and then I had to have him put to sleep because he had er water trouble , but then my doctor advised me that I , he said do n't have another dog have a cat , so I had a cat , I 've always had a cat though |
| 24 | They were the first big fish I tried to catch when I decided to be more selective with my fishing , and when I did catch a big chub on my first attempt it set the scene for my present angling outlook . |
| 25 | I think I was mentally prepared for gay liberation in 1970 when it came along and when I did encounter it it swept me along quite easily . |
| 26 | Not in the grocery , I suppose there would be , I mean erm as I say I was never thrilled with the clothing department and when I did get involved with the deals , er I 'm afraid I was a political animal and I would 've have been more interested in the political side . |
| 27 | I rarely spoke , and when I did ask questions I did not question the answers . |
| 28 | The nurses seemed overwhelmed , and when I did find one with a moment to spare , she told me my patient had died half an hour earlier . |
| 29 | ‘ Suddenly I went from ex-public schoolboy to illegal immigrant and when I did re-apply I was refused and told to get out . ’ |
| 30 | I have not seen her alone face to face all the time we have been here and when I do see her in company she is wont to turn from me . |