Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [verb] to [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | She was awakened in the mornings by cocks crowing , and it was so quiet in the evenings it seemed everyone must go to bed before dark . |
2 | Little wonder then that those who seek peace ( that is the absence of violence ) between nations as well as within them should look to law as a means of regulating and reducing the international use of force . |
3 | Charlotte then employed every sign that she knew to tell the other fishermen that none of them should put to sea on that day , to no avail . |
4 | Having said that , I must apologise to members of the Midlands and Southern Divisions for not being able to ‘ land on their patch ’ . |
5 | I do n't know , I must talk to Marilyn about it . |
6 | ‘ I must write to Holmes at once , ’ I said , and I went straight to my room and wrote a letter to Holmes , which gave him all the details of Barrymore 's story . |
7 | Finally , I should refer to Bank of Credit and Commerce International S.A. v. Aboody [ 1990 ] 1 Q.B . |
8 | so I mean I should want to sort of come home sort of then you know , er |
9 | Clearly , if you or I should happen to chance on a second , battered and with a dozen pages adrift , we should be happy to buy it for a modest sum . |
10 | I 'll talk to Sue about that one ! |
11 | ‘ I 'll speak to Miranda about your payment . |
12 | ‘ I 'll speak to Roirbak about this . |
13 | Yes , I 'll speak to Peter about it , see what he says and what is essential . |
14 | So I 'll speak to Dennis for er addresses . |
15 | Taylor shook his head and replied : ‘ I 'll go to sleep at night . ’ |
16 | I 'll go to Droitwich on it , yeah . |
17 | I 'll go to Dartington via that back road cos you can go that way turn off up here and see . |
18 | And then we 'll see — if we can get rid of the muscle spasms , if the pain stops , then I 'll go to work on the muscles . ’ |
19 | Right and I 'll explain to Claire about what I want both of you to do for next week . |
20 | Erm mm , I do n't know whether there 's any way round it but that 's sort of the set up that they gave us when we started and I guess I 'll have to sort of conform to that , but it |
21 | ‘ That 'll do , I 'll come to Cardiff with you . ’ |
22 | Then I 'll pray to God for learning . |
23 | ‘ I 'll see to Nogai in my own time and I advise you not to interfere . ’ |
24 | But I knew I could manage to stagger to my feet and find fresh kindling . |
25 | I 'd have to talk about wi I could talk to Roger about it and see what |
26 | But yes I 'm sure you can be a missionary in Harlow and I 'd like to think that maybe I could erm increase that work and maybe have an afternoon a week where I could talk to people about God , but I think there 's not really time in a ten minute surgery slot . |
27 | At the flat there were drinks parties and little dinners every week , which irritated me , as I had to wait for everyone to finish filling the air with their thoughts on the latest novel before I could go to bed on the sofa . |
28 | If I stayed in Athens I could go to places from there , I thought . |
29 | I could come to London in the afternoon . ’ |
30 | Since it is inevitable , I wish I could come to terms with it , but I find the only way I can cope at present is to avoid thinking about it . |