Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [prep] [pron] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 No , the police 'll want to talk to her first , wo n't they ?
2 In line with recent methodological trends , the stories are enjoyable for their own sake , and aim to resemble as closely as possible the style of book children would choose to read in their first language .
3 On the spur of the moment he said : ‘ I would like to talk to you first . ’
4 ‘ You 'll have to go through me first , ’ warned fitzAlan , his voice low with menace .
5 He should never have agreed to take part in this charade , should have adhered to his first decision to refuse .
6 ‘ Then you should have come to me first .
7 ‘ Let's say that he should have come to me first , ’ George said in a heavy , measured tone , ‘ and let me sort the whole thing out .
8 His conduct of the crisis could be seen as a great achievement , yet something so negative and distasteful was not what he would have wished for his last service .
9 She would have to listen to him first .
10 Felix may have died in his seventeenth year or Thomas in his fifth .
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12 ‘ I really came to see Sophie , but I could n't resist calling on you first . ’
13 As this review was going the House of Lords has permitted the citation of Hansard ; Mr Bennion will have to start on his next edition .
14 How could she have softened towards him last night ? she was thinking .
15 Late on , County replaced the striker Gary McDonald with Mark Howard , who might have scored from his first kick , shooting wide five yards out at the far post .
16 I think I 'd talk to them first and if they 're agreeable then I 'd give you their name and telephone number but I 'd have to speak to them first but I would n't just give out the name and telephone number on an ad hoc basis .
17 Please ensure that you do read this section — some requirements or recommendations may have changed since your last installation or upgrade .
18 Rich Life is engaged in the BJ Eastwood race as is Bassetja and I would think this is where the Weld horse will go following on his second place to Alibar 's Pet at Wexford last Friday night .
19 He said , ‘ We 'll get going on it first thing tomorrow .
20 Well , do n't come screaming to me next time one of the local hippies pinches a load of your acid off you .
21 ‘ Do you think we could get married on my next leave in September ? ’ he said .
22 You will continue to train during your first posting [ normally to a shore-based establishment ] when you will gain your City & Guilds 706/1 .
23 ‘ Actually , I think the Colonel will want to speak to you first . ’
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