Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [vb mod] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Sit down will you , please . |
| 2 | You would n't think so would you ? |
| 3 | Well if the Conservatives got in would you cut back the money allocated to recreation and would you cut back on the recreation services ? |
| 4 | Erm , you ca n't put that on till it 's really broken down can you ? |
| 5 | Yeah would n't have come in would he ? |
| 6 | cos we ca n't just stand by and watch her fade away can we ? |
| 7 | See if the swans have come back shall we ? |
| 8 | If nobody damn well tells them in the first place that they can opt out then they ca n't opt out can they ? |
| 9 | Well , he 'll never know really will he ? |
| 10 | As I go round the country , and I , I , I you know , I explain to people how I use my daytimer , and er , people say well can I do that too . |
| 11 | Yeah , all I 've got to do then is send , send it in and I 'll phone them and say well can I cash it up and still on the club and they 'll say yes but I 'll have to get up and get round there tomorrow then |
| 12 | So there 's not a lot of point if I say well can you tell me what you 're doing ? |
| 13 | Er , there is a a little orange leaflet which has been placed on the seats during the day that many of you , I hope , already have er , for anyone who has n't may I perhaps place these on the front table , there 's a the , there 's another supply over there and , could I please ask that some responsible representative from each district would please take a few more of these away with you so that they are distributed in district meetings in the near future , and attention drawn to them there er , if there are not enough copies er , then I 'm sure the provincial office on receiving a , a request from you will make sure there 's more that passed on to you . |
| 14 | You just say please may I have my Argos card . |
| 15 | say please may I have the marmalade . |
| 16 | They leave a list with that the surgery and say please will you compile a list of businesses |
| 17 | Well you have to go through all this rigmarole of paperwork , you ca n't just go in and hand over your book and say please can I have five pounds now then I want to go and buy a book or something . |
| 18 | Yes , well that only , only from the point of view that they 're being used so often , that they 're also almost becoming well can you think of any words that , that are that are that have been introduced recently into our vocabulary that have that have that have been acceptable in common language ? |
| 19 | I shall come in there then they wo n't know then will they ? |
| 20 | S s so w if we use the same thing that we 've just done on our own house and say how can we stop it from happening , might not get a burglar alarm . |
| 21 | My scientific colleagues say how can you possibly get involved when chimps in captivity live for 50 years ? |
| 22 | And they say how can you prove it is the bloody pump is gone ? |
| 23 | Not all of them I accept and they 've been very helpful and when it comes to erm any other issue , I think basically , unfortunately sir , I think that we have strayed from the debate , we 've strayed onto ethnic issues er er and I think it 's a shame Mr , there was no need to introduce that and of course it was bound to bring a backlash , it was bound to introduce it it it it 's coloured it it 's made opaque the issues because you make it complicated , in actual fact er er I think that er being a governor of a school , I think that 's absolutely marvellous that some youngsters the future , I think the future will decide , I think there are kids out there will turn round one day and say how could you have done that ? |
| 24 | Erm How will we know how will we know if there 's any gas escaping ? |
| 25 | and then they always say when can we come and see you with your husband ? |
| 26 | And then they say when can we come ? |
| 27 | He walked up here , walked to your house , looked at the bus I do n't know where 'd he come from |
| 28 | I said how am I not supposed to say anything , I said I do n't approve why should I keep this quiet ? |
| 29 | And some people say okay can I start tomorrow . |
| 30 | Membership is free after all , and with all the bonuses listed above can you afford not to register ? |