Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] [to-vb] and [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 but they were doing you know , and then you 'd got to go and claim it back .
2 said , if I ca n't come for that typewriter then I 've sold it , he said I , I told her if she wanted it she 'd got to come and collect it and he said and nobody asked for it , I said well I know
3 ‘ I told you you 'd got to try and keep yourself looking nice for Mrs Hollidaye , ’ said Gloria .
4 And then the woman that would lend them money 'd say , well you 're not having any more , so you 'd got to try and find somebody else who 'd lend you money .
5 He 'd tried to bluff and bully his way out of his terrible mistake , but Volkov would n't be intimidated .
6 For the early Free Presbyterians , who had joined the Church when it was still small and there was still a great deal of personal contact between Paisley and his followers , there was a strong personal commitment to Paisley 's political analyses because they had come to trust and respect his judgement and ability as a spiritual leader .
7 Contrary to instructions and tired of inactive waiting , they had decided to come and see what went on .
8 He had reasoned that , even if they could n't talk there , the morning concert might do her some good , that she had never willingly set foot out of the flat since it happened , that in any case he had a father 's responsibility towards his younger sister , and he had promised to go and hear her .
9 He suggested that in the days before his election Yeltsin had had to clarify and adjust his policy on a number of key issues , but commented : " If he is playing political games , then perhaps we are in for difficult times . "
10 Mary 's Brownie training had helped to make and keep her wide awake , and her swift action saved her .
11 But erm they say that he had used to go and collect it and that was what was fed to the pigs .
12 He spent November at Roxburgh , where he issued letters patent in which he recognized Edward III as lord superior of Scotland and declared that he had already done homage to Edward , in return for which Edward had agreed to maintain and protect him and his heirs in the kingdom .
13 She would n't humiliate herself by seeming to be drawn to a man who had appeared to dislike and distrust her on sight .
14 It was easy enough to rationalise , to calmly explain to herself why he had done that , but her senses went their own way , remembering not the insult but the strength of his arms , the tang of his skin , the instinctive feeling that his lips had wanted to soften and soothe her .
15 I made my way down and photographed these natural sculptures , thinking of the centuries that wind had taken to mould and shape their contours . ’
16 She was a wreck and had planned to go and do something about it once dinner had been prepared , but now that would have to go by the board — there would be no time — and , besides , she could hardly appear to Luke 's business partner and his wife in one of Luke 's towelling robes , could she ?
17 On the one hand , the Church of England had managed to insult and harass its lesbian and gay members ( it is not known how many left in disgust ) , and had helped to justify to the public the upsurge in homophobic discrimination and violence which was taking place at the time .
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