Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I loved him ; what more natural than that I should want to give him the chance to love me back ? |
| 2 | There is no more natural monopoly than the public utility of water supply and it is obscene that anyone should seek to make it the instrument of private advantage . |
| 3 | For my purpose I should like to call him the man in the jury box , for the moral judgement of society must be something about which any twelve men or women drawn at random might after discussion be expected to be unanimous . |
| 4 | I 'll need to show you the ropes . ’ |
| 5 | Well obviously I 'll have to give you the illustrations . |
| 6 | And you 'll have to tell me the name of your |
| 7 | So perhaps , a host of things to think about in terms of preparation , maybe not all of those are gon na be suitable , a relevant few , preparation this evening , but perhaps , if focusing in at least some of those , might help to give you the opportunity to persuade to influence your colleague . |
| 8 | He even suggested maybe I 'd like to show him the cut . |
| 9 | Oh I , I think one had to consider erm , I , I 'd have to ask them the size of the room , what , what sort of a room it was , er , it was no use getting the fitting which erm was either far too big for the room in it 's , in it 's physical size |
| 10 | Except that this man , unlike Liam 's young father , could afford to give her the money for a clean abortion . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd be grateful if you could start to tell me the truth , ’ she said finally . |
| 12 | A SURVEY by the St John Ambulance Brigade came up with the remarkably interesting finding that the man most women would prefer to give them the kiss of life , assuming it was necessary or even if it was n't , would be TV doctor Hilary Jones . |
| 13 | I wanted to give her time to think over what harm it would do to tell me the truth . |
| 14 | We would like to tell you the procedures we will follow in the unlikely event of such a fire giving off toxic fumes . |
| 15 | He added : ‘ That would appear to be the case because , other things being equal , we would have to give her the job back . ’ |
| 16 | To paying at once , to sharing a room , to buying food for this evening , to waiting in this unpleasant parlour till she would agree to show me the room . |
| 17 | If you only have access to the machine once a month in a special video room , you will want to make it the centre of attention for that session . |
| 18 | If we release you , you will try to expose us the way Ward was going to . ’ |
| 19 | NETWORK will continue to bring you the news as it happens . |
| 20 | ‘ Perhaps people will start to give him the credit he deserves . |