Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | William was more eager that he should show me some papers he had recently received by post from America . |
| 2 | O K , well done , so we 've had two bonuses , so that must give you eight marks which makes you forty one . |
| 3 | You must meet him next time he comes home . |
| 4 | If you need glasses or contact lenses to reach the eyesight standard , you must wear them each time you drive . |
| 5 | Yeah I might need them more mind you but yeah I suppose holidays would have to go yeah , I 'd go along with that yeah . |
| 6 | Anyhow er and when she was on the phone the other day I said to Irene oh er Muriel says I 'll bring it next time I come I 'll bring it . |
| 7 | down all these Coronation Street type houses , and erm one of her friends was on the telephone the other night and er this chap draws up in the car and she says I , I wo n't be a minute , and he comes straight out of his car , he said I 'll give you one minute he said , I 'll drive my car and come back down that ro up back to the telephone box and he said if you ai n't gone by then he said I 'll smash your fucking face in , that 's exactly what he said to her . |
| 8 | You 've just signed a new striker , I told him , and I 'll give you three guesses who it is . |
| 9 | He says , well I 'll give you little nod I want sex ! |
| 10 | ‘ I was too riveted by what I was learning , but I 'll do it next time I see him , if you insist , only … |
| 11 | Oh well no I 'll do it next time I 'm here and it 'll be August . |
| 12 | I 'll show you that letter our Elaine , that the , our Eileen wrote . |
| 13 | Oh I 'll show you that letter you told me to read cos I got a here . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll lay you any money she 's checking you out with my aunt . ’ |
| 15 | He 'll marry you any time you say . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 'll suggest it next time I speak to her . ’ |
| 17 | I 'll tell you one thing I , I take the top off |
| 18 | But I 'll tell you next time I say |
| 19 | er on , and I 'll tell you another thing I 've been taking . |
| 20 | Two-year-olds thrive on attention and they 'll get it any way they can — crying for no reason , breath-holding , tantrums and general naughtiness . |
| 21 | I wonder if you could give me some idea what a leaflet similar to the attached would cost to produce , i.e. one spot colour throughout and full colour cover , say , 10,000 copies ? |
| 22 | One boy 'd do it one week and another boy 'd do it another week you know . |
| 23 | to do Aladdin so when she thought she 'd do it this year she wanted me for Aladdin . |
| 24 | Cos they could they could do it this year you know . |
| 25 | But with this man-woman stuff , you could run them any way you liked — and still get no further forward . |
| 26 | ‘ But it was a very warm connection and I believe she felt she could phone me any time she wished . |
| 27 | ‘ Lady , I could have you any time I wanted to . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I could take you any time I wanted , Shannon , ’ he said in a soft voice that sent a shiver down her spine . |
| 29 | But I 'd forgotten that you know , when we were wee kids , and you used to take them that night you know . |
| 30 | He did n't want to drag them , because even though it would give him more room there would be a risk of noise which might attract the attention of the housekeeper . |