Example sentences of "[that] [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do nothing that may give it a bad name . |
| 2 | Bowe , they say , who does impressions of Stevie Wonder , Bill Cosby and Ronald Reagan that could earn him a different sort of starring role on the Vegas Strip , has yet to prove that he 's more than a clever impersonator of a heavyweight champion . |
| 3 | Just now he 's working on a deal that could give him a big say in the life of a lady who 'll ‘ definitely ’ be in the Top Ten within weeks . |
| 4 | Some kind of smuggler that could find him a secret cave to hole up in until the search died down ? |
| 5 | With several newly qualified teachers and many more awaiting initiation , they literally ‘ Swung ’ all over the place — adult institutes , local church halls , fetes , in fact in or on anything that would give them a few square feet of space ; one Essex teacher even did a two year S-T-R-E-T-C-H in H.M Prison , Holloway and got time off for good behaviour ( a class of course ! ) . |
| 6 | Her part in Share My Lettuce had done as much for her own theatrical career as the show had done for Ken , and she was embarking on a series of films that would make her an international reputation . |
| 7 | I asked her if she had any medication that would make me a better surfer . |
| 8 | You see the i it was er we used to make curtains then for Littlewoods , Littlewoods as it is now , they 're still , you know , the they were about the forerunners of the er tt this er catalogue business , and if they gave us an order that would last us a long time , and that usually the eight points , which was meant to say there were eight threads to an inch . |
| 9 | Chamoun then attempted to capitalise upon his victory by contemplating a change in the constitution that would allow him a second term as president . |
| 10 | Initially , Aegon will find the additional in a way that will give them a 50 per cent stake in the non-with-profits business . |
| 11 | Mildew is not so very difficult to stop in the early stages , and there are several fungicides that will give it a severe check — all the chemical manufacturers have their own products and trade names which , like everything else , are constantly being improved and changed — but by far the most important point to bear in mind is that it has to be hit early and repeatedly . |
| 12 | I mean you know you do n't always get people that will give you a wee helping hand . |
| 13 | As a fully qualified professional , Geoffrey is eligible for a scheme that will advance him a larger loan for his new house than normal income multiples would allow . |
| 14 | There , in the company computer , he imagines he will find tons of choice titbits such as upcoming record store appearances or release dates for new singles — information that will make him a real idol otaku king when he transmits it over the networks to other idol-loving otaku . |
| 15 | There is nothing that will make you a better surfer . ’ |
| 16 | His books were not widely circulated and in one of the last two which were dedicated to his son ( and unpublished ) was the assertion that it contains instances " that will make you a better interpreter of dreams than all , or at least inferior to none ; but , if published , they will show you know no more than the rest " — a sentiment which T. R. Glover rather pithily describes as suggesting science declining into profession . |