Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [adj] [noun] [pers pn] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If we 'd listened to them do you think for one minute we 'd have got this far by now ? ’ |
| 2 | I 'm going to investigate , see if I ca n't do a conv I do n't think for one minute I will but it 's possible do a conversion er into erm the box type . |
| 3 | Mind yer , I do n't s'pose fer one minute I 'll get the job . |
| 4 | I have already mentioned the stipulation that before I could qualify for married status I should have passed two language exams . |
| 5 | Mr Jones said : ‘ He did make reference to the letter in the speech that he made and he did make positive noises but whether they will translate into positive actions we 'll have to wait and see . ’ |
| 6 | Er if you can wait till next week I 'll get it down . |
| 7 | I can think of some things we should have done earlier . |
| 8 | We could see the sights , have some fun , and maybe I could think of some ways I could help you . ’ |
| 9 | Eliot must have heard of his arrest during or just after his visit to Paris at the beginning of that month since , on his return , he immediately sent a cable to Archibald MacLeish , the poet who was then Assistant Secretary of State , saying that he was eager to help Pound in any way he could . |
| 10 | ‘ We will learn a lot from our Japanese colleagues and where we can benefit from Japanese methodology we will have no hesitation in adopting it . ’ |
| 11 | If , instead of ‘ piecework ’ , the men contracted to get the harvest in by the end of a month , it meant that should they finish before that time they could then go to other jobs on the farm , drawing their usual wage whilst doing so . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't believe for one minute I 'd have been the saviour , but I 'd have loved the chance to make a contribution in my country 's hour of need . |
| 13 | But because some intrauterine deaths will always occur before 42 weeks it might seem sensible to deliver all babies at 42 , 41 , or even 40 weeks . |
| 14 | If you 're raising a particular point and the reason that we 're here this evening is to look at things that people are raising we 'll look at that report we 'll look at the point your raising and er we 'll we 'll see if it validity to it . |
| 15 | The trail seemed obvious enough , but my intended killer had come and gone that way — must have done — and if he should return for any reason I would n't want to meet him . |
| 16 | Thus Sir William Trumbull , when he was sent as English ambassador to Paris in 1685 , was told that : You shall constantly correspond with our ministers in other foreign courts , for our better service , and your mutual information and assistance in your respective negotiations ; and you shall also maintain a good correspondence and intercourse with all the other ambassadors , envoys and ministers of princes and states in amity with us , and as far as you can penetrate into the designs of their respective superiors , and of what you can discover of this nature you shall give us a constant account by one of our Principal Secretaries of State . |
| 17 | If only we could draw in nine dimensions we could make each dimension correspond to one of the nine genes . |
| 18 | This in turn is credible because if any other firm does not join in this punishment it will be punished , and so on . |
| 19 | So I brought them home with me so I could , I could take in actual fact I could take them back . |
| 20 | Er Our local reporter Caroline er will be contacting me with regard to any suggestions I may have on the editorial side . |
| 21 | They 're the times when when actually look at which ones we 'd use remember the strengths in these some of the biggest yes you can go into greater detail you can see the reaction face to face you 'll get feedback straight away verbal as well as non-verbal er you know immediately what the answer is if there 's if you 're waiting for some sort of reply to it , you 'll have more effect because it 's face to face erm , cheap on material but it 's expensive on time you do n't have a formal written record and it can be very time consuming . |
| 22 | All suggestions are given in good faith and for general help and guidance but since detail may vary with different roofs they can not be assumed to be suitable for every application . |
| 23 | Cos every time Jerry 'd walk round that corner he 'd give it all that . |
| 24 | Brought before God , and left in trust before him , suffering can lead to creative consequences we will never regret . |
| 25 | If the Russians do arrive on this scale it will be the largest single wave of what Israelis call aliya ( literally ‘ ascent ’ ) since the immediate post independence years in the early 1950s , a heady return to the heart of the Zionist idea at a time when the country — still fighting the Palestinian uprising , on a permanent war footing and its economy slipping into recession — is far from ready . |
| 26 | I Have n't needed try , Brenda , I ca n't I mean at one time I 'd have devoured that . |
| 27 | Save for this fluke I could not have been in the position in which I now found myself . |
| 28 | If you have let your keyboard get into this state it may require complete dismantling . |
| 29 | Teenagers may begin to take drugs to help them escape from adolescent problems they ca n't cope with . |
| 30 | The Foreign Office drafted and sent a personal reply form Churchill that may have given the Shah way amusement as well as comfort " … while we do not interfere in Persian politics we should be very sorry to see the Shah driven out . |