Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [adv] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I should explain why I believe that Cornwall is a special case and why so many local people argued in these terms . |
| 2 | ‘ I must explain how I 've managed to accumulate all this new stuff . |
| 3 | As soon as she was seated , she said in a voice that was hard and tense , ‘ You must know why I 've come . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You must know why I have come , Neil , ’ she said , and she held out her arms to him . |
| 5 | Emma , you 're not grown-up but you 're not a baby , except in my mind , so you must know how I feel about you , always have . |
| 6 | ‘ Sophie — you must know how I feel about you . |
| 7 | ‘ I knew you were n't going to believe me , but it seemed only fair that you should know why I agreed to marry you . ’ |
| 8 | And we should look also I think perhaps at some quality factors er which might be written into the lease since there are some some things which I think we 're all less than satisfied with er you know customer complaints and the way they 're dealt with . |
| 9 | We should go down I think Rachel and I as before , and |
| 10 | Perhaps I should mention now I mean I I I 'm not fill in questionnaire 's but it would it would be helpful if you actually did erm fill in that before you actually leave this evening and leave it on the on the table on the way out if that 's possible I think that , that information which you put on them would be useful . |
| 11 | Mind you they must go somewhere I do n't know where , cos we never pick them up |
| 12 | Late I must admit lately I have n't seen her with , I have n't |
| 13 | And first I must say why I need to make this digression . |
| 14 | I must say when I got up this morning I did n't feel much better than when I went to bed last night but there we are . |
| 15 | I must say when I read that in 's letter , I did n't read that specific erm comment , I read something , something much much wider really , that , that really I felt that what she was saying was you know that when , when there is a group , then readers er musicians , everybody else reflect together and come together before they actually , you know , they do n't all operate the same but they come together and they reflect together on what the , the theme is , or you know , what was the main point of the readings . |
| 16 | I do n't believe it for one minute , personally , but this is the , this is the theory , and I 'll explain why I do n't believe it , later . |
| 17 | If he 's really cornered , he might think well I 've got to fight , I 've got no way round it . |
| 18 | If you 've ever used one of these you 'll know why I use the other one . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'll know when I get there , wo n't I ? |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll know when I get his report . ’ |
| 21 | Sure so at least you 'll know when I come back I 'm gon na ask you , thank you very much indeed . |
| 22 | And then we 'll discuss why I hate him , which invariably is because I feel threatened . |
| 23 | So they 'll carry on I think . |
| 24 | Get a few nibbles sort of like couple of days before like er cos if Kim comes I 'll do like I did last year , just a little buffet tea . |
| 25 | If you care to try building that newsletter with PagePlus , however , you might see why I came to those conclusions . |
| 26 | I reckon now you might see why I did n't want to come home . |
| 27 | Well , now you know her story , and you 'll understand why I did n't want it to happen to you . |
| 28 | ‘ Well , now perhaps you 'll understand why I have no intention of giving up anything , ’ Jenna stated . |
| 29 | I know you 'll understand when I say my husband 's a one for the usquebaugh , I was about to correct him with the pressure-cooker once but I remembered my Victorian values just in time . |
| 30 | ‘ Then you 'll understand how I feel about Ryan , wo n't you ? ’ he asked grimly . |