Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [pron] [modal v] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lifts can often be arranged or you can make your own way . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd better go and help him unpack or he 'll bite my head off . ’ |
| 3 | A fifteen-year-old in grey flannel wandering around London in school holidays with an adolescent 's apocalyptic vision , praying that he would lose his virginity before the bombs came and blasted him to oblivion . |
| 4 | The data we have at the moment suggest that we should reach our targets about 80% of the time , but our aim over the years will be not only to reach the targets in a higher proportion of cases but also to make the targets more difficult . |
| 5 | That way , a business man making an investment would know that he would get his money back within four years . |
| 6 | He promised that He would build his church . |
| 7 | On Oct. 16 the Romanian National Assembly approved by 324 votes to seven the new Council of Ministers proposed by Prime Minister-designate Theodor Stolojan , who undertook to accelerate reforms and promised that he would continue his political neutrality and would not stand in the forthcoming ( 1992 ) elections . |
| 8 | But Mr Chirac promised that he would give his full support to the government , expressing criticism only in private to Mr Balladur . |
| 9 | Bond owners might like to know that they can use her Knitmaster Chunky ribber-carrying cases for their machines — the bags are the perfect size for the Bond Classic . |
| 10 | To know that somebody could read your mind , or move an object without touching it , seems unbelievable . |
| 11 | If a man was lucky enough to get a job it was expected that he would use his position to find jobs for others in his family or village . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's expected that you will get your hands dirty with ideas , ’ said a university spokesman . |
| 13 | Morally , that is a vastly superior case to the one produced by the Government — and , alas , supported to some degree by the Opposition Front Bench — who say that we should fritter our resources so massively on something that we could never use . |
| 14 | Ruth doubted that anything would dim her stepmother 's exuberance for long . |
| 15 | She blushed guiltily as she realised he had refused a sweet , opting just for coffee , but then , she doubted that anything could test his willpower and not lose . |
| 16 | Government employees were given the day off to swell the crowd , and Mr Hun Sen emphasised that only his party could guarantee that they would keep their jobs . |
| 17 | This does not , however , mean that the peasantry were contented , nor does it prove that they were particularly prosperous ; rather it suggests that the peasantry found that they could secure their aims more effectively by passive resistance and the exploitation of their economic power than by violence . |
| 18 | Einstein found that he could extend his equation in only one way , by adding a term so that where A is a universal constant called the cosmological constant . |
| 19 | ‘ My own kind , ’ she replied , and getting ready to put a few questions from her list , she paused to smile — and found that he could find his questions faster . |
| 20 | Despite both Arsenal and West Ham 's schemes being underwritten so they will get their money in the form of a loan even if their supporters turn them down , the ill-will towards the schemes means other clubs will think hard about implementation . |
| 21 | Malpas brigade are appealing for MoT failures which would be uneconomical to repair so they can practise their firefighting skills . |
| 22 | They went along with the feeling that Tony should have a non-residential supervision order but strongly recommended that he should change his school . |
| 23 | Although it 's a little early to count numbers , let alone chickens , I think I can confidently predict that we will exceed our principal target , profit growth budget , comfortably , and there are many other businesses around who would be cock-a-hoop [ to mix my poultry metaphors ] at such a result in 1992 . |
| 24 | He rung to apologize this morning and said that it will be sorted and you will have your cheque . |
| 25 | If , due to unforeseen circumstances , you are unable to attend the performance booked , do let us know and we will do our best to re-sell your tickets . |
| 26 | IF , AT ANY TIME , YOU ARE UNHAPPY WITH THE SERVICE YOU HAVE RECEIVED , PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE WILL INVESTIGATE YOUR COMPLAINT . |
| 27 | If there 's anything you want just let me know and I 'll do my best . |
| 28 | As to negotiations with the statutory objector , these are being pursued and we shall do our best to reach a satisfactory conclusion on the hon. Gentleman 's constituency project . |
| 29 | Looks like she 'll get her wish . ’ , |
| 30 | Oxford regional health Authority is to merge with east Anglia , a hundred and ninety people work at the Oxford Headquarters , they do n't know if they 'll keeping their jobs . |