Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [verb] i [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I go sorry , and he goes makes a jolly good Christmas gift and I go I ca n't do it |
| 2 | ‘ And I hope I may be spared to repaint my own house when I am ninety-eight , Doctor ! ’ |
| 3 | This is one of the things I want you to se see today and this wonderful film I was gon na show today and I hope I 'll show next week , third time lucky , they actually interview the wives , the polygynous wives of of some erm erm guy in Africa , some African erm and they to them they actually ask the wives , why do you , you know why are you married to this man and they say well he feeds us , you know th that 's why we 're married to him , he gives us food and he 's apparently got five this particular man they interviewed , three of them were active and two of them were elderly , and the three active wives are quite open about the fact that this man 's a good provider and therefore they stay with him , but they , they would n't in the case of Australian Aborigines , they would n't stay if they did n't get fed and they only get fed because he 's a good hunter and to be a good hunter you need to go on good terms of men and that 's how it works . |
| 4 | [ reading ] " When you read this letter you will be far on your way to your father and mother where you have so long desired to be , and I hope I shall forbear thinking of you with the least shadow of that fondness my foolish heart had entertained for you . |
| 5 | Sue Baring , finding it difficult to conceal her disappointment , thanked a similar list of people before ending : ‘ I do think the result is uncomfortable for many sections of this society and I hope I will be free to fight for all those who may well lose out as a result of this election . ’ |
| 6 | But he helped me all the way round and I hope I can do him justice tomorrow . ’ |
| 7 | I think I do it because I 'm so depressed by the poor performance of professional investment managers in the city , and I hope I can do better than they can . |
| 8 | And I mean I would like to go offshore again , just to prove to myself whether I could or could not do it . |
| 9 | And I mean I would n't I mean it 's no way , even Sid says I would n't drive all the way up there to see them . |
| 10 | And I mean I ca n't thank the people enough that sent them all . |
| 11 | but briar to that we 've got this game show , you know , a bit like er Blind Date and I mean I ca n't stand them any way , and I 'm thinking I have n't got the patience in the morning when I 've got dinners to put up and I 've got them to get going |
| 12 | and I mean I 'd love the Bluecoat but I mean you 've got to be pretty clever for that . |
| 13 | Erm , I think at the back of some people 's minds there was this pressure , you know that 's why a few did return to work and I mean I can understand some of them returning to work but not necessarily for the reasons they 've stated . |
| 14 | The prospect of that responsibility terrifies me , and I know I would n't be content to sit at home all day with a baby . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's fun having a boss like you , though , and I know I 'll enjoy working for you in Santa Barbara . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ The hard part is still to come and I know I wo n't be given any big money to strengthen the squad , even if we stay at the top . |
| 17 | It 's difficult to keep in touch with friends and I know I ca n't go wild socially . |
| 18 | It 's difficult to keep in touch with friends and I know I ca n't go wild socially . |
| 19 | We had a good Christian upbringing , and I know I ought to condemn him if that 's the case , but I do n't . |
| 20 | This present trip represents , after all , a rare opportunity for me to savour to the full the many splendours of the English countryside , and I know I shall greatly regret it later if I allow myself to become unduly diverted . |
| 21 | I beat him once in the 1988 Olympics and I know I can beat him again . ’ |
| 22 | Is it possible for some of us and perhaps representative 's of organisations or a group of us and I know I can talk to the board but I 'm not necessarily speaking for anybody else if I natter to you other than myself . |
| 23 | ‘ Because you like me and I like you , and you 're my friend and I know I can trust you . ’ |
| 24 | I want to create beautiful things — and I know I could . ’ |
| 25 | I 'm sure you 're very busy , and I know I should n't really ask you , but we could meet somewhere near your office … ’ |
| 26 | no you 'd have to get all out and have a look , but I mean if I go over there I 'll bring back a load of D K and I know I will we 'll see . |
| 27 | During those two periods my diary makes no mention of food , and I assume I must have eaten more or less normally . |
| 28 | I do n't know what to do and I wish I 'd never become involved . |
| 29 | and I wish I 'd remember that fella I 'd had , I 'd tell him off |
| 30 | ‘ And I wish I could have spared more , for she was worth it . ’ |