Example sentences of "and things [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You did not understand then and things might have been awkward . ’ |
| 2 | Of course , it was a good toss to win and things might have been different if England had batted first . |
| 3 | Well , so that cats and things ca n't get down the side and get stuck . |
| 4 | And then the rent demand would come , and things would get worse and worse . ’ |
| 5 | Women from the ‘ lower classes ’ demanded an end to it all , saying ‘ 1918 had not been so bad , and things would now too surely not be so bad ’ . |
| 6 | Come second , third , last and things would go your way from then on . |
| 7 | If you held on the forward stick , the nose down attitude would increase and the model would move away from you at ever increasing speed and things would rapidly develop into an uncontrollable situation for the novice . |
| 8 | Gateways were opening up here in Salt Lake , and things would be coming through the like of which had not been seen for thousands of years . |
| 9 | Audience figures fell off during the weaker second series ( 21 episodes ) , but TV had already received its enema , and things would never be the same again . |
| 10 | I know he could walk in the next lesson and things would be perfectly OK . |
| 11 | If only Esther had shown her daughter the love she craved , Beth would have returned that love , and things would have been so very different . |
| 12 | The youths , being Moslems , were not having this from any woman , even if she were a great lady , and things would have gone ill for Zeinab if Owen had not arrived at that moment , on his way to her flat . |
| 13 | Wishes can of course be fulfilled or remain unfulfilled and things may or may not be as people with certain attitudes would like , but it would be thoroughly misleading to speak of truth or falsehood here . |
| 14 | So Bill Gates is n't having a great time at the moment and things may get worse once the US Federal Trade Commission reveals its findings about Microsoft 's business practices . |
| 15 | And things could be worse . |
| 16 | Friendly , helpful service will be with you within 24 hours — and things will be put right a quickly and efficiently as possible . |
| 17 | The knack in dowsing is to be in the right frame of mind , not caring too much what answer you get , but at the same time having a clear idea of what you are looking for , otherwise you are opening yourself up to a very wide ‘ waveband ’ and things will get very confused . |
| 18 | This situation is putting you under a lot of strain , and things will only get worse if you do n't act now . |
| 19 | The English cricket season is almost upon us , and things will never again be the same . |
| 20 | The English cricket season is almost upon us , and things will never again be the same . |
| 21 | Think about what you are trying to achieve and things will eventually fit into place . |
| 22 | Learn our language quickly and things will be easier for you . |
| 23 | Probably I shall meet someone and fall in love with him and marry him and things will seem to change and I sha n't care any more . |
| 24 | ‘ Sarah 's brother says the war will level some people down and others up and things will be a lot fairer , ’ Anne said . |
| 25 | It 'll make him happy , and things will go easier if you do . ’ |
| 26 | I did hear of some people who had trouble getting tickets and that there was a delay in receiving them — some apparently not arriving until the week or even the day before the start but that is the sort of thing which can be learnt from and things will improve on future all-ticket matches . |
| 27 | She said , ‘ Do n't worry just go ahead and think about it , and things will happen ’ . |
| 28 | I shall talk to him , and things will be straightened out . |
| 29 | However , when you try to stop the model in that position , the whole situation seems to suddenly change and things can rapidly reach a point of total confusion . |
| 30 | The Orc Boar Boyz option really does commit you to the attack , and things can go wrong if animosity strikes or if the supporting troops do n't perform up to par . |