Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [coord] [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let's eat and get out of here . |
| 2 | In some cases , the star may explode and throw off enough matter to bring its mass below the limit . |
| 3 | He supposed he ought to go and sign on ; let the unemployment people know he was out of a job again . |
| 4 | Food subsidies are reduced or thrown out altogether and food prices may double or triple overnight . |
| 5 | The Economist has argued that the council is indeed a senate and ought to debate and vote as openly as a senate . |
| 6 | ‘ … you ought to come and live here , ’ Bob went on , ignoring his friend 's interruption , ‘ and leave your brother and his good , dull wife to their sober lives . ’ |
| 7 | I said let's wait and see how it prints and Vic agreed but I did n't get good vibes . |
| 8 | Allow the eggs to cook over a gentle heat — it should bubble and puff up . |
| 9 | Simon then had the agonising decision as to whether Wizard should stay or go off to pastures new . |
| 10 | Before the weekend was out she would know whether she should stay or go back to London . |
| 11 | I had held on to Lili , and Syl had brought me home insisting that our mothers should stay and go on to dinner with Lili and Robert and the gallery owner as planned . |
| 12 | In other words the tippee must , first , obtain from an individual , information which he knows to be unpublished price sensitive information ; secondly , he must know that the individual is a ‘ connected individual ’ within the meaning of the legislation ; thirdly , he must know or have reasonable cause to believe that that individual holds the information by virtue of being so connected ; and finally , he must know or have reasonable cause to expect that that individual should not have disclosed the information save for the proper performance of that individual 's duties . |
| 13 | In other words the tippee must , first , obtain from an individual , information which he knows to be unpublished price sensitive information ; secondly , he must know that the individual is a ‘ connected individual ’ within the meaning of the legislation ; thirdly , he must know or have reasonable cause to believe that that individual holds the information by virtue of being so connected ; and finally , he must know or have reasonable cause to expect that that individual should not have disclosed the information save for the proper performance of that individual 's duties . |
| 14 | Whether our interest is practical or theoretical , whether we set out to provide the ‘ correct ’ treatment for children of various ages or whether we wish to understand the processes underlying their behaviour , we must describe and experiment systematically and objectively in order to arrive at worthwhile conclusions . |
| 15 | From the start of any game he insisted we should attack and play aggressively to win the match . |
| 16 | ‘ We must wait and watch carefully , until we know our men . ’ |
| 17 | Is there anything else erm you know Zain which we should do or pass on ? |
| 18 | He then generally obliged the heirs and entrusted to them that they should give and make over to each person whatever he had left them . |
| 19 | It 's a disgrace and we should campaign and find out where these employers are and publicly put 'em to shame . |
| 20 | ‘ Cyclists should dismount and walk up all gradients greater than 1-in-17 , especially on roads which are poorly constructed and have rocky surfaces . |
| 21 | She frowned in concentration but at the same time she suddenly looked very tired , as though she should stop and sit down . |
| 22 | In 1872 , the CWS agreed to do so ; but in 1875 the employees ' right to a bonus was abrogated when delegates to a quarterly meeting of consumers ' societies ‘ swept away the entire bonus system after less than three years ’ trial , and at the same time abolished the United Employees ' Association and the privileges ' — that is , on the purchases of goods — ‘ attached to it , decreeing that employees should share and share alike with other members both as purchasers and as recipients of dividends on their purchases . ’ |
| 23 | According to the Hottentots of South Africa , the hare was sent from the Moon to Earth with a message to give Man a symbol of hope : just as the Moon died and rose again , so Mankind should die and rise again . |
| 24 | I think , if nothing else , we should try and eliminate as many men as possible by DNA testing in the area . ’ |
| 25 | You should try and work out if any one person seems to carry more weight with the others and address your answers to that person whenever possible . |
| 26 | ‘ We should try and get on a little better , Molly Coddle . |
| 27 | There is always a great temptation erm to say ‘ well the City centre is such a complicated area , we should try and get absolutely everything right before we move forward ’ and that I think is a recipe for endless delay , because it 's so complicated , it 's really difficult to get everything right . |
| 28 | So there I am , during this rather romantic conversation , toying with the little hairs in it 's ears , not knowing whether I should try and get in through the snout or what — but it had a happy ending . |
| 29 | Perhaps you should try and find out a little more about her before admitting your feelings . |
| 30 | Spouses who know that the way they behave will affect their partners ' chances of getting a job should try and find out beforehand what is expected of them . |