Example sentences of "i [vb base] [verb] a " in BNC.

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1 Na , I mean answered a yes to that question , but I do n't think it 's a matter of do you want or do you no , cos I do n't think the choice is there .
2 I mean getting a job on the land ? ’
3 No she , she does n't do a thing I mean to cook a Sunday dinner she does n't know what it is .
4 And it 's self employment so the couriers that we er supplied with the parcels with are the p- umm er , they 're liable for tax and insurance if any is due , I mean earn a certain amount of money before you start
5 Very soon now they will be ready and then I mean to hold a great feast for all my people .
6 Cos I mean get a good deal
7 " I mean to buy a caravan — do they call them " Mobile Homes ' , what an awful name ! — Gigi will love it . "
8 By sacrifice and submission and by the Grace of God I mean to become a truly serious person , fit to make a new beginning and become a Catholic and a proper wife to you .
9 If I mean to mind a thing I never mind it
10 You 'll have to , I mean have a .
11 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
12 No I think , I , I mean see a lot of languages and I think you 're doing very well .
13 I mean servicing a school regardless of how many people there are is no no but it
14 I mean to make a contribution .
15 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 .
16 Instead of reading it down , I mean say a Frenchman reading it down , say through erm
17 ‘ As soon as my work here is finished ’ , he wrote to Constanze , ‘ I shall join you , for I intend to take a long rest in your arms ; and I shall really need it , for all this mental worry and all the rushing about in connection with it is really wearing me out … . ’
18 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 .
19 I intend posting a guard outside this door . ’
20 ‘ 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 .
21 ‘ 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 . ’
22 ‘ Actually I intend to drop a word in your ear concerning the matter , ’ he said in a voice that now held a grim note .
23 I intend to have a thoroughly enjoyable and lengthy period without paid work .
24 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 .
25 I intend to make a great deal of money from this if my speculations are correct . ’
26 My tank is 6' × 2' × 2' and I intend to keep a selection of Clownfish , Wrasse , Damsels , Tangs and Gobies .
27 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 .
28 The red chair where I sit has a long seat , comfortable for a tall person .
29 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 .
30 Perhaps I should n't interfere but I hate to see a young man throwing his life away . ’
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