Example sentences of "to [pron] [pron] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , and we put to them they ca n't take a simplistic approach of saying this is what 's to cover the cost in selling from there and that is all that 's available to place people more appropriately in the community . |
| 2 | If , however , a society is so divided that it contains within itself one or more permanent minorities , who know that on the issues that matter most to them they can never hope to get their way , precisely because of the operation of the majority principle , then that principle ceases to be adequate . |
| 3 | that since it was up to them they 'd rather not . |
| 4 | Their neighbours are all on the dole and they all talk about food : " I 'll say to them you ca n't be starving on Wednesday because it 's not Friday — giro day , " says their next-door neighbour . |
| 5 | but until he shows national agreements to them you 'll never get that agreed will ? |
| 6 | I was told I should lend that classroom to them I ca n't ge really get out first and that should be my turn to be out first today . |
| 7 | I always said to them I would much prefer to supply fifty per cent of the monthly usage , spread it out throughout the year . |
| 8 | I rang , I rang , I went to the dole office , when I went down I ask them as soon as I left Ann said the same , go down the dole when you ask about your poll tax , they said to me we ca n't give you any id , er anything , you have to phone them , council building site , I phone the council building and they asked me , that 's why I sent all your wage slips in for |
| 9 | He 'd come round and it had been so nice , and we seemed to be so comfortable with each other , not just in bed you know , and it did n't occur to me we would n't do things together and see each other . |
| 10 | But we we can not It seems to me we can not end up with a blank sheet of paper , and draw a set of criteria up which says it it can be anywhere here . |
| 11 | Well then they wo n't talk to me they wo n't take any notice anyway , if they do , I 've got a letter I can tell them what I 'm doing . |
| 12 | You know , she 's sworn to me she would n't have a Russian if he offered her a thousand quid . |
| 13 | But it seems to me she should n't be locked up in Broadmoor , she should be somewhere where it 's more supervision , but more freedom where she can walk around gardens and places like that , erm |
| 14 | Why he imagined Walter would have written to me I ca n't think . |
| 15 | Look at me when you 're talking to me I ca n't hear you . |
| 16 | And whatever he does to me I shall still have my woman-me he can never touch . |
| 17 | I 've always been a bit of an organiser , so when I looked in on ffeatherstonehaugh 's , started to go regularly and saw that things seemed to be in a bit of a mess , it seemed to me I might usefully give it some of my time . ’ |
| 18 | If he , if he says anything to me I 'll just have to tell him . |
| 19 | The Rokermen still need a point to be mathematically safe from relegation and Rogan said : ‘ If it was up to me I would rather be here helping make certain we are safe . |
| 20 | And certainly after Sam and Anna 's kindness to me I would n't want to seem ungracious . ’ |
| 21 | If you were married to me I would n't expect you to be bound to the house all day , every day . |
| 22 | ‘ Well , I 'd still like to get married , but if someone actually proposed to me I 'd probably run a mile from that as well . ’ |
| 23 | So my skin began to look better , my guts were giving a great , big heartfelt vote of thanks , but I went on losing weight that it seemed to me I could ill afford to lose . |
| 24 | well , if they were interested in speaking to me I could probably put them on to not just myself but members of my flight , it is n't my flight it 's flight erm and there are several of us in Scotland who could come in and do things like that for a modest remuneration erm |
| 25 | Edwin , ’ she added , without moving her gaze , ‘ Louisa has been so great a comfort to me I can hardly bear this parting . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Not to me it would n't , ’ said Scarlet . |
| 27 | It seems to me it would not be at all difficult to cheat . |
| 28 | I did n't feel it was sensible to er , get Monica going through that too many stages , it would seem to me it would better to agree the changes and then we 'd all agreed what the changes are going to be get Monica to do it , rather than go through lots of drafts , drafts with Monica . |
| 29 | It seems to me it can not be as bad as you made out , if you are so well able to fascinate the old lady into thinking you indispensable to her comfort ! ’ |
| 30 | And because this issue is clearly so site related , it seems to me it can not possibly be looked at at a strategic level . |