Example sentences of "i [verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ian is OK — friendly and cheerful — but there 's something about Robert that makes me want to fight him all the time . ’ |
| 2 | Before he went out , he made me promise to give you this . ’ |
| 3 | Odom said : ‘ A lot of people doubt my ability and I intend to prove them wrong . ’ |
| 4 | It 's one of the CIA 's most closely guarded secrets and I intend to keep it that way . |
| 5 | I 'm now my own man , and I intend to keep it that way . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I intend to keep it confidential . |
| 7 | You would n't think I 'd been complimented on them , would you , but when I 'appened to show them accidental to a gentleman once , he said I ought to go on the stage and wear tights and a little frou-frou skirt — here , where you goin' ? ’ |
| 8 | They caught the sparks that showered from my own tiny anvil and I failed to think it odd . |
| 9 | I got to give you two eights . |
| 10 | Not only did I get to model the clothes how I liked , I got to keep them all afterwards . |
| 11 | ‘ And I hate to see you unhappy , and you wo n't feel better if you stay in and frowst by the fire all day . |
| 12 | ‘ I hate to prove you wrong . ’ |
| 13 | Dad they 're not gon na be looking at your legs , I hate to tell you this . |
| 14 | I hate to tell you this but the er the forecast for the weather is pretty awful this year . |
| 15 | I tried to telephone her this morning at the flat but there was no reply . |
| 16 | ‘ I tried to telephone you this morning — ’ he said . |
| 17 | ‘ I tried to call you this morning , ’ she said , ‘ but you 'd already left . ’ |
| 18 | I tried to call you this week-end . |
| 19 | The windows were tightly shut , and the rooms smelled stuffy , but not damp , though the drawers of the chest stuck as I tried to pull them open . |
| 20 | Because of the conditions , I tried to keep it simple and was extra careful not to make any mistakes . |
| 21 | I tried to get it last night . |
| 22 | I tried to catch him this morning , before we went to our appointments , but he would n't speak to me . |
| 23 | I tried to contact you this afternoon but was unable to get through . |
| 24 | ‘ I tried to tell her that , ’ he said . |
| 25 | she never , never could , and I said what I tried to tell you all |
| 26 | I did not want anyone to think I was a Yahoo , so I tried to make it clear that my habits were very different from theirs . |
| 27 | I tried to make it clear at an early stage my petition is a simple , straightforward one not involved with wildlife management , history or anything else like that , I simply believe that killing animals for fun is morally wrong . |
| 28 | ‘ I do not propose to argue with you , I propose to give you sixteen shillings and a halfpenny . |
| 29 | I promised to set him free . ’ |
| 30 | I promised to tell him all about my murder when I 'd written it . |