Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] to [pron] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must relate to my first sight of my mother 's genitals — but not the last — for we lived in just one room . |
| 2 | I think the shoemaker should stick to his last . |
| 3 | The cobbler should stick to his last . |
| 4 | So we 've got a pile of bones , a pile of building material , lumps of wood , what do you think we might do to them next ? |
| 5 | I , I 'll speak to them first and I 'll , I 'll er when , when , when you come back with some details I , I 'll let you know then . |
| 6 | Well they wo n't give him it straight away , they 'll see to you first . |
| 7 | ‘ Right , I 'll see to it first thing . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ And do you promise that if you need a shoulder to cry on , you 'll come to me first ? ’ |
| 9 | I think I 'll talk to them first and if they 're agreeable then I 'll , I 'll , then I 'll pass them . |
| 10 | I 'll talk to you first about the Notts County pl the ever improving young fullback at number two as the teams come out . |
| 11 | Francis initially wants Wegerle on a month 's loan but if he is successful it could lead to his third £1million move . |
| 12 | I think I 'd talk to them first and if they 're agreeable then I 'd give you their name and telephone number but I 'd have to speak to them first but I would n't just give out the name and telephone number on an ad hoc basis . |
| 13 | He was gone before we could reply to his last remark . |
| 14 | Let's go to our first call and erm that 's good . |
| 15 | Kevin Dutton was unsure of the reaction he would get to his first unconventional portrait of a British comedian , he certainly did n't expect to find others demanding the same treatment . |
| 16 | Warren Christopher , the secretary of state , will stick to his last . |
| 17 | She said : ‘ You will talk to him next time he telephones , wo n't you ? ’ |
| 18 | I was going to suggest that this is er , I mean I 've made a note of this question , that we ought to return to it next time |
| 19 | I can deliver to you next day , but it takes him ten days to get it here , what service does he need ? |
| 20 | With this rather crude model of chemical reactions , we can return to our first question : why do only certain particular reactions occur in cells ? |
| 21 | It wo n't do any good but it is the only way that I can reply to your last love letter or apologize for that cruel punch at your face . |