Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [pron] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | The retailer should not sell you the first slice and the second cut should be of a bright , usually pink colour . |
2 | And he said , it 's most unlike me , as you probably know , but he said I could n't tell you the last time I had time off work , but he said , I have n't been into the office since th cos I 've been feeling really bad ! |
3 | ‘ If they would n't tell us the first time , why should they do so now ? ’ |
4 | generated or whatever , who do you wish to pay to , and we have four erm electricity board , the gas board , the er er er credit card and the , ca n't remember what the fourth one is , you simply say I wan na pay number four how much do you wish to pay to the Royal Bank of Scotland and you say how much you wish to pay in , er in pence and it immediately says you wish to pay blah blah blah it will be done . |
5 | Mr Justice Judge told Mrs Salmon , of Park Gate , Hants : ‘ I ca n't imagine what the last 10 years must have been like for you waiting for this to be sorted out . ’ |
6 | You can not imagine what the first few minutes of that bombardment were like . |