Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [adv] [verb] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sorry , I should n't do it the other side cos it wobbled . |
| 2 | In fact — and you can tell her this — if she 's exceptionally good I might even give her the tape . |
| 3 | ‘ I might well ask you the same question , ’ he said coolly , not moving further into the room . |
| 4 | So I 'll just give you the equation you can write the equation ion the on the graph paper . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll just give you the overall concept of the thing , and it 's up to you how to interpret as you see fit . ’ |
| 6 | In any case , she thought , I 'll not give him the opportunity to try . |
| 7 | erm that 's the doubt and that doubt is going to be either borne out or shown to be wrong by the rest of John Major 's incumbents , so at the moment I 'll certainly give him the benefit of the doubt . |
| 8 | ‘ I could n't tell you the regiment , but there is a lieutenant of that name staying here . |
| 9 | But one one time one man put up and I do n't know the reason why and I could n't tell you the year but his name was er the Honour somebody . |
| 10 | He used to go to a lotta places er that as knocked down or , well I could n't tell you the kind of job , but often there was some locks on the premises was er , perhaps needed repair or he wanted them to be in before he could leave the job and say here you are , that 's the job done . |
| 11 | ‘ I could n't tell you the truth , Ruth . |
| 12 | I I could n't tell you the exact number but it was over a hundred shops in Edinburgh . |
| 13 | And he said , it 's most unlike me , as you probably know , but he said I could n't tell you the last time I had time off work , but he said , I have n't been into the office since th cos I 've been feeling really bad ! |
| 14 | Erm n I as I say I could n't see her the bed it was it was a duvet and . |
| 15 | ‘ I could n't see him the room was full with smoke . |
| 16 | I told the hon. Gentleman that I could not give him the information for which he asked until October , when the 1991 population figures would become available . |
| 17 | He said : ‘ The supporters know I have always spoken to them in honesty and when I could not give them the truth I have kept my mouth shut . |
| 18 | I could probably give you the best idea by saying that I conducted most of my tests at an output rating of only 8 watts per channel and that there was sufficient volume to overwhelm a large mammal . |
| 19 | If if we were walking down there now I think I could probably give you the er exact place where it was because I 've got a young memory of going in there , we used to er walk around the the you see . |
| 20 | But as he had , I could only give him the answer he needed , without knowing for sure whether it was true or not . |
| 21 | I could actually give you the exact figures er or or Mr but I wo n't give them at at the moment of the top of my head . |
| 22 | two , of regulation seventeen , perhaps I 'd just give you the reference in er I 'm sure it must be there , page , page twelve , one , one is regulation seventeen |
| 23 | Gloria Estefan at the moment , so I thought I 'd just get him the got a couple of records LP 's or whatever you call them now . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'd willingly give him the belt but he would n't take it . |
| 25 | She knows I 've got some , but I 'd never give her the satisfaction of telling her how much . |
| 26 | ‘ She was bent on making mischief because I would n't do her the favour she wanted , and she bloody well succeeded , did n't she ? ’ |
| 27 | I would n't give him the time of day if I could help it . |
| 28 | I would n't give them the time of day . ’ |
| 29 | I would n't give them the satisfaction . |
| 30 | I would n't I would n't give them the option , I would go and ask those same ones you had in last week . |