Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Val would presumably prefer you did n't get arrested . ’ |
| 2 | Far from flinging him out , you would rather discuss what has gone wrong and try to put it right ( apart from women in the North , who feel more strongly that their errant man should be shown the door ) . |
| 3 | 21 We know you would never consider smuggling a wild orchid into your home country , but which of these considerations would most tempt you to break your resolve ? |
| 4 | When she began to unbutton his shirt he stood , paralysed , staring at the slack flesh round her stomach , he shivered and she took it for excitement ; he had dreamed about this , waiting for the moment when he would instinctively know what to do , would take control , but instead she was rubbing against him with a cool professionalism that unnerved him . |
| 5 | Would you rather know what 's happened or what 's happening ? |
| 6 | I 'd rather know I came fourth and ninth . ’ |
| 7 | We can only presume they mean too BUSY |
| 8 | I can only presume he means the cir-culation in his big toe after osculatory manipulation by his lover . |
| 9 | She did so want him to kiss her . |
| 10 | I do so want you to learn , my dear , ’ and , turning away , she half whispered , ‘ There is so much pleasure , so much pleasure to be gained by the informed . ’ |
| 11 | If people try to apply a ‘ turning off the tap ’ strategy when they are hopping up and down in scalding water they may merely make themselves feel worse . |
| 12 | Be careful , therefore , that you do n't merely make him feel worse about his spelling . |
| 13 | ‘ I can only think she decided she could not marry Fabien after all , but could not bear to tell him so either . |
| 14 | And I think , if you look at that video , it will actually perhaps encourage you because it sh yes , those are experienced advocates , I 'm not expecting you to refine your skills to that level , but I think if you see the , the erm the level of which experienced advocates advocate at it will actually perhaps make you relax a little , if you see the stand realize that the standard we 're expecting you to go to is not , not anywhere near quite as high as that . |
| 15 | She hesitated for a moment , before realising that to refuse would only make her appear ridiculous . |
| 16 | For many years afterwards I was naturally very wary of any dog and , although I soon learnt not to run away , as this would only make them run after me , I never willingly approached them . |
| 17 | It had lain there all day , still unread , for he knew that just to look at it , just to scan its heavy headlines announcing further death and destruction would only make him sink deeper into the bog of doubt . |
| 18 | But since ( Rabbit believes ) Pooh will in fact believe that Rabbit believes what he says , this need n't make Rabbit say ‘ I believe there 's honey ’ : it need only make him say ‘ There 's honey ’ . |
| 19 | ‘ William can be as stubborn as the devil when he chooses , and the sight of a soldier will only make him dig in his heels further . |
| 20 | ‘ Whatever you have to say will only make me feel uncomfortable . ’ |
| 21 | Changing to a healthier way of life will not only make you feel good , it can lead to a longer and more fulfilling life . |
| 22 | A series of 10 minute routines will not only make you look and feel in better shape but supplement your fitness . |
| 23 | I do n't necessarily think it does . |
| 24 | We can only stay you know , we 'll be coming on that night . |
| 25 | What makes me laugh wo n't necessarily make you laugh . |
| 26 | This means AEA can not merely confine itself to research . |
| 27 | All of the other theories to be discussed here can only describe what has happened ; they have no real conception of what the motive force of power or change is in society over time other than to rely on describing the eclectic , indeterminate behaviour of subjective and free individuals . |
| 28 | Well , not too bad really , it 's erm I can only describe it has having erm a huge hangover , which erm which I 'm used to anyway , so erm you know I 'm obviously a bit disappointed with the way things went , but erm you know that 's party of Rugby . |
| 29 | In order to draft effectively , and to make intelligent use of precedents , the drafter must not only know what to say but why it is necessary to say it , how to say it , and what will be the result of saying it differently . |
| 30 | The overriding problem is that unlike most criminal acts where one knows clearly that one has committed a crime , one can often only know one has published obscene or indecent material at the very end of a prosecution . |