Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [subord] [pron] [vb base] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We hurry them on when they want to stop and look at some new marvel . |
| 2 | You let them in to have a laugh at them or you let them in because you want to listen to what they 're saying . |
| 3 | mm , the thing is though , that was n't a Court hearing yesterday and whatever they say is gon na incriminate them so if they want to ask them questions they 've got ta take them to Court have n't they ? |
| 4 | Turn them off if you have to answer the door or the phone . |
| 5 | She alerts the reader in her introduction to what she finds offensive in these genteel concoctions of tea and adultery : … if a comic charlady obtrudes upon the action of a real novel , I will fling the novel against the wall amidst a flood of obscenities because the presence of such a character as a comic charlady tells me more than I wish to know about the way her creator sees the world . |
| 6 | Then erm you just so you have to make sure you keep . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm not telling lies for you just because you want to go to the coffee bar , ’ Sally objected . |
| 8 | More and more camcorders are coming off the production lines with this useful feature ; however , it is not a point which need concern you unduly if you happen to have one of the older machines , as the effect is noticeable only on edits where there is a big change in the character of the colours at the shot-change . |
| 9 | ‘ 'Cos we 're not lettin' you out till you learn to shut up . ’ |
| 10 | Your CV is your ambassador , and must represent you well when you try to get a job . |
| 11 | Sometimes an initially unwelcome move takes you precisely where you need to go . |
| 12 | " Why on earth do n't you back me up when I try to get rid of him , mother ? " |
| 13 | You will only need to put something in if you want to include them . |
| 14 | Bottles and nappies do n't get muddled up and you do n't need to empty everything out when you want to use the bag as a mat . ’ |
| 15 | On one occasion a New Bradwell man , having been unsuccessful in boarding the first two ‘ buses to Bradwell at lunch time , expostulated ‘ I 'll get a seat on the next one even if I have to stand up ’ needless to say he never lived that statement down . |
| 16 | Say them now for I want to hear them . |
| 17 | Come on car , do n't start playing on me now when I want to get home . |
| 18 | Oh , yes , I know I 've got tomorrow off as well , but David 's off today too , and he 's promised to ferry me around if I need to go from place to place . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I have to be getting along now , Lee , that 's the damp man and I 'm going to leave him here while I go to visit a dear friend round the corner . |
| 20 | The situation has thrown me a bit and I shall be talking to him again because I want to know exactly what 's going on . |
| 21 | Where do we switch it off if we want to switch it off ? |
| 22 | You 've , you 've got you 've got a video which is scheduled for one thirty because you 've got something else at two o'clock , but you can have it now if you prefer to have it now rather than one thirty |
| 23 | This state can be induced in about three-quarters of the population ; the rest for some unknown reason can not achieve it even if they wish to do so . |
| 24 | I 'm doing it tomorrow cos I want to leave it a little bit |
| 25 | You could get quite a lot from this book , either by reading it as a whole book , or by dipping into it either as you need to know something , or simply keeping it handy and reading the occasional topic when you get bored . |
| 26 | ‘ And I 'll do it again if you refuse to co-operate . ’ |
| 27 | A long title sequence , for example , is not necessary and can be positively irritating if you rewind too far and have to sit through it again when you want to repeat the programme . |
| 28 | Hear us now as we attempt to contact Simon 's father and help him in the great spiritual work that awaits him in this prime time of his boyhood ! ’ |