Example sentences of "[vb infin] [subord] [pers pn] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead of concentrating on the lines of the dance — which they will need if they ever dance in Ashton 's Symphonic Variations or Monotones , MacMillan 's Requiem or Bintley 's Consort Lessons — students spend more time loosening up to meet the demands of modern choreographers . |
| 2 | I do n't know if we once had more — no care was taken of them , I 'm sorry to say — none has come to light . ’ |
| 3 | size I do n't why I do n't know if we still do those . |
| 4 | Well if you go into a D I Y store you 'll find it 's a mahogany stain I do n't know if they really make mahogany . |
| 5 | Do you know if they still dredge them up these days or |
| 6 | I do n't know if they still breed 'em like that today . ’ |
| 7 | Do you know if they still have a football club ? |
| 8 | I do n't know if she ever bought anything there , but she enjoyed window shopping . ’ |
| 9 | I do n't know if she ever pulled it off . |
| 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 | ‘ You 'll never know if you never try . ’ |
| 12 | Before that you had the option of paying additional contributions to cover previous service so you will no doubt know if you actually took took up that option . |
| 13 | ‘ Goodnight , ’ — Boy was not sure if he was yet allowed to address her by her name , did n't know if he yet had that right . |
| 14 | I wrote to Mr. Andrew there , but I do n't know if he ever got the letter , for I never had any answer . |
| 15 | I do n't know if he ever guessed my feelings but he always treated me with great kindness and understanding . |
| 16 | I do n't know if it ever occurred to me to regret my inability to have a child by Jean-Claude . |
| 17 | ‘ I do not know if I even have strength enough to regain the shelter I have just come from … ’ and her wings seemed to weaken by the second and her eyes to be pained . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't know if I really want one , ’ she said . |
| 19 | but I do n't know if I still believe |
| 20 | Oh we do n't know cos he never turned up . |
| 21 | Though the effect is purely symbolic , even poetic , as well as chilling , much of its force depends on rapidly cutting away to Marion 's car being pulled out of the lake — a banal , everyday detail of the investigation that almost makes us doubt whether we really saw that skull , previously forced on the viewer with horrifying shock impact in the cellar scene . |
| 22 | There was a Puritan austerity about him that made one doubt whether he ever enjoyed anything at all . |
| 23 | Now I do n't know whether they actually broke the door down in the end , but they did gain entrance to a flat very near us , erm and they had dogs with them that night . |
| 24 | And I and I do n't know whether they still have the wooden lockers now but they used to be , have to be all scrubbed out every week . |
| 25 | That 's right yes and erm it was all er , now it is more , more mechanized , but still , they 're still , I do n't know whether they still do it cos I have n't been around Squires I do n't know whether they 'd do casting now , I have n't been down around for years and years , when I erm when I left and then I went into the leather trade and er started to learn leather cutting |
| 26 | Well I I was eleven but by the time but I had a birthday , you see , er in the summer and er er well August actually and so when I started at Stowmarket I was twelve , you see , and er and er I was at Stowmarket School and scholarship for four years and er well I do n't know whether I really liked school , did you ? |
| 27 | I do n't know whether I ever meant to call on Ben or not — it 's been such a long time — but I was interested to see the boat . |
| 28 | But I do n't know whether I ever got . |
| 29 | Oh I do n't know whether it still exists but er |
| 30 | ‘ I do n't know whether you really mean it . |