Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did you know that you can stop a train four times for the price of a seat change ? |
| 2 | An omnibus awaited us , and we got ourselves and our luggage stowed therein or thereon ; but a place in the hotel omnibus does not guarantee that you will find a corner in the house . |
| 3 | The mass producer ( who may be production , quality or sales orientated ) may attempt to supply all , or a substantial part of this total demand , and in so doing may consider that he can obtain a price , volume or distribution advantage relative to smaller scale producers . |
| 4 | Future funding from the Board to law centres would be for cases done under the green forms and legal aid schemes , including any new arrangements that might be developed , ‘ and possibly grants for specific types of work where the law centres could demonstrate that they would provide a better and more efficient service in ways that did not lend themselves to payment on a case by case basis . ’ |
| 5 | Well , what do you think about the new pill ? do let us know and we 'll publish a selection of your comments . |
| 6 | out of those , and one will win and we 'll have a second and third prize and the fourth and fifth will be runners up and erm highly commended or what have you . |
| 7 | I do n't know if we ought to put a timetable on that , on what 's going on , on this erm , eco-management erm , business , but also , I was wondering , could we not ask for a report to the March or April meeting of this committee , on what actions we could take to make progress on the recommendations of the district auditor in paragraph forty-four . |
| 8 | So I do n't know if I can get a . |
| 9 | And then you could go for a swim over , go and do his suit and you could have a swim at Guildford . |
| 10 | I should not object if you could introduce a note of patriotism in the schools ’ , And then , with a grin … |
| 11 | It might help in advance to give certain additional information to each of the three groups independently of the others ( see above section on small group work ) : perhaps the Pied Piper is prepared to let the children free if s/he can get a good deal ; perhaps the mayor is unwilling to use any public funds to buy off the Piper . |
| 12 | This branch in its turn will not cooperate until he can produce a written request from you … . |
| 13 | Obviously eventually if people keep on leaking blood their pressure will fall but you could have a situation where there 's not a single drop of blood yet lost to the system and yet the person 's in shock because the blood 's not being circulated properly off the heart , not a drop of blood lost to the system , but insufficient pressure , so shock can be caused by either of those two things , failure of the circulatory system because the pressure of the volume drops dangerously low , okay , you did a lot of work on what the person looks like , yes you as the casu you as the first aider will see this person in front of you , what will they be like ? |
| 14 | Your copy will say where it is , less likely to get lost , people will know because he 'll have a copy and can tell your beneficiaries to go an see a solicitor . |
| 15 | She did n't know whether they could get a mortgage or not . |
| 16 | I do n't know whether I can take a male Prime Minister seriously , Bill . |
| 17 | Well I , I do n't know whether I should make a or |
| 18 | Ah it is it is , it 's terrible because I do n't think you can get , I do n't know whether you can get a , I could n't get one in my other washer but then |
| 19 | Only with Pilade did he act as she would wish a husband and father to act . |
| 20 | Well do you think that you could make a ‘ bit of a window ’ for the Church ? ’ |
| 21 | If we 're given an assignment , whatever it is , perform it well , do n't think that I would make a better magazine servant than that brother over there and I do n't like it on the accounts , why do they always use me as a hall servant ? |
| 22 | I do n't really think that I should get a lot of pleasure out of going to watch croquet tomorrow . |
| 23 | Such thoughts soothed me , and then the reality of what had happened would come shooting through my consciousness like a speedboat churning up a calm sea : how dare he decree that I must wear a badge indicating , for men 's convenience , whether I was available or already had an owner ? |
| 24 | Anybody who visited America at the time when the exchange rate was two dollars to the pound will confirm that they could purchase a pound 's worth of goods for a dollar ; that is , at half the price they would pay at home . |
| 25 | Sometimes insurers might feel that they can get a better deal at the doors of the court in a heavy case , and the identity of the judge allotted to that case can influence corridor negotiations pretty heavily , but an experienced plaintiff 's solicitor with nothing much to worry about in court who has gone that far will strike a fairly hard bargain . |
| 26 | Well it makes you feel that you might do a bit of work with something |
| 27 | It does not matter that you may perceive a witness to be a witness for the opposition ; although it will happen rarely , if they are prepared to see you , go and see them . |
| 28 | But do n't assume that you would need a Caesarean again . |
| 29 | It would jump and shudder and you would have a very uncomfortable ride . |
| 30 | If it can be made to work — and time will show whether it can become a reality — that may be the moment to return to subjects such as political and economic union and the benefits of a different defence structure . |