Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now do co-operate for my sake — or I wo n't have a moment 's peace in Rome . |
| 2 | I have to have the full eight hours or I ca n't do a thing the next morning , not a single thing . |
| 3 | You may ‘ see ’ the music in shapes and colours or you may simply experience a feeling of peace or deep emotion . |
| 4 | Or you might even have a home visit from your midwife to recheck your blood pressure away from the crowded scene of a busy antenatal clinic . |
| 5 | The Sergeant came barging into the Nissen hut , bawling out , ‘ Right , you bloody lot , if you have any homes to go to , get out of those pits and down to the orderly room , sharpish , or you wo n't get a bloody pass . ’ |
| 6 | or you ca n't have a lunch break , but she did n't , she just automatically assumes that everybody knows what 's going on in her head be that everybody else should know as well , yeah anyway I 've got to go Matt 's shouting , he 's obviously having problems plumbing the dishwasher , god his little cotton socks , so we 'll see you later , alright then , see you later on ta ta . |
| 7 | You 've also got to be able to get comfy and take a breather when you can or you 'd never last a race . |
| 8 | Having been involved in a substantial amount of this sort of work for 15 years , I believe it is correct to aver that once a person reaches 60 there is an unwritten rule or convention which determines that he or she shall not receive a first appointment . |
| 9 | So and she ca I do n't know whether you noticed or she ca n't make a cup of coffee without spilling it . |
| 10 | The photographer will be much more in charge here but he or she will still need a detailed briefing . |
| 11 | He or she will usually make a recommendation to the committee about what its decision should be , but it does not have to follow this advice . |
| 12 | This results in the helper feeling ‘ small ’ , because he or she can not find a solution to the problem . |
| 13 | ‘ Come along , Dorothy , or we sha n't get a seat . ’ |
| 14 | Differences of opinion exist among scholars ; sometimes the appearance gives very little to go on — details may have been rubbed off or we may only have a small fragment of a large object to examine ; two or more origins may be possible contenders and it may be impossible to decide which on stylistic grounds alone . |
| 15 | We 'd better do as she says or we 'll not get a cup o' tea . |
| 16 | Cable & Wireless 's manager for managed data networks , Richard Henables , says that they will either be integrated at a later date , or they may simply receive a send level of service . |
| 17 | Or they may even spend a good sum of money on refurbishing a suite of rooms with no apparent requirement of reward other than perhaps the naming of the rooms in acknowledgement . |
| 18 | Either they do not want to run the risk of miscarriage ( about one in 100-200 ) which the procedure entails ; or they would not want a termination even if the baby was found to be disabled . |
| 19 | Not even the fine citizens of Ecoville who have to get their rake-off too , or they would n't turn a blind eye to it . |
| 20 | They ca n't consider everybody or they could never make a decision . |
| 21 | You 've got to knock some sense into them or they 'd never do a stroke . |
| 22 | His company must appreciate him , or he would n't rate a yearly raise . |
| 23 | Sitting in my sitting in my crib with my dibby dibby dib mass up mash up crib , slap me in the face and I ca n't do a . |
| 24 | Come on man , I 've got Come with a nice young lady , intelligent In a cardboard box , informer lick your boom boom there lick your boom boom there with my dibby , dibby dob , police knock my door , they shout my crib , rough me up and I ca n't do a thing , pick up the when the telephone ring informer . |
| 25 | I 'm a keen dog owner and I ca n't recommend a dog enough for its constant company and affection . |
| 26 | It 's been a wonderful and rewarding 14 years generating an ever-widening circle of friends and customers , and I ca n't recall a refund . |
| 27 | And I ca n't remember a time when he said , ‘ Do n't play that ; play this . ’ |
| 28 | Fucking messing about something and I ca n't remember a thing about it . |
| 29 | Whatever it is , it 's not my property any more and I ca n't put a ‘ Kindly Keep Off The Grass ’ notice on it . |
| 30 | I 'm 33 now and I ca n't imagine a time when I would ever consider using it . |