Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [subord] [pron] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now as your sheet tells you and as you should know if you read it carefully , punctuation marks where someone is speaking come inside the inverted commas , so , the question mark is a type of punctuation , is n't it , obviously , so it comes within the inverted commas. okay ? |
| 2 | He must do as I tell him ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Ruth , you must do as I tell you . ’ |
| 4 | Such horses are hopeless at dressage , because they always decide what we should do before we ask them . |
| 5 | And now the FA must decide whether they feel it is in everyone 's best interests if they throw Taylor overboard into Boston harbour , just like the Yanks did 200 years ago to another unwanted English export . |
| 6 | He was a bit suspicious I must admit when I bought him those Janet Reger nighties but I knew he 'd never get the chance to wear them . |
| 7 | Ah Charlotte no , he 's got his shoes on that 'll hurt if he catches you . |
| 8 | " And they 'll laugh as they ruin you . " |
| 9 | Talking of which , you 'll laugh when you hear I went a bit bonkers myself for a while . |
| 10 | I can imagine what he 'll think if you ring him up and say you 've found me weeping over my special patient ! |
| 11 | But we 'll eat before we fix them . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I was going home , but I 'll stay if you want me to . ’ |
| 13 | They might know whether they got it back or whether it went . |
| 14 | And then you 'll know whether you like it . |
| 15 | that never did anything , that we inherited , and when we moved all that stuff that was on there , all that junk , erm , when we first moved , I thought it might flourish when it sorted it , but it 's kind of spindly so , that 's gone , no , no , another bush , over this side |
| 16 | Audrey says she 'll appeal if they turn it down . |
| 17 | I think they 'll grow if you put them in the garden eventually . |
| 18 | ‘ How do you think she 'll feel when she knows you helped brand her father a murderer ? ’ |
| 19 | What do you think we might do before we send it off ? |
| 20 | ‘ She was afraid of what he might do when she told him she was n't going to keep up the pretence any longer and everything she did in future was to be sold as her own work . ’ |
| 21 | do you want some posters for Gordon and Adam , well I can only lend you a couple of ones , but those might do if she turns them over |
| 22 | ‘ I wonder what they 'll do if they find her up here ? ’ said Philip . |
| 23 | If you then say , yes I think that 's very good I 'll do as you say you do not repeat no give them your money , or let them handle your money . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'll ring when I want you . ’ |
| 25 | And the other thing is that once we actually get into the discussion session , if you want to ask a question or make a point , then if you just put your name board up on end then I c I 'll see whether you want you know , who wants to speak . |
| 26 | Information ownership is often a distinctive trait of the corporate culture and varies from ‘ its mine and I 'll decide if you use it ’ to ‘ its the corporation 's and we can use it ’ to even ‘ its not my problem , I never need information ‘ . |
| 27 | It 's an exciting new venture , as you 'll discover if you join us . |
| 28 | He 'll stop when I tell him . |
| 29 | ‘ Madge , ’ she cried , running into the next cottage , ‘ Madge , you 'll die when I tell you … . ’ |
| 30 | What you mean there you 'll go before he sees you . |