Example sentences of "[verb] [vb infin] [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ I do think she might have offered to do something to help , but then it 's always up to the bride 's mother to make the arrangements , even when she 's on her own . ’ |
| 32 | Afraid that she might have hurt Nora , who was sitting very quietly , Louise added , ‘ Of course , she 'll miss you but I do think she could stay on for a little longer , to see what might happen . ’ |
| 33 | ‘ Yesterday morning we had almost reached the point , I think , of believing that the test would be plain sailing — we really did think he would make it . |
| 34 | It was an interesting idea , but I never did think it would work . ’ |
| 35 | I did think I might read them some day , when I could bear to and it did n't feel quite so much like prying . ’ |
| 36 | ‘ I did think I might ask Mr Evans if they could stay on here . |
| 37 | Mm , I thought I 'd get it , I really did think I 'd get it and I went down with a bump when I did n't |
| 38 | ‘ I did think you could say I had a cold because you know how frightened Gran is of catching colds . |
| 39 | If the problems they fear do arise they will stop sending buses on to the estate . |
| 40 | But if Labour do win they will make the usual hash of things and then the whole merry-go-round will begin again . |
| 41 | Though he declined to say who he thought would win tomorrow , one gets the impression that he will be in Scotland 's corner , remembering that if they do win they will head for Twickenham and possible Triple Crown glory . |
| 42 | But I do know they would weigh up the dangers and think about the very fact that they could fly . |
| 43 | I do n't know whether she was ever a Brownie , but she was a Girl Guide , and I do know she 'd love to have you around if you 're mad on horses . ’ |
| 44 | Sounds as though your pony has been spared these problems , but I do doubt you will see the black colour again . |
| 45 | ‘ You did promise you would get me the promotion that 's coming up . |
| 46 | I did know I would leave Manchester — I was determined to do that and never had any doubts that I would succeed — but Barbados … |
| 47 | But I did feel I 'd like to know a bit more about him . |
| 48 | well I do feel we might struggle for players . |
| 49 | And I do feel we 'll stay together and we will get round to marriage , ’ says Sue . |
| 50 | ‘ I do n't have any argument with the players who have received wild-card entries but I do feel I should have been one of them . |
| 51 | ‘ I do n't have any argument with the players who have received wild-card entries but I do feel I should have been one of them . |
| 52 | I do feel I 'd like to say one point about the people who were in this house , that it 's quite clear , all of them I believe were under care of the social services , erm and I do n't know enough about their history to say whether they , where they 've been before , whether they 've been in some half-way house , or just been thrown out of some mental institution . |
| 53 | I 'm sure that you would want to talk this over , but if you do feel you can consider it ’ — she was still addressing Aggie ‘ I could ask my cousin to keep the position open for a week or two . |
| 54 | are , are out , are out now , in , in relation to consultation and user groups and their re or representative organizations , have been asked to comment in relation to the whole process before we go , we get to Panel and P and R er , so that we get , and then full Council , so we will get some indication , and twenty six particularly , so that , maybe those members in the last er , er , Council do realize they might have got , we might have got our fingers burnt in relation to this particular issue . |
| 55 | Yes , yes , yeah , but they did have civilians working there but I do n't know where they used to ferry the bombs out to but I do believe they used to carry detonators and everything down there you know . |
| 56 | On page six of our agenda there are congress organization motions which clearly need to be discussed some time during this congress because they concern rule amendments , and if they do fall off the agenda because debate is long on the other things , I really do believe they should take priority because we wo n't be raising them for another three years . |
| 57 | If one of my staff had done the same thing I do believe I 'd have fired him . |
| 58 | Back on topic — I do believe he would make a good manager . |
| 59 | ‘ If I did ring he 'd have moved on , anyway , he 's more elusive than my daddy . |
| 60 | If I can be of any service to you , at any time , I do hope you 'll let me know . |