Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think we 've all gradually come to terms with Jennifer 's condition and learnt to make the best of it … but … ’ she stared at her telephone as it suddenly rang , her thoughts obviously far away ‘ … but I do n't think I 'll ever forgive David Markham for the way he treated her , ’ she said at last as she stretched out her hand to answer the phone . |
| 2 | I suppose it was this that made Richard think I could not manage Flora 's job . |
| 3 | I mean I ca n't stand Rik what 's his surname Maio ? |
| 4 | And granddad does n't li want people to see him sort of you know when he has to get up and walk about and go to the loo with the door open and I mean it 's not so bad for us because we 're all related but it 's awful for You know I mean I ca n't imagine Jody or Jessica or Alison or anybody liking it very much . |
| 5 | I prodded with my pole , but somehow the current made it cling , and I found I could n't shake Casey away . |
| 6 | Nigel Lawson then proposed we should either scrap SERPS and put nothing in its place or leave the whole issue until the next Parliament . |
| 7 | Yeah , but the trouble with it there is that very often you get , you get half of them say we ca n't come Tuesday , but we can come Wednesday |
| 8 | the time he phoned he could only get Friday of the first week |
| 9 | Ken Stevens loved both his girls and Rachel knew it had taken him a long time to come to terms with Jennifer 's illness ; she doubted he would ever forgive David Markham for walking out on her at such a crucial time . |
| 10 | Market researcher , Summit Strategies , claims Sun Microsystems Inc is talking to IBM Corp about ‘ access to CICS ’ but adds it wo n't follow Hewlett-Packard Co in price listing it and will go through third parties instead . |
| 11 | But things were n't normal at home because her parents had said she must not meet Rob . |
| 12 | He says they ca n't praise Chris enough — he did a brilliant job . |
| 13 | Olivetti , a prominent member of the Apache splinter group of ACE companies that insisted on going the Unix SVR4 route , says it wo n't offer Santa Cruz Operation Inc 's ACE Open Desktop implementation , except as an option if customers require it . |
| 14 | But the Disablement Services Centre in Bristol , says it wo n't make Percy the artificial legs he needs , because they 're worried he may fall over . |
| 15 | AT&T Co 's plans to buy a big stake in McCaw Cellular Communications Inc still worry Standard & Poor 's Corp despite the company 's news on Tuesday that it would restructure its debt to cut its interest bill ( CI No 2,134 ) : it says it may still cut AT&T 's ratings , because although it will benefit from the move , uncertainties over the planned investment in McCaw will dominate the credit outlook until terms of the transaction and its structure are known . |
| 16 | Despite rumours to the contrary , Sun says it will not discontinue Sparcstation 2s , which still represent a nice piece of change . |
| 17 | I found it an impressive programme and I hope it will not lead Mr Heseltine to conclude that chess sets are less harmful potentially than television sets . |
| 18 | From the outset , Richard had said he would never encourage Joan to leave her husband ; he knew the pain which a broken marriage could cause . |
| 19 | mm , well , I visit ladies in the nineties and they 're called Emma and Alice and Amy and all these names that are being used for children now , but I do n't think you 'll ever get Fred , Sidney |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't think you could ever call Ken a friend . |
| 21 | I better walk on tip-toes to right well , you know now let's just give , you know , I mean you ca n't see Zane 's bum . |
| 22 | She flew into a rage and vowed she would not accept Silas 's ring until he 'd evicted that bossy , domineering woman from the house in which they would begin their married life . ’ |
| 23 | He I thought he might have sneaked out and come back again when I know he would n't leave Robert like , you know |
| 24 | She should have known she could n't forget Undry and hope everything would just stop . |
| 25 | GREENPEACE members are being urged to write to chemicals manufacturer ICI , saying they will not buy Dulux paints until the group stops making chlorofluorocarbons , or CFCs . |
| 26 | ‘ Yes , I might have known they would n't want Rosie there for too long . |
| 27 | And many believe he could well surprise Senna in next year 's battle for the Formula One championship . |
| 28 | When Harold Wilson succeeded Hugh Gaitskell as party leader in 1963 , he swore he would not make Gaitskell 's mistake of surrounding himself with elite coteries of policy advisers . |
| 29 | At the moment , Hillsborough chairman David Richards insists they will not let Hirst go , but it seems United are prepared to step up the pressure to test their nerve . |
| 30 | BAFFLED police fear they may not catch Rachel 's killer before he strikes again . |