Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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91 | ‘ I do n't think I can bear it , Dorothy , ’ she said in a choked voice . |
92 | Let us pretend that it is only that Grainne is too far above me , and let us continue the pretence , for I do not think I can bear it any other way . |
93 | ‘ I would n't say I do think I can beat her , but you 've got to pretend you can . |
94 | But then they came back and said it was changed to ‘ Everything We Do Is Driven By You ’ and my initial thought was ‘ Yuk , I do n't think I can do anything with that either , ’ because it just sounded like motor cars and I 'm not interested in singing songs about motor cars . |
95 | I do n't think I can do it myself . ’ |
96 | ‘ I do n't think I can do it , ’ is how he put it when I phoned him . |
97 | ‘ I do n't think I can do it . |
98 | Erm I s do n't think I can give you a precise answer to that question er off the cuff Mr Colgan , I think we 'd have to let you have a note on those figures |
99 | ‘ Now , Schatzie , how do you think I can help you ? ’ |
100 | So I do n't think I can help you too much on the second one . |
101 | Towards the end of the evening , indiscreet with the unaccustomed alcohol , he suddenly said , ‘ I do n't think I can take it much longer . ’ |
102 | ‘ And you do n't think I can supply them ? |
103 | His voice was husky when he said , ‘ I do n't think I can keep my hands off you much longer , Sarella … |
104 | He looked up from his desk and said , ‘ My good woman , where do you think I can put them ? ’ |
105 | Actually I do n't think I can afford it if I 'm going |
106 | ‘ I do n't think I can have her home . |
107 | I do n't think I can describe myself as a Marxist any more . |
108 | I do n't think I can find her lodgings , but I could try to get her into a home . |
109 | I should think I should think you it 's nice to have the six weeks ahead of us and she said well it 's not a holiday ! |
110 | Do you reckon that 'll look alright , or do you think I should paint them brown ? |
111 | Do you think I should read this to members before I send it ? or do you think I should send it ? |
112 | And he once passed on to BitC an invitation he had received requesting him and the Princess to open the conference of a Brent Women 's Association , with a note saying , ‘ Do you think I should do it ? |
113 | Do you think I should do it here or just put it |
114 | ‘ Do you think I should tell your father — in Le Touquet ? |
115 | ‘ I do n't think I should tell you that . ’ |
116 | Do you think I should wear them tonight ? |
117 | D' you think I should stop her singing in that club ? ’ |
118 | Do you think I should buy one ? |
119 | I said , ‘ Do you think I should pipeclay my alligator shoes ? ’ but he just led the way into the hall and up the stairs . |
120 | Do you think I should put it on deposit at the Nat West ; or put it into Savings Certificates ; or Unit Trusts ; or just spend it ? |