Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] [vb infin] [pron] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd better give it to you because he has |
| 2 | ‘ Perhaps I 'd better say something to Jed . ’ |
| 3 | I believe that the new generation of " 16 bit " machines ( such as the ACT Sirius 1 ) will prove to be well capable of meeting these demands If I may be permitted one small advertisement , I do not expect it to be long before I can fulfil my objective of promoting the use of micros in personnel through the marketing of systems developed specifically for this field . |
| 4 | I DO not want us to be a little England , impoverished , devoid of influence , sour in isolation , languishing either on the sidelines of Europe or of history . |
| 5 | I do not pretend myself to be a democrat . |
| 6 | You will soon be well , if I do not talk you to death . |
| 7 | BELVILLE : I do not apprehend myself to be quite so much obliged for those intentions . |
| 8 | Difficult though it would undoubtedly be for him I do not understand it to be said on his behalf that it would be impossible . |
| 9 | Although one can say good riddance to it , I do not wish there to be a return to the past , as the Opposition propose . |
| 10 | I do not believe it to be excluded a priori that there could be some , and I do not believe that very much is to be achieved by very general assertions or denials of the possibility . |
| 11 | I do not introduce her to my other friends . |
| 12 | A decision to the contrary in the British Columbia Court of Appeal , City of Prince George v. British Columbia Television System Ltd. , 95 D.L.R. ( 3d ) 577 , held that a municipality could sue for libel , but did not consider the argument of competing interests and the balancing exercise required under article 10 , and I do not consider it to be relevant to this appeal . |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't expect him to , ’ Fernando said solemnly . |
| 14 | As a result with good control of working capital , our cash flow overall was virtually the same as in the previous year in spite of the significant profit collapse and although there may be some further redundancies this year , I do n't expect them to be in any way on the same scale as during nineteen ninety two and the important thing is that we now have costs in line with the lower level of revenue as we look into nineteen ninety three . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't expect it to be pleasant , ’ Jessamy retorted . |
| 16 | ‘ You realize , Stevens , I do n't expect you to be locked up here in this house all the time I 'm away . |
| 17 | Soon after she arrived at the caravan he had said : ‘ I 'm vegetarian but I do n't expect you to be , or Timmy . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't expect you to be . |
| 19 | I do n't expect you to be able to give me all the time in the world : that would be unreasonable . ’ |
| 20 | I 'll be at the office part of the day , but I do n't expect you to be there . ’ |
| 21 | I do n't expect you to actually read any . |
| 22 | yeah recruiting , dog shitting on their street etc etc etc that we do our best to deal with in the yer know time honoured tradition of a policeman and a and we 're police officer sorry , sorry Trace , er and er we just you know I think it 's more a P R O thing than er anybody , but I do n't expect you to man it , I do n't expect Jenny or Ann or or Jane to man it |
| 23 | I said ‘ Hello , you are looking well ’ , He said ‘ I do n't know you ’ , to which I replied ‘ I do n't expect you to , you have n't seen me for over 2O years . |
| 24 | I said well I do n't expect you to . |
| 25 | I do n't want her to be alone . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ And I do n't want her to . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ No — I do n't want her to be dragged into this mess , ’ Laura had told him firmly . |
| 28 | Oh yeah I do n't want her to be better off er for when I die |
| 29 | I do n't want her to shit on your head . |
| 30 | So And o , also when it 's the day before I , I 'm working I 'm very conscience that I do n't want her to be upset in the morning , same with Christopher I do n't want any upsets in the morning . |