Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [verb] [pron] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | if I may give you a word of advice , you may think it 's rude , but when Mr is asking questions try not to turn down towards him , if you try and face across the jury , that 's what carries the voice if you 're looking at them , if you turn to your left , a bit of your head goes down a bit , it 's only natural , you 're not as used to courts as Mr is , er , he , he , your , it , your voice smothers , it 's not a question of shouting it 's just looking in the right direction , yes Mr go on |
| 2 | Perhaps I ought to fix you a drink ? ’ |
| 3 | He said I ought to get myself a lawyer . ’ |
| 4 | In future I must make it a rule never to use those cold , wet , good-for-nothing days for looking at crags . |
| 5 | So I must give her a ring this week actually . |
| 6 | ‘ I must give you a reason for fighting . |
| 7 | " J'ai été très heureux d'avoir été compris par une si aimable Anglaise " , he said , and ended " if you were French I should give you a kiss . |
| 8 | I should give it a miss when you come up north , it 's a bit chilly for that sort of thing , though I could knit you a winter fig leaf . |
| 9 | I insisted that I should pay her a rent of five shillings a week and also asked her , somewhat tentatively , if she felt able to come and have tea with my mother in Romford . |
| 10 | ‘ Perhaps I should send him a note of apology . ’ |
| 11 | When we talked we agreed that I should send you a copy of the Resource Book for Teachers on CALL . |
| 12 | ‘ Perhaps I should make it a costume party next year . ’ |
| 13 | Maybe I should buy him a place in the country . |
| 14 | Perhaps I should write her a letter . |
| 15 | If a coincidence of this magnitude happened to me , I should call it a miracle and would watch my language in future . |
| 16 | really but seeing as I know her erm I thought I might give her a ring . |
| 17 | ‘ I might give someone a ring . ’ |
| 18 | I might give you a name one day and the next day the vacancy would be filled . |
| 19 | I might give you a ring later and say can you have Aaron |
| 20 | I might toss her a crumb . |
| 21 | If there was water to spare I would smarten up and shave , regardless of where I was , and I might cook myself a treat , kippers or pilchards . |
| 22 | I might get you a couple of rooms — but then again , at some point I have to be in the rooms to do that . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll do something a bit longer than that , ’ said Hilary . |
| 24 | And I goes well we 're smokeless and and she goes I 'm not bothered she says I 'll do you a swap . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'll fetch you a blanket . |
| 26 | I 'll offer them a pathway back to life . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'll offer you a compromise . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'll offer you a choice , ’ smiled the overseer . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'll sing you a song , mates , ’ yelled back Bobby hoarsely , ‘ I 'll sing it from the roof-tops when we see an end not only of this strike but of every useless , time-wasting ; pointless strike we 've ever seen in this country in the last half-dozen years . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'll sing you a song . |