Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [vb infin] [adv] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the contrary , I must know how things look to me : my only error lies in choosing the wrong words to describe it . |
| 2 | I asked for names and addresses so that I might pass on details to the police . |
| 3 | We have a separate thing on sex ratios and I 'll explain why males are discriminated against in this , in this respect cos as we 'll see there 's a profound er reason why er this should happen . |
| 4 | Well I told you what she said about her and Sandra you know and I wrote and said when they you know if they felt like coming for a day that 'll be alright I said but do n't be having anything to eat I 'll bring in sandwiches , I mean I , I know I 've said it 's very kind of Sandra to say , but you ca n't , they , way your relatives are coming and bringing sandwiches can ya ? |
| 5 | I 'll take down numbers I 'll go to the library and take down num phone numbers and call places in the afternoon . |
| 6 | I 'll format out ones to the next two decimals , range formats , I 'll make that unprotected cell the range protects . |
| 7 | I 'll ring up Ludens . |
| 8 | I 'll see how things go . |
| 9 | ‘ I see , ’ Craig 's dark eyes were alight with humour , ‘ give me time , I 'll learn how things should be done . ’ |
| 10 | There was no way I could bring up children there . |
| 11 | At first all I could see was the hazy black outline of a jagged peak , little more than a shadow on the pallor of a dead calm sea , and then , as the air shimmered and danced and drew nearer , I could make out colours , mostly green . |
| 12 | I could print out pictures of the insects ' bodies , but I had lost their genes . |
| 13 | I could pick up areas I 'm not happy with but that 's inevitable . |
| 14 | My eyes had become accustomed to the now semi-darkness , so I could pick out shapes about seventy-five yards away . |
| 15 | I could see how things were with him at home ; his wife was no good at her job . |
| 16 | I would have had to pay tax unless I 'd set up trusts , er by setting up trusts I could then effectively delay paying the tax er use that money to invest in new companies . |
| 17 | ‘ Because I 'd shoot up drugs or have parties and get drunk and sleep with boys ? |
| 18 | Next I would lay out pictures of a variety of TV people and characters , ranging from presenters like Cilla Black or Philip Schofield , through soap characters such as Bobby from Home and Away or Todd from Neighbours , to puppets such as Edd the Duck , who appears alongside the presenter in children 's BBC television . |
| 19 | yeah I would think so nights or days I would of thought nothing 's been really said about what 's happening on that yet , not till the end of towards the end of the |
| 20 | ‘ I would turn down ads for foreign foods if I was offered them , ’ added the Scottish-born actor , who owns a Jaguar and a Rolls Royce . |
| 21 | ‘ Sometimes I would cut out faces on the potato skins , ’ she laughs . |
| 22 | I shall announce shortly details of rate poundages and the level of industrial derating for next year , but this reduction will ensure a cash decrease in the average poundage in Scotland , compared with an increase of 4.1 per cent . |
| 23 | ‘ If that does n't come off I will bring in players from junior football , ’ he said . |
| 24 | I actually try and educate the public , I do school talks , I will go outside a circus and I will give out leaflets . |
| 25 | re I can go back years when I went there . |
| 26 | I always carry the bag on my left shoulder so I can pull out clubs with my right hand , and I was about to pull out the driver when I hesitated and decided to see how the land lay . |
| 27 | So I can understand why women themselves should have a high regard for each other . |
| 28 | It 's entertaining though I mean I can understand why kids get addicted to them cos once you start , you ca n't stop yo you think |
| 29 | Now I can understand why travellers rave about its obviousness . |
| 30 | ‘ I can see why managers have a different point of view and say the game should always be stopped . ’ |