Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [verb] [modal v] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know so she said will they fit Peter , I said oh yeah |
| 2 | I know of no other investment that returns less on death than it does should you live . |
| 3 | so he went back and he says er , oh he says er he says oh dear like , he says well carry on he says I 'll have to take the door off , so he says can you give a hand to hold it , cos he had to cut er this er like and all grown at the bottom of the door you know with |
| 4 | Which is that if we take these cards , instead of dropping in one at here there and everywhere and I doubt if anyone will take much notice of one , maybe I 'm a bit personally interested in , if I say could we all drop them in at Prestos in Rougier Street ? |
| 5 | Right , if I say could you summarise the plot of Revenge of Khan could you do it ? |
| 6 | No , cos I want can you pass me the ashtray and the fags . |
| 7 | Well she would n't tell you if she had would she , really ? |
| 8 | Doubt can play a very useful role in resisting credulity and naivety , but to argue that only if you doubt can you arrive at the truth ( a position of scepticism ) is to disregard the question of what is to be known . |
| 9 | If you mean will we consider your desire to return to our service , then I am afraid not . |
| 10 | And we were gon na stay the night but Gary 's got his mum staying as well and he sa he says , you know , if you stay can you bring some bedding and that ? |
| 11 | If you smoke could you give it up to save money ? |
| 12 | I mean if you want could you say I want the same as fourth year job ? |
| 13 | Now if you leave can I suggest leave erm leave half a page empty if you have n't got it in the front yet . |
| 14 | well Des , she heard Des look talking about it and er she said has she heard anything and I said no , I said not fully but more or less we stayed in yesterday cos you said shall we go out did n't you ? |
| 15 | Only if we help shall they be saved . ’ |
| 16 | Only if we care will we help . |
| 17 | The two points which were made most strongly were , firstly , that they are so very much like humans in their reasoning and strategic thinking and secondly , that , to quote Dr Goodall , ‘ Only if we understand can we care . |
| 18 | If they fail will they assume responsibility for the failure or blame someone else ? |
| 19 | Well they would n't get on again if they objected would they ? |
| 20 | ‘ He 'd swim if he know 'd his boys had a public house . ’ |
| 21 | And if he did would he be able to declare categorically to the police that Adam and Rufus and Mary had actually been living there ? |
| 22 | No I 'd never be able to forgive myself if anything happened would I ? |
| 23 | Till he spoffer 'd who doon tha' ! |
| 24 | President , before I start could you er , please ask erm , at the doors if they could keep quiet a bit because delegates ca n't hear some of the debates . |
| 25 | How much of what happened before she left must he disclose ? |
| 26 | Well th er you have to wait till you hear from them really before you do can you ? |
| 27 | Before we go will you be treating her at Warley ? ’ |
| 28 | Just before we break can I remind all women delegates , officers and guests there will be the reception to be held at twelve thirty to two o' clock in the Lord Mayor 's banqueting hall , in the Guildhall . |
| 29 | Be before we start can I make two quick announcements , one er I made at the last lecture , that is there is a public lecture given by Baroness at five fifteen today on the subject of the Soviet Union and wh where does it go , erm and that 's in . |
| 30 | You know , the beginning when I said may I smoke ? |