Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'll drop in tomorrow to see how she is . ’ |
| 2 | I 'll pop in tomorrow to say goodbye on my way to the airport . ’ |
| 3 | I 'll find somewhere else to stay for the night , ’ he said softly , rocking the tearful Katarina . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , you wo n't win because I 'll find somewhere else to stay . |
| 5 | I looked forward to the time when I could speak well enough to talk to them . |
| 6 | That 's why I asked Sister if I could slip up here to see her . ’ |
| 7 | The senior porter had said , ‘ Sign here , please , Nurse , ’ and been kind when he had to wait until I could see well enough to sign that No. 4 was David Alistair Grant from Arthur Ward . |
| 8 | I do n't think I 'd live long enough to see it mature . |
| 9 | What I 'd like now like to do is to describe some of the components of tools strategy to enable and empower us to deliver enterprise-wide client server solutions . |
| 10 | I used to walk along there to see these rabbits I think the name was and they , it was a barber 's shop that had got these sold all sorts of pet things and that I used to , then I used to come home that was my Saturday morning , but I always used to go in up to the news line . |
| 11 | I mean I could do I think they 're fascinating and important — but I would prefer instead actually to talk about Darwinism Darwin as a biologist , rather than Darwin as a philosopher or as a influencer of morals and religious beliefs and so on . |
| 12 | ‘ I would like once again to thank you for the major contribution you 've made to our AIDS education programme this year . |
| 13 | Also it 's close to where I work so if there are any problems I can get here quickly to sort them out . |
| 14 | It is a classic example of the waste of local taxpayers ' money by a foolish council which would do much better to spend the money on the services for which it is statutorily responsible . |
| 15 | Having taken notes ( in whichever format ) , you must learn how best to use them . |
| 16 | You should bend over backwards to avoid bitter personal rows and the holding of grudges . |
| 17 | She wanted to cry and she imagined the tears flowing down her cheeks and dripping on to her jersey and how he 'd probably say that she should go somewhere else to cry . |
| 18 | Given the evidence that punishment which immediately precedes a forbidden act ( rarely possible for busy parents ) maximizes resistance to temptation and minimizes guilt , you might try not only to sanction misbehaviour promptly but ( where possible ) forestall your child 's action just as it gets under way . |
| 19 | It should not , Mr Mayor , definitely not be used simply as an easy option for those who could manage quite happily to provide for themselves , either renting or buying in the private sector but instead choose to let the state provide . |
| 20 | She 'd run on ahead to join James , her bare legs flashing in the sunshine . |
| 21 | She 'd come this far to say her piece and say it she would , come hell or high water . |
| 22 | Then you could decide more promptly to do the necessary work of grieving for what you 've never had , recognising how much you still have , and get on with your life in other useful and enjoyable ways . |
| 23 | In the meantime , since she could n't physically throw him out , she would find somewhere else to stay for the night . |
| 24 | Resisting the sirens ' song from the Tory wets , she said that like Ulysses , another resister , she would come safely home to harbour . |
| 25 | ‘ But who would come out here to scribble on rock ? ’ asked Betty unanswerably . |
| 26 | So though it is perfectly practicable to take a trip to Heiden by car ( a direct road leads from Rorschach ) you would do much better to leave the car behind , go along to the station of the Rorschach-Heiden mountain railway near the harbour , take a cogwheel train , sit back in one of the red coaches and enjoy the gradually changing view . |
| 27 | The person or creature — one of your sub-personalities — starts to argue with you , telling you all the reasons why you are wrong , and why you would do much better to believe that life is full of suffering ! |
| 28 | She will go back eventually to continue her studies there . |
| 29 | True enough , the stock species Rosa rugosa is often used for hedging , but if that is the hedge you want , you will do much better to buy plants raised for the purpose . |
| 30 | Brisk afternoon winds do blow , exciting passages are possible , and there are many coves where you can anchor alone just to relax in perfect peace . |