Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [vb infin] [pron] to [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Give me the Lady Fand , that I may bear her to a fitting place . ’ |
2 | We had no sooner got out of the supermarket 's doors than the wee imp said he was tired and I must carry him to the car . |
3 | But … if they 're family heirlooms then however much I want them , I must return them to the family where they belong , ’ she said dazedly . |
4 | He said , ‘ I must return it to the half-mortals , for only they in all the worlds can keep it safe now . ’ ’ |
5 | But long ago , in 1946 , the questing and the questioning had become almost unbearable , and I knew that to keep my sanity I must force myself to an arbitrary conclusion : I would believe the least terrible of terrible possibilities — that the plane had been shot down over the Channel by enemy action . |
6 | ‘ I must get you to a doctor . |
7 | I have n't sent it because I thought I must read it to the meeting . |
8 | I knew I should throw her to the patrol and make my own getaway , but she appealed to the chink in my armour . |
9 | Your mother was saying perhaps I should give it to the kids , half to you , half to Debbie , but I said , no . |
10 | I concluded my own column of that week as follows : ‘ After sneering at Lord Mogg , I suppose I should commit myself to a conclusion of my own from the last ten days ' dramas . |
11 | I should put it to the old man right away . " |
12 | And [ wa ] others felt a similar shock at my intention to talk about political jokes relating to contemporary leaders of the modern Arab World and suggested that I should confine myself to the days of the Prophet and the early imams . |
13 | And Elizabeth says , ‘ I might ask her to a inner . ’ |
14 | ‘ Well , Doctor , ’ said Julie , ‘ I 'll leave you to the tender mercies of these ladies . ’ |
15 | I 'll leave it to the young men , like yourself . |
16 | I 'll I 'll leave it to the |
17 | I 'll leave it to the people who went to explain the debacle . |
18 | ‘ I 'll walk you to the Commemorative Hall if you like ? ’ |
19 | I 'll walk you to the tram stop , Maggie . |
20 | I 'll walk you to the hotel and show you round the hospital tomorrow . ’ |
21 | Come on , I 'll walk you to the house . ’ |
22 | ‘ I 'll walk you to the taxi rank outside . ’ |
23 | And to make up for it I 'll treat you to a slap-up lunch in Haverfordwest . ’ |
24 | I 'll throw you to the fucking wolves — are you listening , you stupid fuck ? — and there 'll be nothing left of you but a pile of shit and a hank of hair . |
25 | I 'll keep away from you , my fine bucko , I thought , and if I drop anything I 'll kick it to the door before I pick it up . |
26 | I du n no I mean I 'll mention it to the deputy again and say look we 're getting towards the end of a financial year , there will be some departments underspent because er suppliers ca n't meet deadlines and really you should keep in mind that w we have n't got er we ca n't just pluck five thousand pounds out of our budget . |
27 | I must have said that several times already because Ma fixed me with a glittering stare and exclaimed , ‘ If you say that word once more , Andrew , just once more , I 'll send you to the Science Museum again … with Annabel . ’ |
28 | So I 'll send you to the hospital . |
29 | ‘ I 'll race you to the top of the hill , ’ he said . |
30 | ‘ Come on , ’ he said with an abrupt jerk , ‘ I 'll race you to the bottom of the slope . |