Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must not give way to it , because it is so unlike me and quite causeless . |
| 2 | They have white filters , and I am concerned lest in this poor light I should mistakenly set fire to the wrong end . |
| 3 | I think he hoped I might eventually add distinction to the family name , of which he was intensely proud , and his initial interest in me also developed into affection . |
| 4 | I might even give money to The Campaign for Heavier Helmets today . |
| 5 | ‘ So you did , and in that case , if you 're a very good girl , I might yet make love to you . ’ |
| 6 | Would you hold on a moment I 'll just get Margaret to the phone cos she really deals with the bookings hold on a second ! |
| 7 | At the same time yes I I 'll happily give way to the honourable gentleman . |
| 8 | I 'll now turn colleagues to the Section Secretary 's Report Mick Apex Partnership , pages twenty nine to thirty four . |
| 9 | Then school started and I could n't wear pyamas to school so I wore my trousers and tops … when they saw them they ( the other wives ) said ‘ Oh ! that wo n't do ! |
| 10 | ‘ I went from feeling useless because I could n't get work to feeling defiant . |
| 11 | There was more than one reason why I could not accompany Jean-Claude to America . |
| 12 | I explained to the man that I could not carry cheese to my appointment but that I would be back another day . |
| 13 | My wife and I could never see eye to eye on the business of living . |
| 14 | ‘ I was utterly miserable , ’ she recalls , ‘ I was in the position where I could actually get work to a standard that was good enough to attract support but there were n't any funds . ’ |
| 15 | Well er I 'd like I 'd still like time to er think about it you know . |
| 16 | And I I would simply draw attention to paragraph two of that report er in the second last sentence in the paragraph it says Well I 'd better actually read the er the whole paragraph . |
| 17 | I would like to thank Tom Johnston , Councillor Pat Lally and Professor David Vines , who all left the Board during the year , for their contribution ; and I would again pay tribute to Lord Macfarlane . |
| 18 | ‘ Even if you were the last man on earth — I would n't make love to you , ’ she added bitterly . |
| 19 | Erm if there was to be an exceptions policy er I would n't like Scarborough to be excluded from it . |
| 20 | ‘ I would n't recommend Tolby to anyone , ’ Henry said earnestly . |
| 21 | And then I would just draw attention to the proposals . |
| 22 | And I would also draw attention to a particular consideration namely that between the outer boundary of the greenbelt in that corridor and the area of outstanding natural beauty of the Hills , there is very little distance . |
| 23 | I would not give space to anti-arrhythmics in my bag as a GP . |
| 24 | Before I had Scott I would never say boo to a goose . |
| 25 | I ca n't make love to you the way I want to — not here . |
| 26 | His green eyes pools of limpid clarity and wholly deceptive depth , but his swift grin wicked , Michele replied provocatively , ‘ I ca n't make love to a housekeeper or beat her into submission the way I could a wife , and , as I prefer my domestic arrangements to run without a hitch , I have to tread circumspectly . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I do listen to contemporary music but it tends to be electronic stuff that I ca n't put names to . |
| 28 | K : ‘ The evenings are a very special time but I ca n't take Chloe to the park because there is a hostel for down-and-outs by it and they sit on the park benches drinking and shouting abuse . |
| 29 | I wish to go through the argument and then I shall willingly give way to the hon. Gentleman . |
| 30 | I shall not give way to the hon. Gentleman at the moment ; not in this speech . |