Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb infin] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your midwife and doctor , though , see many pregnant women , so they need to use all their skills to help them build up a picture of your individual , unique pregnancy . |
| 2 | Can I make just a suggestion ? |
| 3 | The NCT sessions encouraged everyone to ask ‘ daft ’ questions — the sort that do not seem daft if you do not know the answers — like how do I make up a nappy , how many sterilising tablets do I use for the bottles and what should we buy before the baby is born ? |
| 4 | ‘ Could n't I stay down a bit longer , please ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ How could I pay back a loan ? |
| 6 | How could I pass up a chance of hiring the most beautiful bargee in the solar system ? ’ |
| 7 | Ca can I go back a bit to your childhood . |
| 8 | ‘ Could I 'ave just a scrape of marge with me bread ? |
| 9 | Or where do I — can I write down an address on a piece of paper and I will try to mail them from the hotel . |
| 10 | North Yorkshire in the P P G. And can I put for erm in the P P G. Could I put forward a scenario to you , which I have n't really thought through . |
| 11 | Nor could I shake off a feeling that Aunt Louise was sitting beside me , enjoying it too . |
| 12 | Make them feel almost a part of it , thought Dalziel . |
| 13 | I always look forward to his waking up , he looks so antediluvian he makes me feel only a girl again . |
| 14 | When it was on television it really looked , it really looked good but er the reality of it was it was pretty bad really but er the editor was very kind to me and made me look quite a hero but . |
| 15 | ‘ How could you quarrel over a bush walk ? ’ he pursued . |
| 16 | Use the words and pictures on these pages to help you build up a picture of what happened . |
| 17 | But do you think even a man like Evans , managing director for Europe , would risk his position by going into business on his own ? |
| 18 | Er can you hang on a minute Simon ? |
| 19 | Er can you hang on a minute ? |
| 20 | Can you hang on a minute ? |
| 21 | Can you hang on a minute , Bedge ? |
| 22 | But here , Mr Lenarduzzi and his staff perceive a recurrent problem : ‘ How do you know when a child can do something ? ’ he asks . |
| 23 | Whether it be Microsoft , WordPerfect Guildsoft or any of the other software houses and importers , they can only let you know when an upgrade offer is on if they know who you are . |
| 24 | And do you know where a lot of the the erm the directives from Brussels come from ? |
| 25 | Well if you if you could n't read it yeah you can get someone to help you but if you ca n't u usually see you know quite a lot of words . |
| 26 | They 're gon na interrupt our lunch break again alright Emma will you wait just a second I 'll come with you , I 'll just and get my money ? |
| 27 | Why do n't you tie up a hobby with a purely personal risk like parachuting … |
| 28 | ‘ How d' you feel about a second honeymoon ? ’ |
| 29 | Can you speak up a bit . |
| 30 | Can you speak up a bit please ? |