Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [vb infin] [indef pn] of [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm not your sweetheart and I 'll admit nothing of the kind ! ’ she snapped back , unable to take any more . |
| 2 | As far as I could discern none of the courts operates on any form of jury system . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't think I need remind anyone of the tragic blow which the Miletti family , and indeed the whole of Perugia , has suffered today . |
| 4 | ‘ I will accept nothing of the sort , Miss Kenton , until I have had a chance to deal with the matter . |
| 5 | I can see something of the sort as I look over my own published attempts to describe and account for the peaceful way of life followed by the Semai , and I think I can also see some of the reasons for it . |
| 6 | ‘ But what I really do n't understand is why on earth you should think anyone of a sound mind would actually want to gain entry into your very confusing family ! ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You 'll do nothing of the sort . |
| 8 | ‘ You 'll do nothing of the sort , ’ said her uncle firmly . |
| 9 | Hustle the Panda along your average back road and you 'll find none of the woolliness that might be expected from a car of this price range . |
| 10 | ‘ Would I ? ’ she asked helplessly , not sure she 'd do anything of the sort . |
| 11 | ‘ I assumed you 'd do something of the sort . |
| 12 | Twenty-four hours ago her life had seemed straightforward and uncomplicated , and now she was staying with a family she did n't know , invited to a wedding where she would know none of the guests — and extraordinarily attracted to a man with blue eyes . |
| 13 | In fifty minutes or so , you will have an extraordinary experience : you will know nothing of the baglady to begin with , but you will know everything you need to know by the end . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , you will become something of a vegetable , unfortunately , but I 'm sure our guards , so lonely this far from home , will find a use for you even in that state . ’ |
| 15 | For example , no amount of arguing by itself will convince anyone of the truth of Genesis , 2 – 3 , but knowledge of the possibility of interpreting it in different ways — which include the symbolic — can help people to think again about an easy dismissal of it . |
| 16 | Perhaps you would like to verify that you can understand something of the organisation using this form of documentation . |
| 17 | As all Sainsbury 's wines , Vintage Selection or otherwise , are carefully described both on the bottle and on the shelf or rack ( and you can immediately spot the Vintage Selection area in your store because the wine is stored in special racks ) , you can find something of the right character and desired sweetness with complete confidence . |
| 18 | Despite these reservations , we can say something of the landscape of the Saxon Deerhurst estate , because , even without the fine detail , we can see vast areas of arable and pasture in the Severn Valley , areas of woodland and waste to the west over the river , and upland pasture on the Cotswolds to the east in a detached part of the estate . |
| 19 | It is difficult sometimes to ascertain Miller 's views on an issue , but by looking at he consequences of people 's actions in this play , we can see something of the way he feels regarding the issues addressed . |
| 20 | The notes were taken early on in the research when I was chiefly concerned with documenting pollution control work , thus they should suggest something of the nature of the job — routine tasks as well as special problems — which an officer can encounter on a summer 's day . |
| 21 | They would possess none of the inherent tactile and balancing powers of hers , or that creature outside . |
| 22 | It may seem something of a paradox that comics should take themselves seriously , but there you have it . |
| 23 | His opening 76 in reality had been his practice round because of his late arrival , and he could make nothing of the greens in his outward 36 yesterday , starting at the tenth . |
| 24 | When the visitor had left an hour later he could remember nothing of the rest — hence the uncompleted lines of verse with which we are left . |
| 25 | Paton told the court he could remember nothing of the crash and claimed he had lain unconscious in hospital for five days afterwards . |
| 26 | Rostov peered past the screen at the porthole , but he could see nothing of the surface of the planet . |
| 27 | Looking about him , he could see none of the others . |
| 28 | We still have our two traditional enemies , but now a third looms an enemy in the Labour Party an enemy supporting the now ancient cry of the Tories and the Tory national press , for one man one vote replacing the vote in the trade unions a distancing of the Labour Party from the unions if we let them get away with this , it would mean none of the established political parties represent the interests of ordinary working people the people who I 've always represented , that 's what I think about , just them ! |
| 29 | I was friendly with one of the local farmers , and I had in mind on one of our " stand-downs " to run a small flock of sheep through the Lion , I would , of course he dressed in ancient drover gear and had no doubt that it would cause something of a riot at the Lion . |
| 30 | Locke replied that he could not do it ; it would take someone of the intellectual stature of Newton . |