Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But at last with your help I 've conquered the cut and sew , I could give you all a hug . |
| 2 | I might 've guessed the worst when the scrum fell apart for me like the Red Sea . |
| 3 | He must 've broken the other arm because the next day he had both arms in plaster . |
| 4 | I should 've painted the picture |
| 5 | You should 've heard the different birds . |
| 6 | Reck'n ye could 've fried the eggs on the cylinder heads it 's so bright and clean and polished . |
| 7 | I do n't know said the pendulum ! |
| 8 | And I did n't make any mess whatsoever , I mean you would n't know replaced the window . |
| 9 | ‘ You must 've seen the men , then . ’ |
| 10 | He had been speaking of his wife , and Constance had been surprised , for this was the language of love and quite unlike the more usual ‘ Cor , you should 've seen the pair she had on ‘ er . ’ |
| 11 | You 're not , you 've not got your councillors coming forward and er you know that , which , which I would like because the , the only way you 'll get your , get anything is by sort of working for it and erm we are very proud you know , I do n't know whether you 've , you must 've seen the book you know erm the , the was brought out the centenary , the eighty-three and er , I mean er , er there 's an awful lot of information there . |
| 12 | Anyway talking of nonsense you should 've seen the bill I was sent for my council tax it was quite pricey . |
| 13 | I shot the sheriff but I should 've shot the deputy |
| 14 | And should n't you , you 've done the spare kitchen scissors good ! |
| 15 | ‘ But who would 've made the drawings ? ’ asked Betty . |
| 16 | ‘ Look , you can see I 've made the effort . ’ |
| 17 | This is precisely the sort of position one would expect given the combination of their respectable backgrounds , in almost all cases their membership of the Free Presbyterian Church , and their belief that the appeasement policies of the government and the Chief Constable have to be opposed publicly . |
| 18 | Overall , however , students had a strong sense of duty to help China develop into a powerful , modern country , but they were uncertain as to how they could contribute given the constraints placed on them . |
| 19 | Mr James Barnet , house surgeon at Whipsnade zoo , said the level of stress being towed would inflict made the idea utterly impracticable . |
| 20 | But why should n't staff put the same process into operation lower down the school ? |
| 21 | You 'll see I 've used the term ‘ old ’ advisedly . |
| 22 | And I 've got ta get some cornflakes today , my Gary must 've used the last few this morning . |
| 23 | Oh what a shame should 've bought the eggs stand there and all watch me . |
| 24 | I could 've had the Queen Mum to tea there and not been ashamed . |
| 25 | She could 've had the same thing free on the National Health ! |
| 26 | You never really sort of said well was it , was it a slipped disc or is it gone or have you got ta go back for any more tests or anything like that er and bearing in mind that he also said he was keen on sports and he played tennis and so on , you could 've had the opportunity there to say oh have your back problem , back troubles made in difference to you in that area ? |
| 27 | This policeman was having to give evidence and he 'd come to talk , oh I see you 've had the baby , cos he was talking to me it had happened I said , oh what did you have blah blah blah , blah blah blah , but the little devil went in the witness box , he denied about not being there on duty about putting his mac on , ooh and he 'd never clapped eyes on barrister or a solicitor and they said he 'll meet you before the case , so we had to go extra early meet this barrister and he never came and so they took us in this little room in all his wig and his gown , we got , oh what happened ? |
| 28 | Well you could 've washed the marmalade out while you were s out the saucer . |
| 29 | The rich peasants made up another seven percent I have to check to see I 've got the figure 's right the middle peasants , twenty percent the poor peasants seventy percent . |
| 30 | You 've got everything to do You 've got the headphones have n't you . |