Example sentences of "[coord] [subord] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | If you want an Italian restaurant where the waiters bring you menus instead of shouting at you , where they leave the lights on instead of turning them off every twenty minutes , and where they make you get up and dance before they 'll turn them on again , then do n't try the Vecchio Reccione , however convenient it is for Stringfellows . |
2 | I then expect I will be tortured , and if they see I do n't die they will poison me . |
3 | She had had enough of the blackout and the bombing and the shortages , and if she let herself think too much about the invasion she would become quite ill . |
4 | And if I let you drive my Rover home , would you ? |
5 | So let's have a look at erm the previous one no we 'll look at , we 'll look at Kelly 's here and if I do something like save so we put here total is one pound fifty . |
6 | I will not be for the lessening of it , and if I do I know I less my crown , for we must march together " . |
7 | And if you let me go I will forgive you for the way in which you have just spoken to me . ’ |
8 | They have all seen the game on TV , they know that if they get to the table they can build big breaks and if you make one mistake they go for your jugular . |
9 | Er , it 's not in my nature to be authoritarian with my students but if I could be authoritarian I would say look , you 're not allowed to use that word , and if you do you 've got ta pay a pound . |
10 | They can be studied at home and if you feel you need clarification on any of the points in them , the Enquiry Clerk in the same office is available to answer questions and give guidance . |
11 | A hedgehog tries to climb up the net and when it hears you approach it promptly rolls up into a ball . |
12 | And when it does we make it explicit that this is a matter of choice and consent . |
13 | His body was hairy , muscled , well-shaped , and when I saw him strip for bed he reminded me of a gorilla about to pounce upon its prey . |
14 | I felt like going for a ride and when I saw you take horse I followed , seeking companionship . |
15 | Anyway , you know I have my good days and when I do I like to get up and sit by the fire for a while . ’ |
16 | Er and in the South Midlands ' section , I think it is erm towards Coventry and Nuneaton , we have got erm I can even remember the name of the Guild it 's we 've got a lot of younger women in there and these are younger women that , it 's very , I 'm very pleased to see them and when you see them go to the rostrum you can , you know they really are , they seem as if they 're a revival of the old camp because we , we 've got to campaign you see and but you , you try , I mean I 'm getting beyond it really myself and yet you see , you try and whip up erm an aging movement it you , you want younger women you see . |
17 | You 're the bait for the jackal , and sooner or later he 'll come for you , and when he does I intend to be there . ’ |
18 | He was obviously embarrassed at his lack of preparedness and when he saw me glance involuntarily at my watch he grew more agitated , pulling his pipe from his mouth and putting it back in again , tucking the hammer under his arm , rummaging in a large box of matches . |
19 | He watched closely as the emperor rose from his throne , and when he saw him bow low in his direction , he allowed a little smile of polite acknowledgment to play across his face before he turned and strode majestically back to join his entourage . |
20 | for a while and when he saw us last he was frightened and he 's not now |
21 | And suddenly he had a maenad in his arms , fighting him , screaming , striking at him , the tears running down her face which fear had made unrecognisable , pushing him away , and when he let her go , for very decency 's sake , because he saw no way to calm her unless he did , she sank on to the sofa , still sobbing and crying , her face hidden in a cushion , her whole body heaving and shaking . |
22 | But it was a moment or so before Agnes obeyed and when she did her voice was stiff as she said , ‘ And your son has given her a — ’ How was she to put it ? |
23 | She frequently wore no make-up , and when she did she put it on wrong . |
24 | She very rarely got told off and when she did it upset her . |
25 | The suspects were then brought up by number , a single man at a time ( and as I heard them begin with ‘ one ’ , the skin of my neck tightened in anticipation of gunfire which never came ) . |
26 | Just do it , just , and as you do it think I 'll remember this for my examine , right ? |
27 | She has just this last year to go and er we hope for her sake everything goes well for her because she 's brilliant , and as you see I have to fly the flag for her because she 's |
28 | She felt his fingers hook into either side of her panties , and as she felt him pull them down her body she closed her eyes . |
29 | She finished undoing it for him and slipped out of the dress , and as she let him raise her petticoat her eyes strayed again to the patch on the ceiling . |
30 | ‘ I 'm not all that interested in voting , but if I do I think I 'll vote for Mr Field , but I 'm not sure , ’ said Mr Bingham . |