Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Adding five examples to the chapters that at present lack them would kill two birds with one stone . |
| 2 | I mean nothing could catch my imagination fantasy . |
| 3 | I mean them let's face it one out the three of us should of thought a bit more . |
| 4 | Well they 're some of the best in the land , greyhound punters , I mean they 'll come they like their greyhound racing , real erm diehard people and erm they 'll come in any weather , I mean , the other Thursday when we really had a load of snow down , I mean no-one would come , you would n't even get off your couch for that , but erm we still had three hundred people attend which was erm even though as I say , we lost money on the erm meeting . |
| 5 | And while we eat I 'll entertain you with tales of Robin . |
| 6 | So as soon as it began to move back , I gave it the biggest push I could manage . |
| 7 | Through one of the glass panes in Plover Hide I could see a twite : a plump little linnet-like bird , brown , streaky-breasted , with a bright yellow stubby bill . |
| 8 | Mibbe I should send it back . |
| 9 | wonder why you — But mibbe I should thank ma |
| 10 | I regret I can shed little new light on the mystery of who blew the whistle on the celebrated dressing-room scene after Woodfull was hit . |
| 11 | ‘ I regret I must leave you at the door , Lady Isabel . |
| 12 | ‘ Eh , no , my friend , but you 'll do it now if you please I 'll hold . ’ |
| 13 | Colleagues fear someone may have used his coded authorisation to operate the machine . |
| 14 | Lastly , I fear I may have to disappoint you when I say that the coin is more interesting than valuable . |
| 15 | I crammed my mouth with for fear I might give utterance to my anger . |
| 16 | ‘ We must be true with one another or I fear I shall go quite … ’ |
| 17 | for strength — I fear I shall find it difficult in the heat : |
| 18 | It is the text , however , where I fear I must fault the guide at times . |
| 19 | A storm arrives from the west , the snow falling so thickly in a few minutes that I fear I will lose my way . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | I mean I 'll give one of these to each of my form teachers so they know , they 're gon na write in bits and pieces whatever they want to know . |
| 22 | I mean I 'll bung them in to you at some point |
| 23 | I mean I 'll carry on |
| 24 | you mean I 'll think get it when you and me and you know , |
| 25 | Well I mean I 'll check now if you want |
| 26 | but normally I ca n't sleep here I al I always admired anybody that could sleep with a for yea it 's only this last couple of years I can do it , no I mean I 'll doze . |
| 27 | I mean I 'll bring them back again . |
| 28 | I mean I 'll go out and do my bit in the way I know how and I leave him behind . |
| 29 | tonight I mean I 'll prepare |
| 30 | Er well I mean I 'll have my fireworks on Friday night the fifth of November but erm |