Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [conj] i [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Mrs Girdlestone has agreed to let you stay on while I try to find somewhere near where I live . |
| 2 | In paragraph four , page six , we do make a small point about the financial implications er on of course that has been resolved because of er the resolution carried forward in the budget debate and a note there about central training which I could er just , just explain slowly because I have had a number of questions about this . |
| 3 | not with squirrels , no er I do n't think so but I mean you , you might be able to do something with a vole , or something like that and trap them but I 'm just wondering Stefan could it also be a fox ? |
| 4 | No I do n't think so cos I 've never took that with me . |
| 5 | It was better than the other one , it might of been the seats but I do n't think so because I mean there was so much in this one |
| 6 | The beach is all mine but I can not stay long for I lack a senorita to oil my back . |
| 7 | You 'll know better than I do what that means . ’ |
| 8 | And I suppose it 's up to us like the erm the old stagers to we should know better and I think Tom the Union chap , he 's he can see that and he wants to avoid it cos he 's got to speak to the lot of them ? |
| 9 | I 'll let you know more if I hear owt . |
| 10 | right , I wan na ask you some signs before , before you go onto the your speed limits , I wan na know like when I do , you know when you 've done your speed limits and you stop |
| 11 | jump up , see if he can jump up before I count three . |
| 12 | I 've a lot , a lot of my friends have got big dogs and they say oh they will jump up and I say squeeze her paws , it usually works |
| 13 | You 'd better know now that I 've always avoided every snare set out for me , even those hidden in lush undergrowth … ’ he caressed her hair lightly , his eyes sultry , and then looked down towards the swell of her breasts ‘ … and innocent-looking hills and valleys . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ You can wait here until I get back from the Khirgiz . ’ |
| 15 | And er , a lot of them were younger than me , but I do n't know why but I 've lasted lo But anyway , m me and me sister we always used to , we 'd say to me dad when we went to fetch the milk with me dad . |
| 16 | I do n't know why but I see that more clearly now than I ever did at the time . |
| 17 | I do n't know why but I feel guilty for being here . |
| 18 | Nor shall I stay longer than I need . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ He 'll stay away because I 've ordered him to stay away . |
| 20 | ‘ It would n't matter much because I have a reputation , one that I 'm really stretching to the full in doing a feature on sunny Spain . |
| 21 | ‘ You will speak only when I ask questions , and you will speak very softly . |
| 22 | And if Oliver wants to see me — which might be a good idea if I can talk some sense into him — then I 'll only do so if I 've cleared it with Stuart first . |
| 23 | I should like to hear Rebecca 's version , but can only do so if I repair my rudeness and invite them here — ( Like the Queen , we never ask her back ) . |
| 24 | I know you can do better because I 've heard you do it . ’ |
| 25 | whatever o overtime they sling at me , I 'll do not because I feel like doing it but I need to do it there 's |
| 26 | But it does n't matter anyway cos I 've give her some money and I 'll give her her other money |
| 27 | I 'll be back late , she said to Madeleine : I 'll lock up when I come in . |
| 28 | ‘ You 'll have to let me finish now that I 've started , ’ he said . |
| 29 | I must finish now as I have to prepare teaching for tomorrow . |
| 30 | Get a full one , get it does n't matter really and I get one that width out of |