Example sentences of "[verb] [vb base] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before the brigade of receptionists change shift they must ensure that all work has been processed as far as possible and that any messages or matters to be dealt with are brought to the attention of the evening shift . |
| 2 | A separator and trivet mean you can cook more than one thing at once and a Rise'n'Time indicator lets you time the cooking process by telling you when the right temperature is reached . |
| 3 | Most people say say you ca n't do it you ca n't do that can you go on . |
| 4 | yes that 's right any way I shoot off and as I say hope you 'll soon be a bit better both of you |
| 5 | Unfortunately one day when it was earlier on he , he got his commands mixed up and we was m marching down the yard and the drive , and we was marching towards the factory up and down and right wheel and about turn , left wheel , basic foot drill you know it had been going for about ten minutes and all and we was going down towards the factory and erm we kept on going , we was getting close to the factory and he , he he forgot his words forgot what er command he wanted to give and he shouted stop you 'll be in the bloody factory in a minute instead of sa shouting halt , you know , he , he got flummoxed . |
| 6 | In other words if the estate agent or medical practice will get a phone call from us and say look we 'd like to do your assignment is it convenient . |
| 7 | If you press this one , if you press record it wo n't because there 's a tape in but if you just press press record automatic and you press record and the play button but you ca n't press just the record button . |
| 8 | But I do n't know think it would be easier ? |
| 9 | they 'll have to try do something wo n't they ? |
| 10 | Equally , however , if the only learning experience one encountered was in closely programmed format there would be no scope for those intuitive leaps and imaginative forays most of us remember , or for those times in which one pursues a sudden enthusiasm almost to saturation . |
| 11 | ‘ But , then , why not steal stuff you can eat and do n't steal the stuff you ca n't and do n't bother with the dogs ? ’ |
| 12 | Oh so if you press enter it 'll come down one line . |
| 13 | we get on the train at , most of them get on at Elstree luckily so what we do is we open the doors and they 're always crowding up the bit where the door is and they say excuse me may I get on please ? |
| 14 | because if you could eat smoke you might think |
| 15 | If you space heat you can not leave the door open for your own comfort as you will be heating the garden and your tanks will chill . |
| 16 | When you undertake research you will find that the CIB has many specialist books , journals and research reports as well as databases which can identify sources of research in banking and current activity worldwide . |
| 17 | I showed it Tom next door , I says er , it , I says , he came and had a drink and to , and to see Evelyn and I says look you can tell Oliand and Dog Tongue |
| 18 | We was I said look I can read a bloody clock as well you can , I said I wa walking behind you down the , you went in the canteen and when I went past it was one minute past quarter to ! |
| 19 | Well there 's two different wholes are n't there ? chop toast you can chop either that way or that way |
| 20 | If you catch fish you can cook them , no problem . ’ |
| 21 | Rod said : ‘ I was shocked to be told that if I had waited any longer before seeking help I would not have survived . |
| 22 | It says wish you could see the shots John has taken . |
| 23 | Furthermore it becomes folly to seek a boundary between synthetic statements , which hold contingently on experience , and analytic statements , which hold come what may . |
| 24 | Even if an ineffective treatment does not in itself cause damage it may harm patients by raising false expectations or by deflecting them from a better treatment , so this criterion would leave virtually all unproved treatment open to investigation . |
| 25 | It is essential that before you attempt to duck gybe you can carve gybe well , as the feet and body positions are exactly the same . |
| 26 | I goes I went to the end I goes look I 'll tell you all together get it over with I lost my balance and I dropped it . |
| 27 | I mean look I can even run me fingers through me hair now . |
| 28 | If you are considering a new boat or retrofit rig you 'll want to know more , just write , phone or fax for our product literature , to arrange a meeting or to organise a tender . |
| 29 | To avoid inconvenience it may be scheduled to run at a specific time when LIFESPAN itself is not required . |
| 30 | But let's wait and see cause I 'll take you out and we 'll have a look . |