Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [vb infin] i [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must confess I gobbled the meat down and I did n't notice the bone until it was too late . |
| 2 | Isle of and they sh what she went on to say is erm I hope to redress this in the shortly in other words she 's shortly going to but I must say I like the expression long fingering you know bloody idle you know . |
| 3 | I 'll say I forgot the time or date or way , or something . |
| 4 | No , I would say I want the same school , you can do with me what you like , Paul I suggest you do n't throw that away before I loose my temper with you . |
| 5 | Peter:I think he will be here in 12 mths time , I Do n't think Mr Fowler will be at least not as party chairman , another prediction I will make I think the Tories will get a drubbing in the local elections in May , I think they are going to get a drubbing in the Euro elections in June . |
| 6 | I think I can say I walked the best part of the rivers in my district . ’ |
| 7 | Woe betide anybody who becomes ill in Australia that 's all I can say I mean the thing is why is Neighbours put on twice a day cos I do n't believe in |
| 8 | ‘ I can see I made the right choice , ’ James said . |
| 9 | ‘ I am hoping to tie up a television documentary which will enable me to visit the former soviet Union . |
| 10 | Now , erm , what 's wrong with this if you think about it , is that er it 's hard to know what fitness and fittest means and although I 'm now gon na spend about ten minutes talking about it , this will be the last time you 'll hear me mention the word fitness , and I strongly advise you to do the same , for reasons which I will now n now explain . |
| 11 | ‘ You 'll let me make the cakes ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Then I 'll let you make the decisions that affect all nomes ’ bodies , ’ said Gurder , his voice just one step away from being threatening , ‘ and you 'll let me make the decisions that affect all nomes ’ souls . |
| 13 | She 'll let me have the money for the vet . ’ |
| 14 | Sometimes I 'd go in and she 'd let me give the baby his bottle . ’ |
| 15 | well I wo wonder if you could forgive me address the question if you can , what was the criterion or what was the basis on which a decision is made , whether they have a second additional brochure or , or not ? |
| 16 | I suppose you could say I found the Goddess . ’ |
| 17 | I would very much appreciate it if you could let me know the meaning of bass terminology ‘ bi-amping ’ and ‘ preamp ’ . |
| 18 | If you could let me know the publisher of the patterns and the numbers I could perhaps write to the publisher for copies . |
| 19 | I should therefore be grateful if you would let me have the draft as soon as you have completed it . |
| 20 | Finally , I am sure that you will want me to thank the staff of the Council for their valuable work in what has been another very busy and challenging year . |
| 21 | But , of course , such a male could never reproduce and natural selection is ultimately a question of reproductive success , not of fitness , and in fact from now on you will find me avoiding the term fitness and instead talking about reproductive success , and you 'll find that all the best literature , like Trivers ' book , does the same thing . |
| 22 | Before I answer the question , Mr. Speaker , perhaps you will allow me to record the shock with which the Government and , I imagine , the whole House heard of the tragedy of the deaths of 21 |
| 23 | I understand that you will let me know the date , time and place of their meeting . |
| 24 | If you 're too busy with all your equipment , I 'm sure she can take me to see the baby . |
| 25 | No I 'll just come round you can appear I make the energies move quickly okay ? |
| 26 | ‘ If you 've something to write on , I 'll give you a phone number and you can let me know the arrangements . ’ |
| 27 | My mother said , ‘ Since you 're so mad about clothes , Lili , you can help me alter the wedding dress . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ If you want to do something useful , ’ my mother said to me one day , ‘ you can help me propagate the cactuses . ’ |
| 29 | Anyway , put the te erm , television on and go and get your hands washed , you can help me dish the dinner up , and then er , dad 's going to the doctors . |
| 30 | Then afterwards you can help me get the boys ' room ready . ’ |