Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Say you 'll sleep on a sofa or a table , and you 'll be all right . |
| 2 | I expect they will come in a late surge . |
| 3 | Until 1970 the foresters here say they could rely on a good sale of fir trimmings — used in Christmas decorations — to pay for the routine management of the rest of the forest . |
| 4 | They say it could lead to a melt-down more serious than that at Three Mile Island in 1979 . |
| 5 | There 's a move to slow them down , but the hauliers say it could lead to a very dangerous situation . |
| 6 | Critics say it should concentrate on a less exclusive market . |
| 7 | The holiday is extendible to suit your requirements , and to increase your flexibility even further you may return from a different airport in Switzerland . |
| 8 | I just hope she 'll sleep for a little while . |
| 9 | ‘ I hope you 'll take to a good French claret , ’ chimed in Arthur Iverson jovially . |
| 10 | Right , well I 'm going to reply to the debate , and then I hope we can move to a vote , ah , oh I did n't see your hand earlier Mr , I 'm sorry . |
| 11 | We think they should be able to get jobs and hope they will stay for a few years at least . |
| 12 | We hope they will respond in a very positive way . |
| 13 | Mills and Poole hope it will lead to a re-trial . |
| 14 | You wait it 'll come in a minute can hear the bloody television , it 's true though , if we did n't have our television on , all we 'd listen to is theirs in n it ? |
| 15 | You mean you might get into a good habit ? |
| 16 | I mean you could think of a brilliant illustration , and then you work the message out from it , which is the wrong way round . |
| 17 | If your hair is fine and limp you should go for a conditioner with body building properties . |
| 18 | MR DAVID MELLOR , the Home Office minister handling the Broadcasting Bill , is a civilised chap , the sort of Government minister you will find on a Friday night addressing the Putney Music Club on brilliant young musicians ( Cantelli , Lipatti , Ginette Neveu ) struck down in their prime . |
| 19 | I rather suspect it could lead to a lot of foul-hooked fish , which is another thing I deplore when done deliberately . |
| 20 | Quite apart from the fact that every £1.00 you give us by covenant is worth £1.33 your contributions mean we can rely on a regular income . |
| 21 | Like you 'd expect in a palace . |
| 22 | I thought I 'll only give her half because I know she 'll get in a mess . |
| 23 | If you do n't realise what you 've done as you knit you may notice at a later date just one wrong row somewhere in your knitting ! |
| 24 | ‘ This is because , from the public 's point of view , if a company they are thinking of employing by Safe-Buy UK , they know they can proceed with a home improvement with extra reassurance and avoid things going badly or expensively wrong . |
| 25 | To change to a left handed helix it must pass through a fourth dimension . |
| 26 | I know it will hurt for a little while , but I 'll get better , so why worry ? |
| 27 | ‘ I know it must come as a shock to you . |
| 28 | You know what might happen to a girl in her position if she 's not looked after , I do n't need to tell a man of your experience that . " |
| 29 | Neither of us , it would seem , is much of a leg man , but I suppose I could do with a bit more than I get . |
| 30 | I suppose you might think in a case now you might think that er er certain people are n't entitled to welfare benefits or something that |