Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [vb infin] a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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1 | I must get a sharper one . |
2 | For the sake of completeness I should mention a further argument which was advanced by Mr. Beloff as to why the rules of natural justice should not apply . |
3 | As a result I work harder , I 'm a better friend , a better father and perhaps one day I 'll make a better husband . |
4 | I 'll make a further prediction that if ‘ Eric the Enigma ’ is substitute , Ferguson will pray for the chance to bring him on and bask in the reception for a stylist after Old Trafford 's heart . |
5 | I 'm short of the ready , but when I win I 'll lay a bigger stake . |
6 | ‘ I 'll organize a dosemeter badge for you , ’ she said , reaching for the telephone . |
7 | Well what I 'll do I 'll get , I 'll get a bigger box |
8 | I 'll get a longer lead as well for it |
9 | I 'll take a shorter run up and build up to it gradually . |
10 | I 'll need a bigger spoon . ’ |
11 | I 'll have a better stomach for it then . ’ |
12 | I 'll have a better idea when I can see the background . |
13 | She said to me : ‘ Look , just to shut you up , I 'll find a better place to hide it . ’ |
14 | I guess I 'll find a better job . |
15 | I could do a better job if I knew more about … |
16 | I could do a better job if I knew more about |
17 | . I could do a better job than you and Diane . |
18 | I thought no more of it , and stared vacantly into space , wishing that the weather would improve so that I could have a better look at the scenery . |
19 | So when we came to make the recording in Vienna I asked Strauss through a mutual friend we had at that time if I could use a fuller body of strings in the climaxes . |
20 | Tomorrow , if I could find a better medium , I would throw away cinema . |
21 | She 'd sat on my lap in a friendly way , true , but that was just so I could get a better fix on her rug . |
22 | I dropped my handkerchief so that I could get a closer look . |
23 | There was another door and I could see a smaller room , next to the office . |
24 | Country always comes before club , but someone could try a better job of arranging fixture to avoid such problems . |
25 | ‘ What the sack did was make me very determined that next time round that I 'd do a better job . |
26 | I would get a better , I 'm not saying I 'd get a better shine than that . |
27 | Think I 'd get a better example like . |
28 | I 'd need a bigger size — |
29 | I 'd have a better tan than her at this rate , all the outdoor living I was doing . |
30 | If I was The John Dyson , do n't you think I 'd have a better chance of getting theatre seats ? |