Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [adv] be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the way back there I 'd realized that G.P. was making sure Barber Cruikshank and I should n't be left alone . |
| 2 | Francis said : ‘ I could n't be held responsible for the weather . |
| 3 | Her arms were finding their way about him , hands lifting , and the pleasure her mouth took from his could not be kept localised , a rapid tide of rich sensation spreading and sweeping through her whole being . |
| 4 | ‘ I know , but I 'd rather be left alone down here . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd rather be left alone . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Now if you do n't mind I 'd rather be left alone to finish drying my hair . ’ |
| 7 | I 'd say I 'd not be caught dead in them they were |
| 8 | ‘ I spend most of my working life wearing clothes I would n't be seen dead in , ’ says Jonathon , seen above , far right , with the rest of the cast of Bread . |
| 9 | I would n't be seen dead in a navy suit and I 'd rather give a peck on the cheek than a mock-male handshake . |
| 10 | " I would n't be seen dead on that bridge . " |
| 11 | I would n't be seen dead with you in here was his reply . |
| 12 | I would n't be seen dead with him |
| 13 | I mean , no , I ca n't be bothered sorry . |
| 14 | ‘ But I ca n't be held responsible for — ’ she tried to argue — and got shot down in flames for her trouble . |
| 15 | ‘ As leader of the Liberal Party , ’ Steel noted in the extract enclosed , ‘ I do not think I will ever be awarded full marks for either party management or pioneering policies … ‘ |
| 16 | ‘ I wo n't be made mock of . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm giving you one final warning , Adam — if you touch me I wo n't be held responsible for my actions ! ’ |
| 18 | I can hardly be held accountable for the vagaries of a junior research assistant ! ’ |
| 19 | Once you have started the course , you may well be given specific routines to accomplish with your pet between these lessons . |
| 20 | If you are already pregnant you must not be given German Measles vaccine . |
| 21 | If you are already pregnant you must not be given German Measles vaccine . |
| 22 | At all events , she should not be left alone to be just herself . |
| 23 | Also , you ca n't be left alone because every minute seems like an hour . |
| 24 | ‘ You ca n't be held responsible for your distaste for politics , I suppose . ’ |
| 25 | He was hoping that she would not be left alone after his death . |
| 26 | On one occasion she agreed to pose for photographs on the condition that she would then be left alone . |
| 27 | Normally you would n't be seen dead doing a knees bend keeping your back straight , but if you 're getting something off the bottom shelf you wo n't look ridiculous at all . |
| 28 | You will then be sent fresh renewal papers showing the revised premium . |
| 29 | You will then be sent fresh renewal papers showing the revised premium . |
| 30 | Hector Odhar , they 're calling you now , I 'm told , for that you can scarcely be called swift , nor my father brown , with his wisps of hair like dandruff ! |