Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [to-vb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I loved him ; what more natural than that I should want to give him the chance to love me back ? |
| 2 | There is no more natural monopoly than the public utility of water supply and it is obscene that anyone should seek to make it the instrument of private advantage . |
| 3 | For my purpose I should like to call him the man in the jury box , for the moral judgement of society must be something about which any twelve men or women drawn at random might after discussion be expected to be unanimous . |
| 4 | I 'll need to show you the ropes . ’ |
| 5 | Well obviously I 'll have to give you the illustrations . |
| 6 | Oh I always give you first cup , I 'll have to give you the last one then . |
| 7 | Now we could n't do it anyway next year , we 'll have to do it the following year as we 've heard earlier . |
| 8 | And you 'll have to tell me the name of your |
| 9 | So perhaps , a host of things to think about in terms of preparation , maybe not all of those are gon na be suitable , a relevant few , preparation this evening , but perhaps , if focusing in at least some of those , might help to give you the opportunity to persuade to influence your colleague . |
| 10 | Fabia was shaken , but was more intent then on finding out what she could do to help whatever the trouble was , than concerned that it looked as though she could say goodbye to her much looked forward to Czechoslovakian holiday . |
| 11 | I 'd like to see what the got off . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'd like to confirm what the financial arrangements were . |
| 13 | He even suggested maybe I 'd like to show him the cut . |
| 14 | If … if there 's time , I 'd like to show you the new salon in Albemarle Street . ’ |
| 15 | I 'd like to hear what the mothers I would like to hear |
| 16 | I 'd like to know what the question was . |
| 17 | I 'd like to know what the staff do in Trevor 's organization . |
| 18 | Shit , I 'd like to know what the hell they 're up to . |
| 19 | You 'd like to know who the person is . |
| 20 | ‘ No , you 'd do that for about three or four days and then he 'd decide to ask you the same question again just to see if you did look it up . ’ |
| 21 | Oh I , I think one had to consider erm , I , I 'd have to ask them the size of the room , what , what sort of a room it was , er , it was no use getting the fitting which erm was either far too big for the room in it 's , in it 's physical size |
| 22 | Except that this man , unlike Liam 's young father , could afford to give her the money for a clean abortion . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'd be grateful if you could start to tell me the truth , ’ she said finally . |
| 24 | They would prefer to call it the . |
| 25 | A SURVEY by the St John Ambulance Brigade came up with the remarkably interesting finding that the man most women would prefer to give them the kiss of life , assuming it was necessary or even if it was n't , would be TV doctor Hilary Jones . |
| 26 | And I would want to know what the health effects were on them of the conditions in which they had to work . |
| 27 | And if he come along he would want to know who the man 's doctor was . |
| 28 | He would wait to see what the negotiation process turned up , he said , but " only if real progress is made during negotiations , and if there are obvious and clearly defined benefits for my country and its people , will we consider any possible change to our present constitutional position " . |
| 29 | The 31-year-old Chemics ' stand off , who must count as one of the unluckiest players in the game because of persistent injury problems , added : ‘ I shall wait to hear what the specialist says before deciding whether to play on or not . ’ |
| 30 | I wanted to give her time to think over what harm it would do to tell me the truth . |