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

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1 If you would rather wait I could come back later , but it is , of course , important to lose as little time as possible . ’
2 The funds do not merely guarantee you will get the full rise in the index over the period you have chosen ; they also ensure you get the highest bid price that the fund achieves at any point while the investment is running .
3 and it says , you can only appeal it will appear in November , that 's when it 's going to be , er put into the library
4 That you 'll get you can pretty much guarantee you 'll get one , and it 'll be almost the same as that .
5 And to suddenly decide he 'll come with us … ’
6 She could only hope he 'd do the same .
7 As an aspiring recording artist , I can only hope you will enjoy your music and live the lifestyle , while you remember that the music business is a career , just like any other .
8 We can only hope it will pass without an H-bomb war ’ — a fitting comment , I feel , on the hawks and ideologues on both sides .
9 If it is , I can only hope it will work with all concerned to see whether a solution can be found to the problem of access .
10 It would only mean he might let her down again , and that would be asking for it .
11 Caspar was shouting to her not to struggle , because it would only mean she would sink quicker , but Fenella was struggling fiercely , because she could not just give in .
12 Some anonymous little department at D15 that took care of people who got out of line , but would that necessarily mean they 'd have a go at me ?
13 That does n't necessarily mean you will take more time to get around the golf course .
14 Do keep in mind that testing positive does not necessarily mean you will develop AIDS , or that you will inevitably become ill .
15 She had more or less accepted that she would go to hell for her crime , and did not much care what would happen to her after death .
16 ‘ One can only speculate what would have happened had this not been done but I seriously doubt if we would be meeting here today had not the capital infusion been made in 1990 and this plan put into place and well executed .
17 So you can only say they may make a payment .
18 If she could only cry it would help , but that seemed impossible too .
19 Do you not think we 'll need another extra coach on the the Manchester ?
20 They do not think we may mean the " inner stars " .
21 I do not think we should decide , in the present case , more than we need .
22 It is not necessary for us in the present case to decide whether this distinction is a legitimate one and I do not think we should assume to do so .
23 His statement implies that we are not yet out of the recession , so let us borrow some more , increase the PSBR , and do the Keynesian thing which , a few years ago , we did not think we should do , and perhaps that will get us out of the recession by the time of the election .
24 It could lead to unjustifiable situations resulting in a great number of injustices and I do not think we should continue with it . …
25 In the phonetic/phonological dimension , I do not think we should speak too readily of Early Modern ‘ Standard ’ English .
26 Anyway , I do not think we should discuss the young Duke of Ross , should we ? ’
27 Do you not think we should have an anti-arrhythmic agent rather than £600 worth of thrombolysis in our medical bag ?
28 The Executive Council under Sir Paw Tun were inert and helpless , and later that morning I went to the Governor to say that I did not think we could hold the situation any longer without grave risk , and advised him to call for the resignation of the Executive Council .
29 I did not think we could invade this year .
30 I do not think we could justify turning our backs . ’
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