Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [verb] [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hence , I may have great difficulty in answering a relatively simple question like ‘ Why do you put so much energy into your career ? ’ and I would have even more difficulty in deciding how much energy 1 should put into my career and how much into my family . |
| 2 | I wo n't write a word more now , but go to my work , cool down , go out , and in the evening post this letter with proofs of my regret , though not recantation , and also proofs of some joy or success I may have this afternoon in fields now rejoicing in sunshine after rain , — to delight my own sweet little one , too tolerant , too childishly submissive , not by nature , which would be weak , but by love for me , which is strength . |
| 3 | Do you think I ought to put that teddy in his cot ? |
| 4 | I must have all sorts in me . |
| 5 | I must have one Sunday in the year when we have Sunday lunch at mid-day and not in the evening , because , you know I get to carol services on And he said oh that 's alright , mum and dad eat mid-day anyway so they only want , erm , they only want biscuits and cake and maybe a bit of bread and butter what can you do ? |
| 6 | ‘ I 've travelled in the rush hour myself , and I must say two passengers in one compartment seems unlikely . ’ |
| 7 | In his speech , Charles praised my ‘ sterling contribution ’ to the school and shortly after it Paul came up to me and made the touching suggestion that I should give some classes in the summer term — if I was still free . |
| 8 | I knew I should show some interest in Mrs Monro 's hedge-leaping girlhood . |
| 9 | there would be a practical advantage in uniting some official knowledge of their wants as well as your artistic skill , on the one hand , with my own claims , whatever they may be considered to be , on the other ; and were they to honour us by proposing a joint appointment , I can only say that I should feel much satisfaction in undertaking this great work in conjunction with a brother Architect for whom I have so great a respect as yourself … |
| 10 | Do you think I should put that rug in ? |
| 11 | ‘ The lads just told me I should put more water in my whisky , ’ he said . |
| 12 | It 'll be a pot of potatoes but I should put some onion in there though . |
| 13 | Thus if at this moment someone said something to me about " that ugly little statue on your fireplace " and accompanied this with an appropriate gesture , I should have little difficulty in identifying the object to which he is referring , but identification may not be so easy if a reference is made to an object that is not accessible to immediate perception , or of which I have no knowledge whatever . |
| 14 | Had I an opportunity I should have great pleasure in giving you a few hints on this subject which might not be useless . |
| 15 | I should have more confidence in myself . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , ’ he said , ‘ if we went seriatim through it all , I might pick some holes in the idea that there was such a comprehensive list of mind-changing . ’ |
| 17 | I wondered as I thought of secrets if I might find some release in telling Lili the thing that festered in my soul , and I asked her if she would listen . |
| 18 | I 'll leave first thing in the morning . ’ |
| 19 | If you do n't mind my sleeping here tonight , I 'll make other arrangements in the morning . ’ |
| 20 | I 'll chuck this food in the bin Gary |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll chuck this lot in the dustbin . ’ |
| 22 | Yeah , I know , well I 'll book two weeks in advance . |
| 23 | I probably would have worked out well , I 'll be the spare man , I 'll need four men working on five lathes , because I 'll need a spare lathe in case one falls over , so I can keep four running , I 'll need four men in case one of them 's sick or one , when they go on holidays I can fill in , so we can always get four lathes working . |
| 24 | One more shit comment from you and I 'll implant this knife in the back of your throat . ’ |
| 25 | He said no , he said no I 'll put some money in her car and say get something yourself . |
| 26 | Anyway I 'll put some plates in the oven and er |
| 27 | I mean it , I 'll kill two warders in this place . |
| 28 | I feel I could score more goals in Italy if I was given more freedom . |
| 29 | Erm , got back here about quarter past nine , which was great , cos it meant I could watch One Foot in the Grave . |
| 30 | Later I put one on the wall of my study so that I could watch these changes in my appearance . |