Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [pron] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did so want him to kiss her . |
| 2 | ‘ I can only think she decided she could not marry Fabien after all , but could not bear to tell him so either . |
| 3 | Then he said , ‘ If they would only show they feel they need us . ’ |
| 4 | So you I mean do you so do you do you go to jumble sales at all or ? |
| 5 | Then I 'd better do something to prevent you . ’ |
| 6 | You and Daryl where in the first form room before afternoon school and I 'm sure we 'll all remember you saying you 'd like to put a spider down Mary Lou 's neck . |
| 7 | First of all , local authorities possess only a very limited economic power and can only exercise what powers they have in very small geographical areas . |
| 8 | ‘ There you are — you 'd better have one to remind you what a foetus looks like at 12 weeks , ’ an enthusiastic PR said . |
| 9 | Pouring out of thanks for the young Timothy who spent the time in prayer if you wish to say a short simple prayer of thanks do so end it thank you God and we 'll all join in thank you God . |
| 10 | ‘ It would only mean you love me , and you did admit that long ago . ’ |
| 11 | I can only suppose she gets them from her father . ’ |
| 12 | And if he was engaged on some scheme of his own , she had better leave him to pursue it without interference . |
| 13 | I 'd better let her take you home or she 'll eat me alive and spit out the bones . ’ |
| 14 | You 'd better let me carry you down . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Yes , you 'd better let me tell him later . ’ |
| 16 | Better let me watch it , I 'm gon na watch that . |
| 17 | I 'm originally from 80 Km north of there — a wee place called Castlebar and before you start slagging off Mayo footballers , I 'd better let you know I know this year 's hurling result ! ! ! |
| 18 | Only thirty five of the hundred here think that we er , need this monarchy so let me ask you a final question , do you think Britain , therefore , should be a republic ? |
| 19 | The young man faltered , but managed , ‘ If you 'll only let me show you — ’ |
| 20 | Well , if you 'd only let us know we 'd of |
| 21 | You 'd better pray we reach it soon , ’ he declared , and stalked away . |
| 22 | We can only require them to pay us , and not to get us into anything dangerous or illegal … ’ |
| 23 | It would only confuse him to tell him the truth . |
| 24 | ’ You can not teach a man anything , you can only help him to find it within himself . |
| 25 | ‘ I wish I could court you with beautiful words , ’ the farmer went on , ‘ but I can only say I love you madly and want you for my wife . |
| 26 | It would be worth it , if it put an end to such irritations as the inconvenient way I 'd suddenly find myself visualising you when I was with other women … |
| 27 | ‘ I think someone must have taken it and I can only ask them to bring it back to me , ’ said Mrs King , of Egglestone Way . |
| 28 | I kept waving to Mike but he took no notice , and if I hang about here Otley will only ask me to fetch him a slice of ox and then I shall be sick . |
| 29 | They 'll just make you do it in here . |
| 30 | Carrie had changed his life and he would somehow make her love him . |