Example sentences of "[vb mod] [to-vb] and [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think we ought to go and talk to them first and exp you know , put our side forward and if they do n't want to play then , then you have a solicitor . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | But when the dickie birds sing in the trees I think we ought to try and sing like these . |
| 4 | Endill returned as often as he could to talk and play with the Bookman . |
| 5 | Those who cynically exploit the current problems of the NHS and yet who purport to support its purpose ought to pause and reflect upon the effect of some of their activities in creating a mood of pessimism about its future . |
| 6 | My parents used to sit and talk about going to live there permanently one day ! |
| 7 | On warm days those of the hospital 's old people who were still mobile used to sit and chatter under the tree in front of the building , watching the passers-by . |
| 8 | so I , I used to , he used to take me home and then he used to go and stand in the queue |
| 9 | ‘ We used to go and sit in the park , on the river bank , and she 'd have a book and I 'd have a book … |
| 10 | Only if it 's nice , you know , it 's summer , I used to go and sit in garden with dog . |
| 11 | I used to go and stay with them in their homes — in London , in Sussex , in Devonshire … ’ |
| 12 | When Diana was a little older she used to go and stay with her . |
| 13 | He used to go and stay with her when he was a little boy . ’ |
| 14 | They You used to go and walk on the face in a morning an and you 'd rap on the face with your pick and buggers are green , ther they 're not ripe yet . |
| 15 | Did you used to go and listen to them ? |
| 16 | with , with my granddaughter , she , she did the same s she used to go and babysit at this girl 's house and she fe felt , she was only fourteen , and she felt sorry for her and she 'd go and babysit every night she 'd go and babysit and er but she used to b sit up in the bedroom , she never ever went down the sitting room thinking that the child 's mother was either down in the sitting room or just going out for a short while and coming back and then eventually they put erm a bed up in the child 's bedroom for Denise to stay there over nights and Pearl did n't worry at all , well she knew , knew where , at least she knew where and er this girl was bringing men back down in the sitting room every night , three or four , sometimes ten men in a night during the night ! |
| 17 | One of a family of six and me elder brother was me bro me dad had a little business in the keys in and er they were hard times and me elder brother we used to go and work for him because me dad said he must and er from , after school I used to go and perhaps do the errands or a bit of filing , the odd jobs and all that sort of thing and I grew up with locks and keys and files from twelve , even before I left school . |
| 18 | and that was Deborah 's mother 's house , that was where Deborah was brought up and where I used to go and play with her when we were little |
| 19 | And erm we used to go and play in that sort of you know do the things that boys usually do . |
| 20 | From school we used to go and help on farms , organised from school . |
| 21 | Did you used to go and help on the farm as well ? |
| 22 | The flame of the cigarette we used to light and share after making love was the last symbol of warmth we had when the fires of passion were quenched . |
| 23 | For a while Elaine was cared for by young volunteers who used to come and stay with her for a few months at a time . |
| 24 | Oh yes she was very keen was n't she when she used to come and stay with her Grandma ? |
| 25 | His family used to come and stay for a week every year in a cottage across the dale and Martin would come and visit me on a regular basis . |
| 26 | He used to come and talk with the crew . |
| 27 | Er Prof and , used to come and talk to the Guilds and things , er the men 's meeting . |
| 28 | He used to come and sit at my table when we had meals . |
| 29 | the vicar used to come and sit at the back and , you know , they used to do a little turn , you know play in the bands |
| 30 | wanted that old , is it , the rag and bone people , you know , rubbish , and er I suppose somebody taught him and er he , he played in that and er you know did the little towns and the vic the vicar used to come and sit at the back , a seat under against , under the window and watch , perhaps he thought he 'd er get some little co |