Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [subord] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may think as I often do : has the client never before seen his consumers ? |
| 2 | There are therefore two important pieces of preparation which you should make before you even apply for a job , let alone go for an interview for it . |
| 3 | ‘ You are my guest so you must do as you please . ’ |
| 4 | So you must remember if you ever put any lettering on when you 're printing that you must write it backwards . |
| 5 | ‘ But it just goes to show , ’ Ruth said , ‘ that they were right when they said emigrants should n't wait to leave until they were too far gone in poverty , but should go while they still have enough to provision themselves . ’ |
| 6 | But there is a great deal more that I want to do with my life and I think I should start while I still have the energy and enthusiasm . ’ |
| 7 | My Lords , I er apologise first of all that I was not able to hear some of the earlier speeches in this Debate erm but it does seem to me a most interesting Debate and I have to confess that I always become slightly uneasy er when the great and the good , and I suppose we should collectively cast ourselves in that role of being the great and good of the establishment are all of one view and I wonder whether it is necessarily right and so I begin to question er whether your Lordships enthusiasm for many of these amendments and their attack upon the Government 's proposals is necessarily as soundly based as we might think if we just listen to casually to it all . |
| 8 | Worrying what they might think when they finally looked back . |
| 9 | Against her better judgement she added hastily , ‘ I 'll stay if you really want me to . |
| 10 | I think it would prefer to blame somebody who 's already responsible — as you 'll know if you really do read the papers — for every dead dog and blocked drain right across the world . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll do as I please . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll do as I damn well please ! ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Well , I 'm not one and I 'll do as I damn well please ! ’ |
| 14 | Not so tall and powerfully built that she felt as though she might break if he so much as touched her . |
| 15 | I 'll see if it still fits in |
| 16 | They were lovely clothes , beautifully made from fine materials , and if Ellie took a tuck with her hand at the back of the dresses , and turned the hems up a good six or nine inches , looking in the dressing mirror she could get more than a fair impression of how she might look once she too was a young woman . |
| 17 | Milpitas , California-based Adaptec Inc says it has no immediate response to reports that competitor Distributed Processing Technology Inc , Maitland , Florida has slashed prices on its AT amd EISA disk controller boards : fear of a price war put Adaptec 's share price under pressure last week ; the company told Reuter ‘ Competitive pressure has always been there and we 'll respond as we always have ’ to it ; Adaptec 's manufacturing organisation could cut costs and pass the benefits onto its customers ; Distributed Processing is discounting its AT adaptors to $285 from $655 . |
| 18 | The excitement was increasing and he looked anxiously towards the rampart , afraid that the attack might develop before he even saw what was happening . |
| 19 | I thought you might panic if I suddenly loomed up beside you in the darkness . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I 've smiled before , because I 've been forced to , and now we 've had three hit singles I 'll smile when I fuckin' want to . ’ |
| 21 | Let's see if it still fits . |
| 22 | I once asked a 14 year old who had the word SKIN tattooed across his forehead what he 'd do if he ever lost the faith : — ‘ Cut me 'ead off ’ , he said grinning , ‘ Or maybe grow a fringe ’ . |
| 23 | He wondered what she 'd do if she ever met a Chinaman or a black slave . |
| 24 | Although the neighbours made me feel like an evil , uncaring daughter , I knew in my heart that you 'd understand because you always did — I loved you and that was all you needed to know . |
| 25 | Well I thought you 'd come cos I very rarely get many people in much before er |
| 26 | I 'd imagine because they usually put it in |
| 27 | In addition , there are the drawbacks you may face if you only receive the basic pension as your husband 's dependant . |
| 28 | Anyone with experience of computers may wonder if it really is possible to ‘ … produce a stunning presentation product within minutes … ’ — just a little optimistic , perhaps ? |
| 29 | The number of books may vary as you slowly release the tension in the neck , so it is useful to recheck the number each month . |
| 30 | ‘ I shall answer as I please , ’ he said , but less boldly . |