Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb infin] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | There was n't any new town or anything and er they 'd built those er Council houses in the front in and he also erm , he said would I like a nice new house , to have plenty of hot water for the boys for bathing and everything , so I moved into a four bedroom and er I was there , er brought my family up there for , till er , unfortunately my mother came to live with me and unfortunately erm I had to go away erm because I was n't very well on a holiday and I was called back cos she was found dead on the toilet my poor mother and er after that erm I came back and erm , in the middle of the week from holiday , oh bother it will it be okay ? |
| 32 | ‘ Why , ’ he went on , ‘ did n't I become a Sikh or a Hasidic jew ? |
| 33 | With them could I keep a Red-tailed Shark , Sucking Loach or Longnosed Loach , perhaps using a breeding net ? |
| 34 | ‘ Do I detect a faint reservation in your attitude towards Doreen ? ’ she asked , watching him closely and wondering if he would confide in her . |
| 35 | ‘ Do I detect a tiny note of jealousy ? |
| 36 | Do I detect a wistful note when you mention the ‘ respectable ’ aspect of this relationship ? |
| 37 | ‘ Do I detect a wistful note in your voice ? |
| 38 | ‘ Do I detect a little anxiety ? ’ he said . |
| 39 | ‘ Do I detect a wick-dipping situation ? ’ |
| 40 | Then he said would I move a little bit to the right so that he could see me because the edges of the picture distort . |
| 41 | Next week we shall be in Scotland with the Helensborough and Gerloch Horticultural Society so I hope we can cultivate your interest again then but for now from Daphne , Fred Walter and from me Stefan goodbye and may I wish a joyous and peaceful Christmas to all of our gardening friends everywhere . |
| 42 | Equally dull rhetoric appears in : ( " Never during his life time though he were a hundred miles the other side of Rome in any circumstances would I take a mortal man to be my mate … " ) |
| 43 | ‘ If we 're so rich , can I have a new door ? |
| 44 | shall I have a new wedding ring ? |
| 45 | Can I have a new chair ? |
| 46 | Can I have a tiny bit of your glue . |
| 47 | Ca n't I have a tiny bit ? |
| 48 | Can I have a tiny sip please . |
| 49 | My hair 's dry now ; can I have a hot drink , please ? |
| 50 | Can I have a hot cross bun ? |
| 51 | Interrogating himself , he asks : Do I have a definite aim ? |
| 52 | Can I have a small Pick and Mix ? |
| 53 | Can I have a blue then sir please . |
| 54 | Can I have a blue please . |
| 55 | Ask yourself ‘ What are the pay-offs of being shy , and do I have a vested interest in maintaining them ? ’ |
| 56 | ‘ What should I have a guilty feeling about ? ’ |
| 57 | May I have a simple answer , yes or no , and no shenanigans ? |
| 58 | Why should n't I have a good old weep ? |
| 59 | Will I have a good enough share of time if I allow myself to listen first and tell second ? |
| 60 | Not only do I have a personal knowledge of Svend 's appearance but I know all the most likely places to look . ’ |