Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [conj] [pers pn] [adv] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was flooded with joy , and all at once it seemed the most important thing in the world that he should know that I still loved him , too . |
| 2 | In the case of the cable service operator , and the producer and director of the programme in question , the defendant must show that he neither knew nor reasonably suspected that the programme would contain the offending words , or , if he did know , that he had no reasonable opportunity to remove the offending words . |
| 3 | So you must remember if you ever put any lettering on when you 're printing that you must write it backwards . |
| 4 | You must understand that I never meant anything like this to happen . |
| 5 | If Lord Eldon used any language which could be so interpreted , we must conclude that he either did not guard himself so cautiously as he intended , or that he did not lend that degree of attention to the legal doctrine connected with the case before him , which he was accustomed to afford . |
| 6 | When Gundovald first arrived in Gaul he apparently had an considerable quantity of treasure with him , which must suggest that he initially had the backing of the Byzantine emperor , whose concerns about the Lombards in Italy may well have stretched to a desire to see a close ally established in Francia . |
| 7 | Further the plaintiffs must establish that they actually paid because of this compulsion , and not voluntarily despite it . |
| 8 | In his sermons the Chaplain of Cadets had only hinted at the existence of terrible ultimate anti-Gods which stalked the warp , seeking to spill through into the cosmos to corrupt precious reality — the antithesis of all that the Emperor stood for ; forces which Marines should pray that they never encountered . |
| 9 | I a lot , cos I remember erm when Claire was I got a really formal invitation to something and I asked Claire how you were supposed to reply and she told me the exact wording of how you should reply and I just looked at her I looked at her and I said I 'm not bloody writing that . |
| 10 | I must say that I really enjoyed my time in the RAF and I 'm convinced that for National Serviceman , the Air Gunner 's trade was the best way to complete the compulsory Armed Service requirement of the time . |
| 11 | These may show that he occasionally worked as a wall-painter , or at least supplied designs for wall-paintings . |
| 12 | Worrying what they might think when they finally looked back . |
| 13 | The excitement was increasing and he looked anxiously towards the rampart , afraid that the attack might develop before he even saw what was happening . |
| 14 | I thought you might panic if I suddenly loomed up beside you in the darkness . ’ |
| 15 | I once asked a 14 year old who had the word SKIN tattooed across his forehead what he 'd do if he ever lost the faith : — ‘ Cut me 'ead off ’ , he said grinning , ‘ Or maybe grow a fringe ’ . |
| 16 | He wondered what she 'd do if she ever met a Chinaman or a black slave . |
| 17 | He said he 'd convert and he never did . ’ |
| 18 | I could see that he still felt shaken . |
| 19 | Stuart Benton pushed back his coat slightly so that she could see that he too carried a knife . |
| 20 | Ellwood could see that she almost believed him . |
| 21 | Now , she could see that it even looked like Clive . |
| 22 | They could claim that they never had the opportunity to be successful whereas those who filled the top jobs owed their position to their relatives , friends and the advantages of birth . |
| 23 | Although the neighbours made me feel like an evil , uncaring daughter , I knew in my heart that you 'd understand because you always did — I loved you and that was all you needed to know . |
| 24 | Well I 'd guess that they never played together . |
| 25 | The minting of his own coins by Beonna could suggest that he too broke free for a time from Aethelbald 's domination . |
| 26 | Euphronios egrapsen certainly means ‘ Euphronios drew ’ ; Kachrylion epoiesen , ‘ Kachrylion made ’ , may mean that he actually potted the cup , or that he was owner of the workshop . |
| 27 | We may suppose that it originally stood in a niche . |
| 28 | In an effort to save face , he adopted a casual attitude hoping that his staff would think that he actually meant to keep his hat on all day long just for the heck of it , like gangsters do in the films . |
| 29 | The partial pressure of a component gas is the pressure the gas would exert if it alone occupied the total volume at the same temperature . |
| 30 | Already I had had presentiments of the satisfaction I would feel when I eventually got the bag home — the huge relief as I unpacked my treasures . |