Example sentences of "[adj] and [pers pn] [verb] [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wished she could confide in Ella , but it was far too risky and she knew she would feel worse if anyone in the house knew about the baby . |
| 2 | 1993 will be no less demanding and I know we can count on their continuing professional dedication . |
| 3 | Driving to Glasgow I wondered how easy it was to get lost and end up in Wales or Norfolk or somewhere , but once it began , it was so exciting and I saw one could n't get lost , not even if one tried . |
| 4 | And then suddenly he did stop and she was all sticky and messy and she thought he would speak to her now and comfort her or beg her in his whisper to kiss him , as he had done under the bridge the other nights they 'd met . |
| 5 | and it was quite tasty and I thought I 'd stick it in there |
| 6 | and , well no it 's not sociable but because you come out and it , it gets you away from here because you 've got so many things on during the day you want some time to yourself and because you , we 've found us a place that we wo n't get busted and we know we wo n't we go in and have it but I can guarantee that if we were , like walking into this room , if it was full of smoke it would put me off straight away . |
| 7 | Her pregnancy had been uncomfortable and she feared she might not carry , but here it was - a girl for Bruce . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm delighted and I guess we 'll have a few drinks to celebrate . ’ |
| 9 | I could n't get Nutty to wear that flowered frock you gave him , he 's dead ignorant and I wish you 'd send the lads to sort him out again . |
| 10 | I will leave this letter in your care and you shall decide when and if the moment is right and you feel you can pass it on . ’ |
| 11 | But she was obviously very upset and I felt I could n't leave her . |
| 12 | and words are put clear and strong and I think I 'd use the word forceful |
| 13 | and erm sometimes that is very hard and I think you can be a missionary anywhere . |
| 14 | In two days ' time we reached Pakoku where many of the Anglo-Burmans begged me to disembark and try to walk out of Burma with them , but Rachel was still very sick and I said I would go on to Mandalay and hope to find a doctor there . |
| 15 | She was terribly ambitious and I knew she 'd go on to do well . |
| 16 | I could n't help thinking she was like a racehorse , and when Ward started questioning her , she answered him with such haughty condescension , such arrogance , that his face went white and I swear he 'd have play-acted the Gorbals slum kid and thrown a lot of four-letter words at her if he 'd known how to do it in Spanish . |
| 17 | Tried to explain all this to Vic , who said I was doing fine and Matt was doing fine and he thought we 'd gel together on screen . |
| 18 | The situation was changing so fast and we hoped we might find ourselves in this situation . ’ |
| 19 | Er thanks Tom that was really quite dynamic and breathtaking and I think you 'll all agree . |
| 20 | ( Charles says I should n't write this because you 'll feel bound and he says you should be utterly free from pastoral duties — though he 's one to talk … ) |
| 21 | Joan and Dennis will tell me all about it I 'm sure and I expect I will get a Christmas card from Kylie and her mother and father , ’ she added . |
| 22 | We have been allocated a flat and I hope we can live a normal life in spite of the past . |
| 23 | My brother is not well and I feel I must stay at home . |
| 24 | She found herself on the threshold of Fearon 's bedroom : that was a bit tricky and she knew she ought to retreat there and then . |
| 25 | ‘ But their spinners are pretty useful and we know we will have to bat well second time around . ’ |
| 26 | There 's also want more money to cheapest in the country and I say good and I hope we can fit it in this budget time and I hope we all support this , for this . |
| 27 | Er well I left the stuffing cos I , I did n't think I 'd left it in long enough , I put it in a bit late and I thought we 'd leave the stuffing . |
| 28 | I 've had this er framed and I hope it 'll be mounted in the tower so future visitors will be able to see it . |
| 29 | used to publish what areas were going to have power cuts , d' ya remember ? , you were in Bristol at the time , er Stuart was the same , they used to publish what area would be cut off and for what time and for how long and you knew you would get cut off , sort of ten o'clock in the morning till three in the afternoon , usu , four or five hours at a time was n't it ? |
| 30 | Erm , and I think it 's also perhaps right that we should note with pleasure the comment made in the third paragraph on the second page , about the work of Mr and Mr , er , I think that does rec er , give some recognition to erm , er the role that the archivist 's are playing in the wider community , and I think that is extremely er commendable and I think we should send our congratulations from this committee er , and our support for what they 're doing . |