Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If you ca n't move straight into your new home , or you find yourself with too many belongings , you may want to put some things into storage .
2 they may want to start some day .
3 Yeah mhm yeah I mean you may want to select some stuff that 's y'know that represents different kinds of things because as I remember our conversations earlier , you were interested in er y'know sort of ideological soundness , political correctness and y'know were some things funny but sort of off-colour for other reasons erm er I 'm paraphrasing it badly but er y'know I think that th s so you might want to get some stuff that 's sort of ideologically sound and humorous and er some stuff that 's a bit off-colour and humorous and some stuff that 's erm sort of I do n't know some stuff that 's main stream but has got a lot of y'know if you look at something like say The Two Ronnies or something , there 's a lot of there 's a lot of racism and sexism in there but it 's because it 's sort of main stream because it 's family viewing and stuff like that people tend not to think of it as problematic .
4 Barraga ( 1976 ) claims that ‘ In order to stimulate interest in visual development , and in learning to see more things , many children may need to spend some time visually investigating objects in the classroom or in the natural environment to broaden their visual experiences . ’
5 Those with dairy goats may need to have some goats kidding in the autumn to obtain good supplies of milk in winter .
6 We should seek to retain some definition in form by re-using certain melodic shapes , repeating certain note-successions or rhythms , perhaps even re-quoting an entire section which gives the main message of the work .
7 On Jan. 31 Seidman suggested that the government should consider reviving some thrifts , if they appeared to be financially healthy , instead of taking them over , and said that a feasibility study was currently under way to explore the possibility .
8 Namely , wherever there is a difference in form , they should expect to find some difference in meaning .
9 ARIES — A YEAR dominated by Uranus , Neptune , Saturn and Pluto can not be easy , and Arieans must expect to face some difficulties and setbacks somewhere along the line .
10 I should like to give some examples of my concern about the report 's thoroughness and/or objectivity .
11 Now , if we 're going to allow an organisation like that , have we no erm chance to say that after they 've had their collection , we should like to have some indication of what percentage went to Oxford , so that when they apply again , we can at least know whether this is actually a genuine local organisation or national .
12 The institutionalisation of the social services is an interesting study in its own right , especially for Tories , who are the connoisseurs of institutions , and I should like to offer some case histories .
13 ‘ I must remember to get some Number Eights , ’ he muttered to himself .
14 I must remember to get some oil for you Peter ?
15 This move should call to mind some remarks made in 2.4 about the causal theory of knowledge .
16 But I still think you should try allowing some credibility on my side too . ’
17 You should try looking some time , ’ Donna said with gleeful malice .
18 Going in the other direction , say from English into Arabic , a translator should try to find some way of conveying the emphasis attached to a fronted predicator .
19 If the investor is to syndicate , the management and its advisers should try to play some part in the selection of additional investors ; if an additional director is to be appointed by the syndicate , that director ought to be selected for the experience and talent he can bring to Newco .
20 Although possibly more relevant in connection with reinstatement the tenant should attempt to place some limitation on the persons who could void the policy .
21 ( d ) Voids The tenant 's advisers should attempt to secure some allowance for the tenant in case of voids .
22 ‘ But I 'm bound to say that in your position I think I should have made some enquiry into his bona fides .
23 Countersigning officers should have received some training in JAR interviewing and counselling skills .
24 I really think by now , Earth Summit or no Earth Summit , that we should have received some acknowledgment from DGXI .
25 ‘ We should have sent some people to the airport , ’ she muttered .
26 The boat trip should have provided some respite but it is difficult to see how .
27 My relationship with my father had not changed , although I should have welcomed some change , since the days of my early childhood : it is difficult for most parents to admit that their children are growing up and therefore in need of a more flexible parental attitude .
28 I knew I should have found some way to follow that pair up to the pond .
29 I said : ‘ I told you you should have had some breakfast ’ . ’
30 The switch from almost ignoring the issue in the first week to so much concentration in the third should have had some effect upon the public .
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