Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] the old " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I must say the old trousers he wears let him down a little — but at the wedding he 'll wear his best suit . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ A few years ago Graham Taylor , then at Aston Villa , rang and said I should join the old organisation . |
| 3 | I might get the old lady to go down for me . |
| 4 | Sorry I 'll get the old |
| 5 | It seems have done that John 's intent on making us a nation of master mariners and under these circumstances , I think I 'll adopt the old maritime adage , women and children first , so I 'll it back , John can show you how to rig one of these things , alright , come on . |
| 6 | Gardeners amongst you will doubtless argue that piling a ton and a half of rubble on top of your sapling is a somewhat off-beat method of protection , so I 'll take the old lost love yarn , thanks . |
| 7 | I 'll ask the old gentleman , too . ’ |
| 8 | And I 'll keep the old monitor to use at home with my notebook . |
| 9 | ‘ If it 's witchcraft , ’ Mandeville grated , ‘ I 'll see the old bitch burn within a week ! ’ |
| 10 | Or rather , I could feel the old cautious Bodenland inside , but it seemed as if a new man , fitted for decision and adventure , had taken control of me . |
| 11 | ‘ Think about it , dear girl , ’ Spencer said softly , ‘ anything is better than disgrace to the family name , do n't you think , and between us , you and I could rescue the old family firm ? |
| 12 | Agnes looked timid and I could hear the old servant weeping in the scullery . |
| 13 | Through the cloudburst I could see the old men laying out their prayer carpets under the arches , then , on a signal from the mullah , a line of bottoms rose and fell in time to the distant cries of ‘ Allah hu-Akbar ! ’ |
| 14 | They came out where I 'd put the old door on the , you see where I 've put the door here |
| 15 | I used to that , I used to see the old fellas doing |
| 16 | So when I used to drop the old ladies off , I 'd always give them a kiss goodbye — then the other drivers would think they were my granny ! |
| 17 | And erm we used to carry erm used to have a pair of binoculars with him and I used to have the old er telescope do you see . |
| 18 | I would treat the old authorities pre- Avon Finance Co . |
| 19 | Also at risk are the larger deer ; their ruts are now over and fallow deer , for example , gather in herds of does and young males , which may follow the old lead doe across roads and into the path of oncoming cars . |
| 20 | As for movies which might use the old gothic mechanisms to haunt the imagination in more complex ways , to plunge you into the real nightmare of history , in the politically and morally conservative world of modern Hollywood it looks like they do n't stand a ghost of a chance |
| 21 | Two of the region 's police forces are to take part in trials of a new American baton , which could replace the old type of truncheon . |
| 22 | He believed that it was possible to apply scientific principles to each task which would replace the old rule-of-thumb method of working . |
| 23 | The 90/110 type plugs which are parallel wired will not fit your head , but I believe there is a type , new on the market , which will replace the old type and make them quicker to heat up and are parallel wired , so if one burns out the rest will start the engine . |
| 24 | ‘ Then yer should know the old tongue . ’ |
| 25 | With children 's tantrums , you 'll find the old child-rearing catchphrase ‘ They 'll grow out of it ’ usually holds true . |
| 26 | She could remember the old pier , too — falling down by then , too unsafe for anyone to be allowed on it — but in Gran 's day bustling and lively with peep shows , a funfair , and a small steam railway running the entire length . |
| 27 | Mrs Plumptry 's words came into her head , and she could hear the old lady 's delighted cackle . |
| 28 | People whom you would never meet if you could do the old coats-on-the-seat trick . |
| 29 | You used to do the old brisket , in the saucepans , along with the potherbs and so forth . |
| 30 | Sugar beeting in those days , you used to stick the old plough in , plough them up and then we had to go along knocking them , to knock all the soil off , then chop the tops off , put them in heaps , go along with the old horse and cart . |