Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [modal v] [be] [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may have recollections of taking a long time to achieve competence in one particular skill , and wonder whether on returning you will be given adequate time to practise and revise . |
| 2 | Britain 's role as Kingston described it could be called that of a peace-keeping force , and his stones of intrigue and skirmish are punctuated by anti-war sentiments . |
| 3 | For any economic system to work and survive it must be considered legitimate . |
| 4 | Given the composition of Council , it is likely that only the DTI stands in the way of adoption of this proposal : if it is adopted , I hope we will be spared further sanctimonious claims to the high ground by the Institute , and that it concedes it is operating predominantly in the interests of ( some of ) its members . |
| 5 | The debtor may then ( with the court 's approval ) make a composition or scheme of arrangement with his creditors ; but if this is not done he will be adjudicated bankrupt , and the whole of his property ( not including property of which he is himself a trustee , or — up to the value of £250 — the tools of his trade and the necessary clothing and bedding of himself and his family ) will vest in the ‘ official receiver ’ ( a public officer ) or some other trustee , and become divisible among his creditors who prove their debts . |
| 6 | For failing to report you 'll be fined twenty pounds and your licence will be endorsed and for failing afford precedence on the pedestrian on a zebra crossing you 'll be fined ten pounds . |
| 7 | Yet who 'd have thought I 'd be given another chance like this ? she thought . |
| 8 | When a DC is AGREED it can be made ACTIVE using option 2.4.0 — Activate DCs ( assuming a DC is not currently active on any of the modules via a different package ) . |
| 9 | When a DC is AGREED it can be made ACTIVE using option 2.4.0 — Activate DCs ( assuming a DC is not currently active on any of the modules via a different package ) . |
| 10 | ‘ We are virtually prisoners here , my brother and I. Once we are confined in the Garden Tower and Denby is banished from our service , I fear we shall be denied all contact with the outside world . |
| 11 | I remember I would be told infantile stories , altogether appropriate to my infantile station . |
| 12 | And inevitably : ‘ I know you must be asked this all the time but this one is really different — you 'll love it — it 's a ball to raise money for … ’ |
| 13 | Oh Jamaica you know it 'll be cost dearer to get there wo n't it ? |
| 14 | ‘ They have , you might say , short take off and landing , and once it is landed it can be made airborne again by simply taking one step back and tugging . |
| 15 | Thamesdown Council fears it could be held liable if the alarm batteries failed and somebody died . |
| 16 | When the last trump sounds and I stand before the Lord our God and am judged I will be found wanting and know not what to do . |
| 17 | If the rocks in your tank suffer from all-smothering algae I have found they can be kept clear by scrubbing off the algae then putting them in the oven or under the grill until they are thoroughly dry . |
| 18 | At least 40 schools opted out because they were threatened with closure , and most believe they would be shown little mercy . |
| 19 | But we are aware that many ex-shipyard workers are engaged in some very routine work , and that many of them feel they could be made redundant at any moment . |
| 20 | If wax is n't causing problems then doctors advise it should be left alone . |
| 21 | In all cases where the Speedboat Clause applies it should be given careful consideration as it does limit the extent of cover appreciably . |
| 22 | But did , did you hear he might be made redundant ? |
| 23 | I do n't think they should be allowed that . |
| 24 | It is a remarkable turnaround for the ex-Blues ' star , who never dreamed he would be offered such a lucrative post , having suffered so much frustration in the domestic game . |
| 25 | Charman felt it should be split four ways between each band member , but Gedge thought he should have most of it because he had actually written the songs . |
| 26 | Mark Evans said it was a night of madness and thought he 'd be killed next . |
| 27 | I do n't think he should be treated any differently from the other horses . |
| 28 | Although a second group of trucks was allowed over the river by the Serbs yesterday , UN officials fear it may be halted short of its destination . |
| 29 | Mummy , you must be mad if you think I would be seen dead in a yellow frock ! |
| 30 | If you think I 'd be seen dead in that you must be mad . |