Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] on [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't really want to comment on the last issue really , I think we 've probably said enough on that , er the the issue of the effect on West Yorkshire . |
| 2 | Look , seriously , do I need to get on the next train back to Liverpool Street and go and find her ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ This current system , ’ added Mrs. Buttigieg , ‘ would appear to work on a first come first served basis , regardless of whether or not one is a regular customer ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ If you do n't know what you 'd choose to do on the last day of your life , you do n't know what 's really important to you . |
| 5 | They told me to get off and try to get on the next train going north , ’ protested the younger of the two , flushing pink . |
| 6 | There are many examples similar to ( b ) ; perhaps the best rule to give is that the tonic syllable will tend to occur on the last lexical word in the tone-unit , but may be placed earlier in the tone-unit if there is a word there with greater importance to what is being said . |