Example sentences of "[verb] [vb infin] [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | From what he let drop I 'd say she was on at him morning , noon and night . |
2 | If I let go you 'll go on the floor |
3 | Hold it tight mummy I can tell you that if I let go you 'll let on the floor . |
4 | Erm not really you know maybe in an out of the way way they might but you know the type of musicians we are or whatever , you know we can do say I can do all the Irish stuff the up tempo rousing songs I can play Irish and Scottish dances and that kind of stuff , then Tony can do right across the board with easy listening stuff and country stuff and even one of the tracks on our new C D is er is er well what I would term a pop song . |
5 | So Dr Palcic and his team are developing a second test to help decide who might benefit from their first test — they are trying to determine whether a patient might have signs of lung cancer by looking at cells coughed up in his sputum . |
6 | At the end of April , all three withdrew from the election after being placed low down in a kind of primary contest held among the United Left 's Madrid rank-and-file to help decide who should go where on the list of candidates put before the capital 's voters ( a candidate 's position is crucial to his chances of a seat ) . |
7 | Raffle tickets will be sold at British Home Stores in Darlington on April 11 , anyone who would like to help sell them should contact Moira Shields at Farmway . |
8 | The metals remain nice and weak , I do wish wish we 'd get on and get those orders in . |
9 | At the end of the day though , the championship I think , tells you who is the best team of any one year and erm that 's the professional 's choice I think , if you said at the start of the year which = trophy we 'd like to win , we would have said the championship , erm we were top I think after two games and we fell away a bit since but erm the time to be tops after twenty two , so lets hope we can get up there . |
10 | Leeds are the same team basically but needed a spell out of the limelight : everyone is totally obsessed with Man United now and lets hope it will tell on the scum — we are definitely benefitting . |
11 | Do think they 'll work it out ? |
12 | But I do think they will struggle to score goals with Nigel Clough up front on his own . |
13 | ‘ I do think they should do something for it . ’ |
14 | ‘ I really do think we should go now , Harry . |
15 | Anyway , I do think we should rethink the deep fat fryer . |
16 | I do think we should encourage more from a very young age when children are in school so that |
17 | ‘ All that aside , ’ she said in a softer voice , ‘ I do think we should discuss his suggestion , Peter . |
18 | I do think we could have been ‘ sniffing ’ for the second ball better ( ie the cleared headers/knock downs ) . |
19 | Do think I 'll get five ? |
20 | something which , that interested me but I do think I 'll find it boring or something . |
21 | ‘ I do think I 'd like to miss it . |
22 | Ca n't wait to get this bedroom sorted out Do think I could have my desk ? |
23 | ‘ I would n't say I do think I can beat her , but you 've got to pretend you can . |
24 | ‘ I do n't want to nag , but I do think you ought to take better care of yourself . |
25 | And er again I have to put to you I you 've heard the say and I do think you 'll disagree . |
26 | But I do think you should tell your parents . |
27 | I do think you should let me go into the pigs . ’ |
28 | Well wi , when do think he 'll phone up ? |
29 | His name is Dick and although our conversations are strictly limited to what day the binmen are coming and blimey , was n't the post late today , I do think he would make the most fascinating subject . |
30 | I 'm convinced he 's a mu this is Bradbury he 's a much better stronger horse this season and really do think he can bring the beer money back to Sussex . |