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 I do n't somehow think we 'd have much in common . ’
20 ‘ But not quite so mercenary , and I find it exceedingly distasteful for you to arrogantly assume you might understand my sister a great deal better than I ever could .
21 Do n't just hope it 'll go away .
22 Everything hurt unremittingly and I could no longer pretend I could ignore it .
23 Aah can just say they must tek what Aah 've got and Aah 'll let thoo 'ave a couple of pair . ’
24 So I would just say you would like to know the opening times please
25 No I 'll just say I 'll pop down some time
26 Maybe , maybe we 'll get a coordinator who will just say I 'll book the seats for you
27 Let's just say I can find my way about in the language .
28 Yes and er my mother was frightened to death of guns because , oh he was a bit of a boy at heart I mean you can just imagine everybody used to bring the sporting guns to be repaired and there was guns floating about all over the place , and my mother was scared stiff of guns right till the time she died er , and he got mixed up with all these sporting connections you know like go off to shoots and various things and I think he did a bit of cock fighting in his day as well , but I 've , I 've got the exercise books that his two brothers .
29 Would someone soon say they 'd have to switch off the respirator ?
30 ‘ But , I mean to say , I did always think I would inherit one day , with Jack being such a confirmed … ’
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