Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ If Carnelian leaves Stalinvast , ’ Jaq said bluntly , ‘ we may need to take you a vast distance . ’ |
2 | PAMELA : Sir , I am so well satisfied with Mr. Belville 's affection for me and his well-known honour that I can not think myself obliged to any gentleman who should endeavour to give me a less opinion of either . |
3 | Well , having had to avail ourselves of the help of the officer who got rid of our gigantic wasp nest , I should like to say what a superb job they do , but I just wondered in view of the tremendous number , whether there is some kind of way of preventions . |
4 | I should like to ask her a few questions , such as what she really feels about the right hon. Member for Finchley ( Mrs. Thatcher ) . |
5 | We should try to make it a significant factor in the dramas we create . |
6 | Despite its very low fat content it tastes so deliciously creamy that you 'll want to make it a daily part of your healthy eating plan — either as a topping to cereals and desserts or eaten on its own . |
7 | No one from your past comes to mind who might want to do you a good turn ? ’ |
8 | ‘ Because if you have , the Company might want to ask you a few questions . ’ |
9 | We 'll need to get you a larger garden . ’ |
10 | When I accepted he suggested I might like to give him a certain sum to help the wine flow . |
11 | ‘ Well , you 'll have to give me a few minutes to get myself ready . |
12 | I 'll try , but you 'll have to give me a few days before you pull her in . ’ |
13 | ‘ We 'll have to give it a few days to get properly weather-beaten . |
14 | We 'll have to give you a new name . |
15 | Oh I always give you first cup , I 'll have to give you the last one then . |
16 | Now we could n't do it anyway next year , we 'll have to do it the following year as we 've heard earlier . |
17 | So I think you 'll have to buy me a new one . |
18 | 6 assorted jars of chutney , unused ( I do n't know about you but I seem to accumulate chutney , pickles , lemon curd , etc. , faster than I can demolish it and rather than throw it away when useless , I 'd prefer to give it a good home — the best way of all is to sneak the jars into the National Trust shop at your local Hall or Towers and leave them among the chutneys already there ) |
19 | Rob morning Twenty one minutes to six the time , if you 'd like to give me an early ring , then it 's . |
20 | ‘ I do n't think I 'd like to give you a general answer . |
21 | I thought I 'd like to give you a little memento . ’ |
22 | I would like to say that we should be concentrating on traffic management schemes which included traffic calming and take this I 'd like to give you a few examples . |
23 | ‘ I 'd like to confirm what the financial arrangements were . |
24 | ‘ I 'd like to ask you a few questions , Miss Cassidy ? ’ |
25 | ‘ Miss Fraser , I 'd like to ask you a few questions if I may . ’ |
26 | If … if there 's time , I 'd like to show you the new salon in Albemarle Street . ’ |
27 | Plus Thomas 's wedding an'all and I 'd like to buy him a decent present like considering His flat 's nice . |
28 | You do n't , I mean I 'd like to win it every bloody week but , I 'd be chuffed . |
29 | ‘ No , you 'd do that for about three or four days and then he 'd decide to ask you the same question again just to see if you did look it up . ’ |
30 | And er , we 'll be a part , I know as councillors , Labour councillors we are caught in a trap because due the financial constraint that the government has placed upon us there is very little we could do but , oh I 'll get I I er crumbs of comfort from the speculators who may decide to give us a few social housing . |