Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now look here , you trembling ridiculous creature , listen to me , nothing may happen and that has to be OK too . |
| 2 | He need not return them to the seller , who if he wants them must come and collect them , section 36 . |
| 3 | In this period , the elderly experienced the tension of being ‘ non-productive ’ in a society which demanded that everyone should work and be productive . |
| 4 | And may at last my weary age find out the peaceful hermitage , the hairy gown and mossy sill where I may sit and rightly spell of every star that heaven doth show , and every herb that sips the dew , till old experience do attain to something like prophetic strain . ’ |
| 5 | And he sent them to Bethlehem and said , ‘ Go and search diligently for the young child ; and when ye have found him , bring me word again , that I may come and worship him also . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ He makes me feel as though I ought to go and write ‘ I must always measure my ingredients ’ five hundred times . ’ |
| 7 | And anyway , I ought to go and find my parents . |
| 8 | I ought to go and catch last time it was horrible ! |
| 9 | I think I ought to go and put them in the dryer a bit longer . |
| 10 | Yeah , I ought to go and get changed |
| 11 | ‘ Perhaps I ought to try and eat something , ’ he said ; ‘ to give the stomach acid something to work on . ’ |
| 12 | I felt I ought to try and phone him at home to tip him off — if I got the chance . |
| 13 | So what you 're saying is , that if people er , if people 's consciences state I ought to try and do this , but I 'm not required by statute to do , the chances is that A , that you , you ca n't do it anyway , but B you would n't have the facilities to do it anyway , as well . |
| 14 | We 've got two sessions planned erm and I would like to Rob that you and I ought to meet and talk about how we 're going to handle that session in some detail and the videos . |
| 15 | Someone may call and offer to buy your furniture or other items at what might seem like a good price . |
| 16 | ‘ I must go and try to get some sleep . |
| 17 | I must go and apologise to the other guests . ’ |
| 18 | In an affidavit given after his arrest , Dlamini alleged that Mbatha , also known as ‘ Johannes ’ , had told him : ‘ Look , I 've been bought by Winnie Mandela and I must go and shoot Dr Asvat dead . ’ |
| 19 | I must go and break it to dear Dimity , and then we must clear up things here , and set off for Thrush Green without delay . ’ |
| 20 | I must go and stand in until Father comes . ’ |
| 21 | I rushed out without any money , and before I go home I must go and inform Mr Felton 's people where he is . |
| 22 | I make my excuses to Jaci , saying I must go and speak to Anthony Howard . |
| 23 | ‘ I must go and do my duty as a host for what 's left of the night . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Forgive me , I must go and powder my nose . |
| 25 | I gave him to Nonni who was clucking round the kitchen and said I must go and clean myself up . |
| 26 | ‘ I must go and change first . ’ |
| 27 | A tiff with his nephew was no disqualification in the eyes of Charles II , who disliked William and his religion ; Ken on his return to England was made a chaplain to the King , who would remark ruefully on Sundays , ‘ Now I must go and hear little Ken rebuke me for my sins . ’ |
| 28 | Problem No. 12 : I must go and hang out my son 's washing as he has n't got a machine yet , I still do it for him . |
| 29 | She started to go , and then turned back , saying cheerily , " Just think how nice it will be when it 's all finished with , " and then she actually added , " Well , I must go and feed my puss-puss now , or she 'll be ever so cross . " |
| 30 | The yawning attitude — " Well , I must go and do some work , I suppose " — can bring down students with good innate ability , while a steady and properly constructed programme can allow those with only mediocre skill to maintain an excellent standard , and to have more free and unencumbered time for the social and sporting facets of a full college life . |