Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] [noun pl] [prep] [pos pn] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could have raised objections to Father Kipling 's arguments — ; but then he could have raised objections to his objections . |
| 2 | A fire brigade spokesman said last night : ‘ It 's a serious matter — but it must have brought tears to her eyes . ’ |
| 3 | That really would have brought tears to my eyes . |
| 4 | On the other hand the south Italian potters of Caies must have found customers for their cups which through their imagery reminded the drinkers of the impious Celts in action : were they too a " memento mori " or were they an invitation to rejoice in a world where barbarians are sure to be defeated ? |
| 5 | How they must all have found curses on their lips , Baptists or not ! |
| 6 | Just as project schools may have specified objectives in their proposals in order to win a grant , so the initiators of the project may themselves have chosen to word the project aims in a particular way in order to win funding in the first place . |
| 7 | However , the central problem remains — cities may have lost segments of their populations , but they have been left with ever-more dependent communities . |