Example sentences of "i [adv] [verb] they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One Sunday night at the Wood Green Odeon a group of youths and girls were making so much more than a tolerable racket that I eventually asked them to quieten down . |
| 2 | I could not stop them , so I rather let them get on with it … |
| 3 | If the Government 's agricultural land tenancy reform proposals go through , which I rather hope they do , it 'll be a little while yet , we could well see a change in the security of tenure issue , which might make it easier to achieve er , vacancy and vacant possession . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , I rather think they did . |
| 5 | ‘ You know , I rather think they did . |
| 6 | ‘ In fact , from what Goibniu said , I rather think they do n't expect him to get back at all . ’ |
| 7 | I only hope they do n't spoil things here by over-restoring the chapel . |
| 8 | ‘ Now it 's great to be going back there in a successful side — I only hope they give me a good reception . ’ |
| 9 | Internal finishing is laudably neat and clean , all sanded smooth and completely glue-free , and I only wish they 'd finished it off by putting the label on straight ! |
| 10 | ‘ I only said they did n't give their names . |
| 11 | Well I know , I only do they did tonight . |
| 12 | I suddenly realised they did n't like each other ; that they were rivals . |
| 13 | I just know they like to do the whole family . |
| 14 | I did n't see , I just saw them lit up last , all last night lit up . |
| 15 | No I just thought they looked a bit short that was all if you were |
| 16 | Well I just tell them to get lost in not so polite words . |
| 17 | I just hope they cancel Grizedale next time , ’ he said bitterly . |
| 18 | I just hope they 've pressed enough copies of this outstanding release , to ensure that all serious collectors can manage to get hold of one ! |
| 19 | Australia are calling it a warm-up game for before the World Cup but I just hope they feel a little heat from my boys . |
| 20 | ‘ I just hope they do n't drag the club down and that loyal supporters wo n't wake up one day and say , how did that happen ? |
| 21 | I just hope they do n't tax company cars any more than they already have done . |
| 22 | I just hope they do n't force me to mend their shoes ? ’ |
| 23 | I just remember them wheeling me down to this room and going to sleep . |
| 24 | I just make them see the colour going up the stem of a plant . |
| 25 | I just wish they spied out something more entertaining than water and doctors . |
| 26 | I just wish they had n't boarded up the windows . |
| 27 | I just said they had the same molecular formula |
| 28 | I know , but I just like they said you do n't have to put your names on just pissing about . |
| 29 | You know , so personally for my area of work I just wanted them to think they were getting someone respectable . |
| 30 | If I 'm recording on eight-track I very rarely record the drums — I just have them running off the C-Lab system onto a couple of channels , and record voice , guitars and bass on the eight-track . ’ |