Example sentences of "[verb] [coord] [verb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or did he think Or did he think it was pneumonia ? |
| 2 | What major good were we producing or did we start producing around nineteen seventy seven ? |
| 3 | Theodora was faced with the usual dilemma of such contrivances , did one hammer on the outer door ( there seemed to be no bell ) and risk not being heard or did one penetrate to the inner door proper and risk being judged intrusive ? |
| 4 | Now did they give you that and it 's something you do n't need or do you think maybe it 's something you do need ? |
| 5 | You see , you know I was talking to you earlier about , about punchlines basically , but I ca n't remember the words I was using for it , times like by the way , right right , or did you know or did I mention to you do you follow me , a lot of key lines that you can think on that you use |
| 6 | When you say Supported , do you mean they did n't object or do you mean they |
| 7 | ‘ What are you going to do instead ? ’ asks Phil , chewing up little pieces of graph paper into sodden balls , and flicking them at the laboratory ceiling with a slide-rule to try and make them stick . |
| 8 | So Malcolm went down Club Row market and bought us a cat and the most ridiculously horrible food — tins of sardines and those disgusting tinned plum tomatoes they used to try and make you eat at school . |
| 9 | That was why I kept pushing you and provoking you — to try and make you spit it out . |
| 10 | Well there are one or two other things we can do to try and make you feel better er even if the , the hands are n't the principle cause er I think we 'll see what happens , work your chest out of the way first though . |
| 11 | Well , perhaps I wo n't light the fire until half past eleven or something to try and make it go that bit further . |
| 12 | I did use more at first when I was buying grams , say a year ago , when I was doin' that , but , say this last year I was trying to pace meself out 'cos I knew that I 'd run outa money eventually , so I had to try and make it last … . |
| 13 | And after as many tender words as he could think of , to try and lighten the load , to try and make it seem less of a confession , even to try and compensate for the shared and shaming confidence , he told Fergus that he had been responsible for the fire that had burned down the barn near Port Ann , fifteen years earlier . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , I 've always wanted to try and do something like that — play eight-bar pop guitar solos . |
| 15 | Punc punctuation do you want to try and do you want to just write it down . |
| 16 | Colleagues , just to try and let you know what , er I 've got in my mind concerning the business that 's fell off the agenda yesterday and today so far . |
| 17 | ‘ We need to try and help them progress in life as opposed to literally shutting the door in their faces . |
| 18 | It was their own idea , started without help before I began my work as an adviser and I want to try and help them make it a success . |
| 19 | The Occupational Therapist is there to try and help you find a solution to your problem . |
| 20 | That 's , that 's , yeah that 's the special edition which is the one er just , you know , to try and help you sell better and that 's the , that 's the other possibility , the |
| 21 | I think it might be a good id , I do n't know whether , Lisa would like it better if you would let her know and let her get Kev talking on it , which perhaps be a better idea if she was in on it , but I 'll , I 'll have a word with her |
| 22 | She would fall and make him drag her the rest of the way first . |
| 23 | Towards the end he could no longer fend for himself and good neighbours used to come and help me get him up out of bed and into a chair . |
| 24 | ‘ They both love sport and have no time for show business — except sometimes they like to come and hear me sing . |
| 25 | I have thought from time to time that I would like to write and let you know how much those lessons meant to me — and now I am ! |
| 26 | Your cousin warned me off again , we had a little set-to in the pub , so I thought I 'd better come and make me mark . ’ |
| 27 | When he turned his head he kept his eyes closed , let out his breath , opened his eyes , looked and heard himself give a little whimpering sigh . |
| 28 | Or ask your seller to obtain and let you have office copies , which will almost certainly be an obligation under the contract . |
| 29 | It was all right for the likes of May and Izzy , always shouting and laughing and making her cry . |
| 30 | He was instructed to tell you everything you wanted to know but make you squirm a little on the way . ’ |