Example sentences of "i [vb base] and [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But you 'll do as I say and undo this little mistake , ’ he said swiftly , as if it were a foregone conclusion . |
| 2 | ‘ Why are you so interested in — ’ I stop and go red a bit . |
| 3 | I welcome and accept all my emotions . |
| 4 | ‘ I hope and pray this is a misunderstanding . ’ |
| 5 | Like everyone else , I deplore and condemn this killing , as all right-thinking people must . |
| 6 | In this book , I describe and explain these activities and although I can not claim that this is a comprehensive guide to parties — such a task would be virtually impossible ! — I do know that , if you follow my advice , your children and their friends will have a really enjoyable time ! |
| 7 | but I like and make sure it 's alright . |
| 8 | If I ring and invent some excuse she knows me too well not to see through it . |
| 9 | Should 've stayed on I suppose and got some qualifications . |
| 10 | ‘ How plumptious I feel and tickled pink , ’ said Ken as he entertained an audience in the staff restaurant . |
| 11 | In the event of my dying before remarriage , I DEVISE and BEQUEATH all of my real and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever not already disposed of as to my freeholds in fee simple and as to my personal estate absolutely to the issue of my union with JACQUELINE MYRTLE MITCHELL , the property to be held in trust for the said issue , the trust allowing monthly sum of not less than FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS to the said JACQUELINE MYRTLE MITCHELL to pay for the upbringing of the said issue , this arrangement to cease on his or her attaining the age of twenty-one years , whereupon a quarter of the remaining estate — whether in freehold property , stocks , shares or chattels shall be granted in perpetuity to the said JACQUELINE MYRTLE MITCHELL , and the remainder to be granted to the said issue . |
| 12 | Homemade pasta requires a very definite skill which I have n't got ( the texture of the dough is of paramount importance ) , so I cheat and use fresh pasta for special occasions . |
| 13 | I collect and season most of my wood , which I feel gives me a head start over the clinical pieces available at timber yards . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Now I 'll leave you to rest and incubate some more venom while I go and make some phone calls — ’ |
| 15 | If I go and tell that mod over there that he 's insulted his tie and then I go and tell the rocker that the mod 's been rude about him , we 'll get them burning down the pier . ’ |
| 16 | So the ones I definitely know I 'm going to get appointments with , if I go and do that , I put myself into a comfort zone do n't I ? |
| 17 | and then they could bring the Metro over , if I go and do some shopping on my way out now at Asda |
| 18 | People say all sorts of things about me , they say I 'm eccentric and off-centre but I try and ignore all that . ’ |
| 19 | I mean is there anybody here , who honestly ca n't think of anybody who they know , I mean , perhaps if I try and rephrase that , is there anybody here who can not think of somebody who 's suffered an illness that fits into that critical illness er , category . |
| 20 | What I am trying to do is to , is to question the wisdom of introducing more rules and regulations and every time I try and raise this issue , whether it be in standing committee or on the floor of the house , quite understandably the chairman or the speaker , deputy speaker in your case , raises the point that in fact I 'm going outside the rules and regulations and the result is you can never challenge the whole principle because every time one tries to challenge it one gets up and that 's the disease I 'm afraid we 've now er facing in this country . |
| 21 | ‘ I try and blend good basic information for the novice with some advanced and scientific gardening for the more experienced , ’ he says . |
| 22 | If I try and do all them . |
| 23 | I shout and shriek all day long ! |
| 24 | Have to try and get , to get one of these trays I think and try that |
| 25 | I cast and make sure the worm lands three or four yards further than the baited area , which allows me to pull it back to the swim and sink the line at the same time . |
| 26 | when I come and press that , right Geoff ? |
| 27 | ‘ Long live the High and Mighty Sovereigns , Don Fernando and Doña Juana , Kings of Castile and of Leon and of Aragon , et cetera , in whose names and for the royal crown of Castile I take and assume royal possession corporal and present of these austral seas and lands and coasts and islands with everything annexed to them or which might pertain to them in whatever manner or by whatever reason or title might or could exist , ancient or modem , in times past , present or to come , without gainsay whatsoever . |