Example sentences of "something [conj] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ca n't you close it through or something or ca n't you put anything in it that would |
| 2 | Or , like the note from a sick friend sent to the about-to-be-murdered Mrs Abby Borden of Fall River , it might mean something or might mean nothing at all . |
| 3 | Do you want to come back on something or can I ask Professor Lock |
| 4 | ‘ It seems to me , ’ said Henry Tyler , in the last analysis a Ministry man , ‘ that this stuff , whatever it is , is something that ought to be put a stop to . ’ |
| 5 | It will not be something that ought to be part of our very definition . |
| 6 | That 's something that ought to be taken care of by private citizens . |
| 7 | that that it it is in fact something that ought to be shared more and people ought to benefit more from what 's here ? |
| 8 | Is it wise to have the same firm of auditors year in , year out er all of us are familiar with the er the last item on the annual general meeting , a motion to propose the re-election of the auditors , er I wonder whether or not that 's something that ought to be looked at . |
| 9 | But I think there is I mean something that ought to be mentioned one of the things that worries me is that there is n't here today a man of the type that I meet every day in Oxford who says ‘ sexual harassment ? |
| 10 | ‘ I kept looking for something that would tell me ( the PTL managers ) kept it from Bakker himself … but it never came . ’ |
| 11 | Although there is disagreement in the City over whether recession is inevitable , there were warnings yesterday that high rates could reduce package holiday bookings by as much as 40 per cent next summer — something that would help to narrow the current account deficit . |
| 12 | Tom Scotland flew 62 ops from Italy with a Pathfinder squadron ( 614 ) ; his autobiography is a story of his search for truth , for something that would enable him to make sense out of all the destruction and chaos that was a part of wartime life . |
| 13 | Jack often thought he was n't quick enough to match Charlie 's easy repartee , but now he had thought of something that would make his friend smile . |
| 14 | It played a very , very important part in David 's career , because it was for that film that he wrote ‘ Space Oddity'/ Most of the stuff on the film came from the Deram label but I thought we ought to have a very special piece of material — some new material — and something that would show how very fine and inventive a writer David was . |
| 15 | He envisaged a Soviet return to the position of leading exporter of grain as something that would make ‘ Messrs Imperialists ’ sit up and take notice . |
| 16 | The chief executive of State of Israel Bonds , Meyir Rosenne , says that he expects the issue to sell out in two weeks , something that would take him ten weeks in normal times . |
| 17 | By reversing his previous stand and meeting the Dalai Lama , Mr Bush was perhaps taking the steam out of a growing congressional effort to do something that would injure a lot more than China 's pride : the cancelling of China 's most-favoured-nation ( MFN ) trading status . |
| 18 | Lately , he had begun to think that evolution was something that would occur in the soul and , in time , the fripperies of science would be revealed to be dangerous toys . |
| 19 | Wiping the board clean , she began to write on it in bold letters something that would be comprehensible only to herself and Miss Harker : PLEASE HELP ME |
| 20 | WHEN Robert Napier bought four acres of Carntyne and added it to his Parkhead Forge , it was to create something that would become a cross between Hell and Armageddon for the thousands who worked there . |
| 21 | But I do not consider it reasonable to expect the theist to prove the existence of God , something that would effectively remove the element of trust which I have also highlighted . |
| 22 | It had to be something that would give the prospective punter some idea of the staggering depth and scope and thoroughness of Henry 's work . |
| 23 | Henry had been involved in many of these discussions , had indeed had a pint with Dave Sprott to debate the issue , but when Elinor put the question to him he saw , suddenly , how he could not only perform a helpful , neighbourly act , and another last tribute , but also serve something that would , in all senses of the word , Finish 'Em . |
| 24 | ‘ I mean , if you were to find out something that would make a lot of difference , in the cheating line , would you tell me ? ’ |
| 25 | Before , the highest pinnacle of achievement would have been to make something that would change the world . ’ |
| 26 | Chapman was interested only in something that would last three hours . |
| 27 | ‘ Something that would interest you , my lord . |
| 28 | Tests are being banned all over the US by the courts and legislatures , something that would make sense if they were as vicious and ineffectual as the press says they are . |
| 29 | Series connection of the windings would therefore seem to be something that would never be used in practice . |
| 30 | ‘ I wanted something that was going to be failsafe , something that would n't , after two years of touring , collapse on me . |