Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [pron] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could do what was expected of me by the crowd , or I could do what he trusted me to do . |
| 2 | ‘ Where you would give it her ? ’ |
| 3 | Or you can do what I have just said , which is , say ‘ I , I 've made a mistake there , I think I 'll do it again , what I want to say is this . ’ |
| 4 | But they will dry nicely and you can either keep them green , or you can spray them you know at Christmas time . |
| 5 | Or you could have whatever I had . ’ |
| 6 | Sir , we ought to have them nearby us , where we can see what they 're up to … where they ca n't betray us without destroying themselves as well . |
| 7 | The fountains in the Piazza Navona , and then the Fontana di Trevi , and the Campo de ’ Fiori where we can buy what we 'll need for our picnic — ’ |
| 8 | ‘ A tiny little place we could run ourselves , and have our own things with us , and where we could do what we liked . |
| 9 | In these circumstances , mothers have described how they turn to collective items where they can restrict what they consume . |
| 10 | You might also try to use an edition which your reader can independently get hold of , so that she or he can check what you say . |
| 11 | He seemed to take it for granted that everyone would do what he told them . |
| 12 | As she slept in her Italian-designed tube steel bed with the iron-grey duvet , she felt sure that Steve in the room across the corridor must know who was in there with her , and as she went to work next day , she felt sure that everyone must see what she was dragging with her . |
| 13 | Hundreds more will follow , prompting Mr Hildesheimer to suggest that the best commemoration would be not to perform Mozart at all until next year , so that everyone could realise what they had been missing . |
| 14 | Then , without warning , she grabbed hard and pulled it up into the air so that everyone could see what she was doing . |
| 15 | Although I must say I I mean , one of the most fascinating pieces of politics I was ever involved in , was when I had to defend Mrs Thatcher over the Belgrano incident . |
| 16 | I can not possibly explain to a lay audience the techniques I used to study these genes — although I can tell you they involved the use of a type of radio microscope , and considerable extremely complex computer work — the programming alone involved almost a year 's work . |
| 17 | I had rather been hoping that I might see somebody I knew while I was in the town , but the only people I saw were old Mackenzie in the gun and tackle shop and Mrs Stuart in the cafe , yawning and fat behind her Formica counters and reading a Mills & boon . |
| 18 | Explaining why he now supports the Grand Slam Cup , after refusing to compete a year ago , he said ‘ I have my word to the ATP that I would do everything I signed to do in my contract with them . |
| 19 | Breathe on me breath of God , fill me with life anew , that I may love what thou dost love , and do what thou wouldst do . |
| 20 | Okay let's have a look at that I 'll tell what we 'll do I 'll I 'll suggest a couple of exercises in that for you to work through . |
| 21 | ‘ Of course , the twins are well past the nappy stage — or I imagine they must be — and , since I 've promised Liz that I 'll look after them , you can be sure that I 'll do what I can . ’ |
| 22 | And believe me when I tell you that I 'll do whatever I have to do to make you stay here . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ We 've got lots of room , and you know that I 'll do anything I possibly can for them . |
| 24 | This year has been the most difficult and disturbing of my 40-year reign , but it has brought home to me that I must do everything I can to continue to carry out that duty . |
| 25 | ‘ You know , Charlie my boy , from the way you says that I can tell what you really want is the dirt . |
| 26 | So perhaps I felt I must tell you all this , now , before I know you better , so that I can tell it you without too much confusion . |
| 27 | It is a right I reserve for all adults and one of the nicest things about being my age is that I can do whatever I like . |
| 28 | I do n't want to be tied , I want to leave my options free so that I can do whatever I want , I do n't need the extra responsibility , I mean I 'd like them but I just , I want my career first . |
| 29 | ‘ I 've never wanted anyone this much — to the extent that I can disregard everything I know about you and believe about myself … |
| 30 | The argument also assumes ( b ) that I can understand what it is for others to have mental states . |