Example sentences of "i [vb base] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean getting a job on the land ? ’ |
| 2 | No she , she does n't do a thing I mean to cook a Sunday dinner she does n't know what it is . |
| 3 | " I mean to buy a caravan — do they call them " Mobile Homes ' , what an awful name ! — Gigi will love it . " |
| 4 | If I mean to mind a thing I never mind it |
| 5 | well there you are then , yeah she goes to school does n't she , well I think it 's sad I mean giving a child a name like that |
| 6 | Come , now , I mean to have an answer . ’ |
| 7 | No I think , I , I mean see a lot of languages and I think you 're doing very well . |
| 8 | I mean servicing a school regardless of how many people there are is no no but it |
| 9 | I mean to make a contribution . |
| 10 | I mean doing a couple of tables probably wo n't be that hard work cos it just be a case of a list of averages or something . |
| 11 | Instead of reading it down , I mean say a Frenchman reading it down , say through erm |
| 12 | From the waist-down I intend to wear a pair of blue jeans with the possible added attraction of whatever I manage to spill down them tonight in the pub . |
| 13 | ‘ I intend posting a guard outside this door . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ What 's more , I intend to hire a live-in nanny to give me a hand and to be there when I ca n't . |
| 15 | ‘ This is my bit of Wharfed ale , ’ each male sang , ‘ and I intend to entice a wife and raise a family — so all you other blokes , keep out . ’ |
| 16 | The course of my life during the period from the end of 1940 until the autumn of 1945 is one of which I intend to write an account ; but this is not the place for it . |
| 17 | ‘ Actually I intend to drop a word in your ear concerning the matter , ’ he said in a voice that now held a grim note . |
| 18 | Q. I intend to make a venturi to fit into a transfer pipe from one filter to the next , to allow the introduction of air into the system I am currently building . |
| 19 | My tank is 6' × 2' × 2' and I intend to keep a selection of Clownfish , Wrasse , Damsels , Tangs and Gobies . |
| 20 | I intend to commission a survey soon to find out more about what the public want from the citizens charter and what their expectations and priorities are in taking forward this work . |
| 21 | I , I hate to contradict a lady but I does Mrs realise that she is voting against the construction of T five if you support my . |
| 22 | ‘ I hate to interject a note of boring realism here , ’ Piers said , ‘ but is n't it easy to say that in retrospect ? ’ |
| 23 | I 'm a very new driver so I 'm very careful and very cautious , not a very good pedestrian , I tend to wave a fist and walk out whereas I always give the other person , you know I always sort of wave them on whereon in the car being a very new driver I am very cautious |
| 24 | When I paint , I tend to see a colour , put that down , then move to something else and put that down , hopefully with a bit of shape as well . |
| 25 | As I tend to use a float for zander I am convinced that I am not actively feeding fish in these situations as the float shows me that the zander has no intention of leaving the swim . |
| 26 | Looking at cos erm I tend to use a lot of paper particularly if it 's yours it 's usually my own but never mind . |
| 27 | I tend to lead a sort of idiotic existence of trying to get involved in too many things and dashing about ; and this is going to be my problem — trying to sort of control myself and work out something so that we have a proper family life . |
| 28 | Nowadays few people can detect this very slight disability although I tend to limp a bit if I get tired . |
| 29 | I like to look smart so I tend to wear a lot of jackets with trousers or skirts . |
| 30 | ‘ So , given that I have a political opportunity , I tend to become an enthusiast harnessing the forces that are at work , trying to get the best out of them , trying to use them for the political purposes that I believe in . |