Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | wonder why you — But mibbe I should thank ma |
| 2 | I crammed my mouth with for fear I might give utterance to my anger . |
| 3 | All right , Ellis , I expect I can find time this afternoon . |
| 4 | I expect you can play tummyache while I do |
| 5 | I expect you 'd like coffee now instead of another drink . ’ |
| 6 | Substitution of I for E so instead of forget you know I for E So instead of saying forget you 'd say forgit . |
| 7 | Yeah , that unfortunately the majority of people say you 'll get money in a couple of days , then the person would start to argue , because they need their money now to go and buy their shopping . |
| 8 | Well if you want you can add cake or anything . |
| 9 | When we start to take responsibility for our thoughts and begin to see that every negative thought has a negative return , we realise we can use life like a beautiful game . |
| 10 | You say we might have trouble in the States . |
| 11 | but two to ten shift they 'd have power cut |
| 12 | Twenty officers have been seriously assaulted there this year , and staff say they may lose control if urgent action is n't taken . |
| 13 | A farmer and his wife say they 'll fight council plans to throw them off their land . |
| 14 | Unless a deal is done which reduces subsidies and makes agricultural trade subject to normal GATT rules , they say they will block progress on freeing trade in services and rewriting international rules governing intellectual property . |
| 15 | They are collaborating on integrating the software into the distributed architecture of HaL 's systems and say they will extend Motif for mission-critical applications . |
| 16 | Nor do they intend to underwrite other banks ' loans if the firm goes under ; they say they will take part in rescues , but not as guarantors . |
| 17 | On the one hand , the Socialists say they will tackle corruption by introducing a new law on party financing . |
| 18 | Cricket officials and local residents say they will fight tooth and nail to save the ground , home to both clubs since the early 1930s . |
| 19 | On first encounter it can sound pedestrian , but there 's always something not quite right about the melodies they produce , and the more curiosity that provokes , the more you 're sucked in . |
| 20 | This uses the technically-defined Ocean as above , except that all the hiccups that interrupt the passage of its boundary have been removed by the relatively simple process of granting to it all of the so-called ‘ marginal seas ’ to which logic ( and political reality ) suggest it can lay claim . |
| 21 | The announcement has delighted Australia 's Antarctic scientists who say it will transform research and allow many more top-quality scientists to visit the area in summer . |
| 22 | Unconfirmed reports say he could become Speaker , a position of some honour but no great responsibility . |
| 23 | Insiders say he will get AIDS after having a gay affair with toyboy Dieter . |
| 24 | They may be effective alone , but there needs to be caution with their introduction , especially enalapril which may cause hypotension when combined with other agents . |
| 25 | [ reading ] " When you read this letter you will be far on your way to your father and mother where you have so long desired to be , and I hope I shall forbear thinking of you with the least shadow of that fondness my foolish heart had entertained for you . |
| 26 | The term ‘ violence ’ includes conduct intended to cause physical harm and conduct which might cause harm ( such as throwing a missile towards someone ) ; and , for the two most serious offences of riot and violent disorder , ‘ violence ’ bears an extended meaning which includes violent conduct towards property . |
| 27 | I only hope she may find happiness with Saul Quatt . ’ |
| 28 | I hope you 'll make sense of the notes . |
| 29 | You can indeed Daphne , so there you are Rosemary do plant some shrub roses and even if you have n't got room for all of our suggestions I hope you 'll find room for two or three of them . |
| 30 | I hope you can sing pet , they 're not always this polite . ’ |