| "I Will Be" singer Lewis | 34 |
| "I will always wear black; even when I enjoy a concert I will never do more than sway disaffectedly," etc. | 116 |
| "I will --- and go now..." (Yeats) | 45 |
| "I wholeheartedly agree" | 34 |
| "I Whistle a Happy Tune" singer | 41 |
| "I wasn't ___ yesterday!" | 39 |
| "I wasn't __ yesterday!" | 38 |
| "I wasn't there," e.g. | 36 |
| "I wasn't there" | 30 |
| "I wasn't the only one?!" | 39 |
| "I wasn't expecting you!" lead-in | 47 |
| "I wasn't expecting you ..." | 42 |
| "I wasn't expecting to see you here!" | 51 |
| "I wasn't expecting that!" | 40 |
| "I wasn't born yesterday!" | 40 |
| "I Was ___" (Alanis Morissette song on the album "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie") | 106 |
| "I was ___" | 21 |
| "I Was ___ War Bride" | 31 |
| "I was ___ stiff" | 27 |
| "I was ___ in Babylon": Henley | 40 |
| "I was ___ I could . . . " | 36 |
| "I was ___ close ..." | 31 |
| "I was ___ believe that..." | 37 |
| "I was wrong—tough!" | 34 |
| "I was wrong. Who cares?!" | 36 |
| "I was wrong. What can I say?" | 40 |
| "I was wrong. So what" | 32 |
| "I was wrong ... big whoop" | 37 |
| "I was worried you weren't showing up!" | 53 |
| "I was walking the dog at the time," e.g. | 51 |
| "I was volunteering at the orphanage at the time of the murder," e.g. | 79 |
| "I was thirsty, so I opened a ___ ..." | 48 |
| "I Was the ___," Presley hit | 38 |
| "I was surrounded by..." | 34 |
| "I was stuck in traffic at the time," e.g. | 52 |
| "I was sleeping at the time," e.g. | 44 |
| "I was scared out of my ___" | 38 |
| "I was out of town," for one | 38 |
| "I was out of town at the time," e.g. | 47 |
| "I was out of town at the time of the murder," e.g. | 61 |
| "I was nowhere near Oakland," e.g. | 44 |
| "I was not expecting that" | 36 |
| "I was not expecting it to be that good" | 50 |
| "I was just about to call you!," e.g. | 47 |
| "I was hoping that wouldn't happen" | 49 |
| "I was home watching TV," e.g. | 40 |
| "I was home asleep at the time of the murder" and others | 66 |
| "I was home alone, asleep" isn't a very good one | 62 |
| "I was home all night," for one | 41 |
| "I was getting a strange vibe from her, but ___ ..." | 62 |
| "I was freer when I didn't have __": Tyson | 56 |
| "I was elsewhere" excuse | 34 |
| "I was changing the CD..." | 36 |
| "I was caught committing a wonderfully ___..." | 56 |
| "I was born ___" (Springsteen) | 40 |
| "I was away on business," e.g. | 40 |
| "I was at work all day," e.g. | 39 |
| "I was at the movies," e.g. | 37 |
| "I was at the movies at the time," e.g. | 49 |
| "I was at my mother's," and others | 48 |
| "I was at my girlfriend's," e.g. | 46 |
| "I was at my girlfriend's at the time," and others | 64 |
| "I was at my friend's all night," e.g. | 52 |
| "I was at home washing my dog," e.g. | 46 |
| "I was at home sleeping at the time," e.g. | 52 |
| "I was at home in bed," for example | 45 |
| "I was at a movie when the crime occurred," e.g. | 58 |
| "I was at a movie when it happened," e.g. | 51 |
| "I was at a movie theater when it happened," e.g. | 59 |
| "I was asleep," for one | 33 |
| "I was alone, ___ a ride / I didn't know what I would find there" (opening lines for The Beatles's "Got To Get You Into My Life") | 157 |
| "I Was a ______ Werewolf" (1957 flick) | 48 |
| "I Was a ___ Werewolf" | 32 |
| "I Was a Teen-Age Werewolf" star, 1957 | 48 |
| "I Was a Playboy Bunny" writer | 40 |
| "I warned you!" | 25 |
| "I wanted a TWIN-NOSED JET, but all I got were these ___! (Which don't bend like normal salamanders)" | 116 |
| "I wanted a SUBMARINE, but that lab experiment left me with ___! (Now I think like a flightless bird)" | 112 |
| "I wanted a MISSILE TANK, but instead I'm suffering from ___! (And I never even left the lodge)" | 110 |
| "I wanted a DIESEL TRUCK, but got this ___! (Which'll never bear birds)" | 87 |
| "I want!" | 19 |
| "I Want ___" (Rodgers and Hart song) | 46 |
| "I Want ___!," 1958 Susan Hayward film | 48 |
| "I want ___ just like . . . " | 39 |
| "I want ___ just . . . " | 34 |
| "I Want ___ . . . " | 29 |
| "I Want Your ___" George Michael | 42 |
| "I want your attention!" | 34 |
| "I Want You" ___ Rocks | 32 |
| "I Want You" uncle | 28 |
| "I want you to think of one of your parents ... Concentrate now ... Create an image in your head ... The parent you are thinking of is ___" | 149 |
| "I Want You to Hurt Like ___" Randy Newman | 52 |
| "I want you to have this" | 35 |
| "I Want You Back" band | 32 |
| "I want to, as well" | 30 |
| "I want to ___" | 25 |
| "I want to try!" | 26 |
| "I want to start things off" | 38 |
| "I want to play ___" (line from "Saw") | 58 |
| "I want to love you, ___" (Michael Jackson) | 53 |