Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyway so and then of course Oh that was another thing , I said to him , No you 'll want to sit somewhere you 'll want I do n't want a desk in there , I 'm not having my desk in there . |
| 2 | When he became too drunk or sleepy to go on he would put his head on her shoulder and go to sleep . |
| 3 | No I have n't , no it 's , it 's er one thing I need to put in that one that due to wear to go in I can see those , that cream out there can you ? |
| 4 | I am not writing to discuss the subject of inflation although give a soap-box to stand on I could go on for ever . |
| 5 | If it is to work effectively it will require the good will of Mr , who , in all discussion today has shown a most responsible attitude and I have no reason to believe that this will not continue . |
| 6 | For advocacy groups to work properly they must feel that they are truly independent of the influence of professionals employed by the authority , since any group will from time to time find itself challenging the advice of a consultant psychiatrist or service manager employed by the authority . |
| 7 | He would have to find somewhere they would like . |
| 8 | This meant that we had to find somewhere I could manage on my own and that was centrally located , because I could not walk far . |
| 9 | I want to work somewhere I can make friends |
| 10 | Not that he had minded in the least , for if he had a daughter as rich as Gemma and a fellow like Tristan Gage were to come along he 'd take all the necessary steps himself to see that she could never be cheated . |
| 11 | If the investment managers had to come in they could have come in at any time . |
| 12 | Would you like to come in I could shut the door . |
| 13 | After three enjoyable years as chairman I believe it 's time to stand down I shall miss those monthly meetings at thank you Betty for all the tea and coffee making but I shall have many happy memories , I suppose to me the highlights were the fiftieth anniversary celebration and the brilliant production of Stepping Out . |
| 14 | I have to know so I can log it . |
| 15 | If you leave that drawer open , I think there 's more pyjamas to come so I 'll get them for you . |
| 16 | It was too soon to know exactly what would happen to the factories if their efficiency remained in doubt after the 12 months are up , he said . |
| 17 | The teacher does not need to know exactly what will happen and can not usefully plan a story line very far ahead , but should give a great deal of thought to the organisation of the lesson : How will groups be divided ? |
| 18 | If Stuart feels it 's necessary for me to come off I will accept his decision . |
| 19 | I could n't pick the fish up because they were slippery and eluded my grasp , and when I tried to stand up I 'd slip back again amongst the icy cold debris . |
| 20 | I 'll have to come up I 'll have to come up and see your |
| 21 | You did n't have to have the soul of a poet to conjure up what could have been ; in my mind 's eye I had a vision of Templars in their faceless conical helmets , red and white crosses on their black cloaks , moving across the island at the dead of night , the barges being soundlessly poled whilst , at prow and stern , huge cresset torches spluttered and flared in the darkness . |
| 22 | And they sent back and now this is what they said to us in this letter I remember this distinctly that er if we want you to come out we 'll tell you but we regard your factories as our second line of defence . |
| 23 | and when she wanted to come out she 'd hook |
| 24 | The Scottish Agricultural College did a survey to find out what would happen if the MacSharry proposals were to be implemented in the Borders region . |
| 25 | But Nutmeg decided to go under anyway , because he wanted to find out what would happen . |
| 26 | Suppose a scientist is trying to find out what will improve milk yield in cows . |
| 27 | At the same time artists , many of whom have already contacted the Office for Fine Arts in order to find out what will happen to their works , will be allowed to claim them back . |
| 28 | But there is a quicker way to find out what will happen : jump into a black hole . |
| 29 | Also throughout the novel , Dickens succeeds in retaining suspense and tension , and wanting you to continue reading to find out what will happen . |
| 30 | The Lloyds will be one of 16 father and son pairs who will join up with 16 mother and daughter partnerships to find out who will become this year 's Remington/Daily Express Family champions . |