Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] to [pron] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was aware of how professional he must appear to her in his preparations for what she saw as killing and which he had been trained to see as protection of the innocent . |
| 2 | One of the most important messages that we must give to everyone in our country is that we have in place proper , fair and effective policies to deal with the unprecedented flow of asylum seekers . |
| 3 | If we think those ancient people were silly , we should look to ourselves in modern times . |
| 4 | But in 1348 the Earl of Arundel , who was Warenne 's sister 's husband and sole legitimate heir , petitioned the king to revoke this agreement , for it would ‘ disinherit the petitioner of his right to premises which should descend to him in the event of the death of the earl … without lawful heir . |
| 5 | ‘ I do not see why you should apologise to me in any way , it is I who behaved like a little monster . |
| 6 | Barry Manilow was on that same programme and afterwards Mrs Thatcher rushed up to him , got hold of his extremely expensive collar and said , ‘ You know , this is n't very well made , the shape 's all wrong , you should go to someone in Jermyn Street , young man , they 'll sort your shirts out for you . ’ |
| 7 | He is a very complex man ; he thinks deeply about every role and you must talk to him in great detail . |
| 8 | Such exclusions need not be contained in the original contract document , but you must agree to them in writing before the term expires for them to be legally effective . |
| 9 | Such exclusions need not be contained in the original contract document , but you must agree to them in writing before the term expires for them to be legally effective . |
| 10 | If you work for an organisation which dictates a house-style , then you must conform to it in your correspondence , but you should remember that there are a number of equally valid alternatives . |
| 11 | I 'll explain to you in a minute . |
| 12 | I 'll see to you in a minute . ’ |
| 13 | I mean , if he did go off into the wilds of Anatolia , or somewhere remote like that — something might happen to him in some village , where he is n't known . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Some answer might come to you in the middle of the night , and if it does n't , you can tackle Faye about it tomorrow . ’ |
| 15 | I 'll get to it in a minute . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , let's just say that it 's crossed your mind that maybe , maybe if you stay long enough in this place it 'll get to you in the same way as it got to me . |
| 17 | I 'll I 'll get to you in a minute . |
| 18 | Damn it , but it 'll come to me in a moment . |
| 19 | Oh it 'll come to me in a minute who it was . |
| 20 | We are we are we are running out of time , John Taylor John Taylor I 'll come to you in a second , John Taylor shush , shush you 've had your shout , John Taylor |
| 21 | One second Andrew , I 'll come to you in a sec |
| 22 | Because my understanding of the situation is that Harrogate have expressed , I 'll come to you in a moment Mr , Harrogate have expressed support in principal for the idea of a new settlement . |
| 23 | No no I I 'll come to you in a minute you work that one out . |
| 24 | I 'll talk to you in London . ’ |
| 25 | I 'll talk to you in half an hours time . |
| 26 | All right I 'll I 'll I 'll talk to you in a minute with the weather forecast and June from Mansfield . |
| 27 | ‘ Long live the High and Mighty Sovereigns , Don Fernando and Doña Juana , Kings of Castile and of Leon and of Aragon , et cetera , in whose names and for the royal crown of Castile I take and assume royal possession corporal and present of these austral seas and lands and coasts and islands with everything annexed to them or which might pertain to them in whatever manner or by whatever reason or title might or could exist , ancient or modem , in times past , present or to come , without gainsay whatsoever . |
| 28 | It is sometimes worth telling your audience at the beginning : ‘ Many questions may occur to you in the course of this report . |
| 29 | Having lost my own job , I found I could relate to everything in this honest and moving article . |
| 30 | But er we used to answer when our mother 'd speak to us in Gaelic , we 'd answer her back in English . |