Example sentences of "[adj] [vb base] i [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ By half term I might have finished the last one . |
| 2 | For example , if the keeper makes a great save I might play ‘ Superman ’ or if a player gets sent off I play the funeral march . |
| 3 | 1 think I 'll keep it on . ’ |
| 4 | So as soon as it began to move back , I gave it the biggest push I could manage . |
| 5 | The reaction to that speech - and my reaction to that , the attempt to explain and apologise — put a firm stop to any hope I might have had that I might have been a candidate for leadership of the party . ’ |
| 6 | Any hope I might have entertained that Lewis and Verity 's little Hogmanay hug had been an aberration , something they would fail to follow through , or feel for some reason embarrassed about , was comprehensively quashed the next evening when they turned up together at Uncle Hamish and Aunt Tone 's , bearing all the signs of new lovers ( literally so in the case of Lewis 's neck , which displayed a line of passion purpurae worthy of an industrial vacuum cleaner , and which were ill-concealed by Lewis 's longish dark curls and a white shirt fastened with a bootlace tie ) . |
| 7 | ‘ If that ole watchman gives us any bovver I 'll do 'im meself . |
| 8 | As the managing director of a recently formed company with , to date , only one outlet , I was quite naturally looking for any help I could get , advisory or financially or both . |
| 9 | Yes , I shall be in my office tomorrow if there 's any help I can give . |
| 10 | ‘ You 'll let me know if there 's any work I can do for you , wo n't you , Miss Broome . |
| 11 | ‘ I have no axe to grind and it may be that the scheme would pose no hazard , in which case I would be happy to say so publicly , ’ he said , ‘ But if I learn that the route would expose local populations to field strengths greater than two milliGauss I will say it is potentially hazardous and will support my statement with a good deal of scientific information . ’ |
| 12 | The other think I 'd recommend , is , using a fine pair scissors , is take off the scaly bits , the bits that stick out , cos they 're the bits that catch |
| 13 | . They taste nice think I 'll have another one . |
| 14 | ‘ If I wanted to settle down for a quiet read I 'd prefer the Kensington public library . |
| 15 | ‘ He is misleading people and will do everything in his power to keep away from me because we both know I 'll beat him again . |