Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [adv] be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the way back there I 'd realized that G.P. was making sure Barber Cruikshank and I should n't be left alone . |
| 2 | Francis said : ‘ I could n't be held responsible for the weather . |
| 3 | Her arms were finding their way about him , hands lifting , and the pleasure her mouth took from his could not be kept localised , a rapid tide of rich sensation spreading and sweeping through her whole being . |
| 4 | ‘ I know , but I 'd rather be left alone down here . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd rather be left alone . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Now if you do n't mind I 'd rather be left alone to finish drying my hair . ’ |
| 7 | I 'd say I 'd not be caught dead in them they were |
| 8 | ‘ I spend most of my working life wearing clothes I would n't be seen dead in , ’ says Jonathon , seen above , far right , with the rest of the cast of Bread . |
| 9 | I would n't be seen dead in a navy suit and I 'd rather give a peck on the cheek than a mock-male handshake . |
| 10 | " I would n't be seen dead on that bridge . " |
| 11 | I would n't be seen dead with you in here was his reply . |
| 12 | I would n't be seen dead with him |
| 13 | I mean , no , I ca n't be bothered sorry . |
| 14 | ‘ But I ca n't be held responsible for — ’ she tried to argue — and got shot down in flames for her trouble . |
| 15 | ‘ As leader of the Liberal Party , ’ Steel noted in the extract enclosed , ‘ I do not think I will ever be awarded full marks for either party management or pioneering policies … ‘ |
| 16 | ‘ I wo n't be made mock of . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm giving you one final warning , Adam — if you touch me I wo n't be held responsible for my actions ! ’ |
| 18 | I can hardly be held accountable for the vagaries of a junior research assistant ! ’ |
| 19 | Most of the work is composed in six-line tail-rhyme stanzas , rhyming A A B C C B. There are usually two main stresses within the line of at least six syllables which may also be made coherent by the use of alliteration , internal rhyme and assonance , as , for instance , in the first stanza : ( As I travelled along a path I heard the tale of one , a spirited man , and proud ; he was wise in learning and splendid under his clothes , and clothed in fine array . ) |
| 20 | An alternative to both monism and dualism which is in some ways more enlightening than either is the approach which may fittingly be called stylistic PLURALISM . |
| 21 | The problem of meeting the probable needs and wishes of the wider constituency which might now be considered eligible for some sort of formal association with the University after obtaining a qualification therefore needs to be addressed . |
| 22 | It is evident from the nineteenth century cases on the right to a hearing that the principle was invoked in a number of areas which could properly be called administrative . |
| 23 | In the kingdoms of western Europe there was a traditional obligation on all free men to answer the king 's call to arms , the arrière-ban , when the kingdom was attacked : a right which was rarely invoked in our period , since it produced a cumbersome and inefficient force , which could not be kept long in the field . |
| 24 | Having said that , it is possible to plant some in groups , and it is true to say that some thrive in soil which would normally be considered unsatisfactory . |
| 25 | Even in the recent past , feminists combined support of causes which would today be considered incompatible . |
| 26 | In so doing Railfreight chalked up an achievement which would scarcely be considered feasible by any other European railway administration : only in Britain is the freight-carrying railway required to function without government subsidy . |
| 27 | One feature of the Act was the principle of majority rule for electing the employees ' bargaining representative which would then be granted exclusive jurisdiction as the negotiating agent for all the employees in the . |
| 28 | A manager may feel that his subordinate will carry out the work badly , and that he himself will ultimately be held responsible for his subordinate 's errors . |
| 29 | ‘ Grant aid , which will now be paid monthly rather than quarterly , will be subject to continuing demonstration of sound financial management . ’ |
| 30 | he is seeking a large railway society to be custodians of his vast range of pictures , which will still be made available to the general public . |