Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I mean I 'd rather have tea , sorry , yeah .
2 I expect we 'll now see trade unionists and others appointed where appropriate .
3 Labour councillors say they would rather have flats backing on to the gardens than rats and rubbish .
4 Some parents say they can barely afford children : living costs rocketed in the late 1980s , and Taipei is now reckoned to be one of the world 's most expensive cities in which to live .
5 The two say they will also investigate areas of co-operation on future-generation storage products .
6 Senior hospital caterer Jimmy Kikozi said : ‘ I have nothing to say about their food , but I imagine we will now see people wearing happy hats around the place .
7 G4 ( clear ) , as sold in aquatic outlets , is really a concrete treatment , but I imagine it would also seal wood with a couple of coats .
8 Also , by looking at the activities you are good at and enjoy you may well discover talents and abilities which you have not considered before as being useful in a job .
9 When I find a guitar I like I 'll just buy multiples of that exact one !
10 Where you know I would just take things in my stride .
11 You know she 'd rather do Chimneys or something tomorrow than London Zoo .
12 You know you can just say D five one four .
13 Er but you know you can always close things if you want to .
14 I find I can easily put things into perspective , see both sides of an issue , if I just sit around for a while and I probably do that for half an hour a day .
15 In other families the mother may be responsible for the discipline and management of the house and feel she can never have fun with the child and that father seems to have all the nice times .
16 All the best rock bands come out of art colleges , etc … and it 's still the case they find they can only reproduce music from Beethoven , Mozart , etc .
17 According to officers stationed at Darlington , the silent majority now support Mr Thompson 's plans and believe they could even speed response times to house fires in the town .
18 You know when all this court business is on , and they had two hours at recess so he went to look at the cathedral with Steven and mum mentioned it and , and she said oh I think I 'll go and have a look round she said when all this is over cos dad , suppose he 'll never set foot in Norwich again and I said oh that 's silly cos it 's a , it is a lovely city .
19 I suppose he could even let units on behalf of owners , on an agency basis of course …
20 And many believe he could well surprise Senna in next year 's battle for the Formula One championship .
21 Mr Carr called on the Scottish environment minister , Sir Hector Monro , to establish a general right of access to Scotland 's wild lands saying : ‘ Quite apart from the value of such a right of access to all who wish to enjoy our beautiful landscapes and wildlife , I believe it would greatly assist landowners and land managers .
22 that is the effects , I mean they will still give grant , but indirectly through the revenues for and it will be spared but , for a number of years , you ca n't be absolutely precise about how long .
23 Once you have run FDISK you should then run FORMAT to lay down the pattern of tracks for each logical drive .
24 She 's not frightened of anyone , I bet she could even stop Hitler .
25 They want to reintroduce the bill President Bush vetoed last year ; they claim it will merely allow blacks to sue those who discriminate against them .
26 There their numbers were swelled to 200 fighting men and 500 elders , women and children by the arrival of Looking Glass , who declared bitterly : ‘ Now , my people , as long as I live I will never make peace with the treacherous Americans .
27 ‘ I think I 'll just ring Phyllis Locombe-Stableford … ’
28 I think I 'd sooner see Angela Rippon , Those Were The Days , do n't you ? , on Sky
29 I says well we , we put erm a mailshot out for four hundred and ninety nine pound , cos the software and all the re-programming involved , I says Ford Communications followed it up , you know , they put a mailshot out for two hundred and ninety nine pound all in , oh he says I think I 'd rather prefer G P T to them
30 I think I 'd rather watch Chelsea !
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