Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Through one of the glass panes in Plover Hide I could see a twite : a plump little linnet-like bird , brown , streaky-breasted , with a bright yellow stubby bill .
2 I mean I can take a form up to the porters in Goodricke and they 'll give me a key to a minibus .
3 MAX : You mean I can have a go at the tune ?
4 Oh does she , I , I mean I can have a word with little kids always .
5 I , I mean I can have a sausage roll and a piece of cake
6 I mean I can get a bit more off you see .
7 So I send I 'll send a bit each w week fortnight when I get all my money .
8 I expect I 'll find a way of testing your different abilities .
9 Joan and Dennis will tell me all about it I 'm sure and I expect I will get a Christmas card from Kylie and her mother and father , ’ she added .
10 Next time I see him , I 'll probably see him tomorrow no I , you usually see him round town , so I say I 'll arrange a time
11 As I say I 'll take a stall and I 'll be there all day if anyone can help me .
12 I say I 'll have a word with them and he should n't follow me .
13 But I have n't got I could n't at this stage say I could do a tap next year .
14 If there is a tide flowing , to avoid being swept downtide you can take a transit on the next mark to steer the rhumb line .
15 I suggest you might bring a sandwich along Paul .
16 ‘ Put the kettle on , I expect she 'll have a cuppa when she gets 'ere . ’
17 I expect you can watch a bit of video .
18 ‘ I expect you 'd like a bit of rest while you drink yer tea .
19 I expect you 'd like a drink , oh of course not , you 've given up . ’
20 ‘ I expect you 'd like a cup of tea .
21 ‘ I 've just been brewing some coffee — I expect you 'd like a cup .
22 The Forum Gallery has gathered a group of paintings , drawings and pastels by Walkowitz , on view until 17 October and if you hurry you can catch a show of drawings that Walkowitz did of the dancer Isadora Duncan until 9 October at Zabriskie .
23 If you decide to buy it by post and say you will send a cheque , SEND IT .
24 What we 're going to do is take you to the nearest place you can get a bus .
25 Eventually , I found a young hospital registrar who said , not entirely as a joke : ‘ I expect we 'll find a cupboard for her ’ .
26 I expect we will issue a statement on Monday . ’
27 I expect they 'd have a giggle about our house , if they came round here . ’
28 ‘ More girls are now attracted to the sport as they realise they could have a career in golf , ’ she stated .
29 And in this sense , when we liberate South Africa we will also create , we hope a state in the world which will become foremost in fighting racism all over the world and at the lower level our community based organizations our non-governmental organizations that have across colour built up structures to move communities forward if our friends in Eastern Europe and elsewhere could see how that is done at grass roots level in the hell of racism as I say they would have a lot to learn .
30 Because we 've had we 've spent an awful lot of erm money and time in taking people into the system who say they will have a car when
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