Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] [adj] [coord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A I might look slim but I 'm actually quite curvy — I take a size 12 in trousers and size 14 in tops . |
| 2 | ‘ One day I will learn English but it will take me a year in life . |
| 3 | The man said ‘ I will say 1-2-3-Bungee and you just dive off ’ . |
| 4 | If you 're jealous of Bernard then you should get engaged and he 'll know that Claudine is spoken for . ’ |
| 5 | ( Charles says I should n't write this because you 'll feel bound and he says you should be utterly free from pastoral duties — though he 's one to talk … ) |
| 6 | She 'd get depressed but she never gave up hope . ’ |
| 7 | And the third servant says Well no if I if I go out and buy something something might go wrong and I 'll lose the talent , and so he hides it away in the drawer . |
| 8 | And then in the afternoon we 'd er We used to get ready and we used to go anywhere where we like you know , as long ann er back for tea . |
| 9 | They may appear nice but they 're not and someone you do n't know is a stranger . |
| 10 | And they 're all lies , you know , they may sound nice and they may deceive people , but the truth is , any politician that I know and respect , when it comes to the crunch , if they think they have a chance of preferment and obviously ultimate preferment , take it . |
| 11 | And they 'll dry nice but I think you 'd need to put a stiff wire in them now while they 're st you know young . |
| 12 | And you knew what they were thinking , they were trying to weigh up whether they dare go across the stepping stones and you could tell by their faces and what they did of course when they decided no it was beyond them and they 'd play safe and they 'd go back the same way . |
| 13 | Oh yes we use cos when you 're dredging , you see when the eels came in the mud , eels always go in the mud in the winter time , you do n't , many eels swirl out , they go in the mud and when you 're dredging and they 're going into the hopper , cos they used to get stunned and they used to swim round right down the top of the water and they used to come up to the side , and if they come up to the side you could have your knife and just come here , cos they were stunned , pick 'em out . |
| 14 | ‘ At first I was upset by this development , ’ said one official , ‘ but then I realised that with so many places selling the same things either they would go bust or they would have to channel their efforts into other , more necessary things . ’ |
| 15 | It may sound impossible but it is not . |
| 16 | One said : ‘ It may sound far-fetched but it looks increasingly likely . |
| 17 | Try sitting the other side of your desk ; it may sound crazy but it shows you the world from another angle . |
| 18 | It may sound interesting but it 's very dangerous . |
| 19 | It may sound naive but I was largely ignorant of the effects of either Radiotherapy or Chemotherapy . |
| 20 | It may seem trivial but we are interested in all information about Mr Eggleton . |
| 21 | It may prove traumatic but it 'll be worth it . |
| 22 | Then he 'd come red and you 'd know that a erm a bombing raid was imminent , you see , and er er when I look back you know , but as I say everything has changed so much . |
| 23 | Then he would play bass and I would play guitars , recorders , mandolin … ’ |