Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] we [modal v] [vb infin] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As I said to Sergei back at the hotel , I only wish we could have used our own people to babysit Mobuto . |
| 2 | It 's the best result we could have hoped for . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I still say we should have called the police . ’ |
| 4 | She used to sit behind her desk looking very prim and proper , and er I do n't , I do n't quite honestly think we would 've dared say anything to her at all . |
| 5 | And in a vain attempt to make Williams jump he said , ‘ I rather think we may have to tighten up on one or two things round here . ’ |