Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we take the Campese knock-on in the World Cup final , I personally would awarded a penalty try . |
| 2 | I just might have a word in her ear . ’ |
| 3 | I just used to do a bit of cottaging , picking people up , particularly during the war ; that was the heyday in picking people up so easily — in crowded trains , in the blackout — but it was always just the one-off . |
| 4 | I 've usually been , been senior secretary , I 've usually been the one in charge of the petty cash , which , sent out for proper coffee and the new kettle if the kettle blew it 's fused and the and the tea pot and the tea bags and the , I just used to write a note in the , in the cash book |
| 5 | I always used to wear a yellow overall , yellow . |
| 6 | And knitting needles that to my little fingers were like rolling pins you know and they were long and they got under my arms and I always used to have a tummy ache on knitting day cos I did n't want to go to school . |
| 7 | I think I probably would like a single room though . |
| 8 | I probably will have a , I will have , probably will have a third . |
| 9 | ‘ I also used to have a temper , ’ Edward said , ‘ but it seems to be drawn off now in work . ’ |
| 10 | I really would like a holiday , but I do n't want to spend a lot of money , and then come home and find an atmosphere . |
| 11 | I , I really would like a bike , so badly . |
| 12 | I really must design a multi-signal-scrambling-decoder for trapping these essential little fly buggers — except that I do n't have the technical knowledge and I 'd certainly burst at least one ear drum trying to fit it in ! |
| 13 | Listen , I hope you wo n't think this rude , but I really must take a turn on deck ; it 's becoming quite stuffy in the bar here . |
| 14 | By the way , I really must correct a false impression that I inadvertently gave just now ; I said you would be permitted to observe our sacred and ancient rites . |
| 15 | On our rather hurried journey north through Norway , I had marked one or two places which I though might repay a closer look on the way back , and one of those was the reserve of Folkstumyren . |
| 16 | I never used to prepare a question , I just used to turn up , think ‘ This is good ’ and have a drink with them and try to be funny about it later . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ She had no right to say what she did , and I never could stand a bully . ’ |
| 18 | I certainly used to use a golden thread methodology , together with other kinds of considerations , when arguing for the ordination of women . |
| 19 | Usually I too would grab a setting-stick and Bill would instruct me as to the fount best suited to the job . |
| 20 | You 'll have to sort something out otherwise I too might give a Press conference so the world can hear my side of the story ! ’ |
| 21 | It did not enter my head that I might have the seeds of a talent , that I too might have a career and that I should be preparing myself for it . |
| 22 | Like a circus Hercules demonstrating how to tear up a telephone directory , he showed me how I too could dismantle a board with my mouth . |
| 23 | I know , but years ago you always used to have a big tea and supper |
| 24 | Were in the , the first floor of the Town Hall , erm along the corridor with , where the General Manager 's office is and most of us can be found in there , so erm it is , I just think it 's interesting for you to see how the things link up because , those of you that have contact with the Community Development Team will know that over at Latton Bush there is a Community Resource Centre , er that you can use , well that 's linked in with us , and we provide information for us , so it 's important that you know that if you go there , you also can have a connection with the Local Government Unit as as well , as a whole like the Policy Team if you , if you want information or anything . |
| 25 | You probably could get a keyboard , but |
| 26 | She wondered if she really could hallucinate a walking , talking nightmare . |
| 27 | It 's different if you 're paid to come here to give a talk and you put up a poor show but if you 've volunteered then er I think er you know you you really ought to have a different approach to . |
| 28 | If you really must use a spreadsheet as a database , then SuperCalc than a typical Windows spreadsheet , speed is the only advantage if your hardware is a little on the light side . |
| 29 | When the first woman I went with cried out , ‘ Oh , you 've hit the button there , ’ I thought to myself , ‘ You really can learn a lot from books ’ . |
| 30 | Can you listen er each pair of you now will get a job of doing this . |