Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [modal v] [verb] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Or I could pretend to be someone else . ’ |
| 2 | Or I could decide to be supremely inconsiderate and have my baby at home . |
| 3 | Sandison finds that the probability of citation will be halved by the transfer of library material to the Reserve Stock shelves , which may be at some distance from the main library shelving , or which may have to be fetched from remote stores . |
| 4 | For , you may have reserved ground for burial , or you may wish to be cremated , or to have a very simple funeral . |
| 5 | ‘ If you keep asking for things you 'll be too expensive to keep — we 'll all just starve to death or you 'll have to be sent away to a Home where they 'll lock you up . |
| 6 | Or you can dare to be alone with yourself . |
| 7 | He or she will want to be convinced that you are serious in intent , and will also want to be reassured of your staying power . |
| 8 | Once a person has become unemployed for any length of time , the chances are that he or she will continue to be unemployed . |
| 9 | If a DTI Education and Enterprise Adviser is in post locally , he or she should prove to be an invaluable partner in making Compact work . |
| 10 | Such images may be the food which fuels paintings and stories , or they may seem to be glimpses into an unknown world , one that we have not yet met . |
| 11 | The only relief is from being constantly carried and even then the relief may not last or they will want to be carried first by one parent and then the other . |
| 12 | Our huggable bunny may well be eaten by a fox , it may well be eaten by us , or it may start to be eaten by micro-organisms , die and be finished off by other microorganisms . |
| 13 | The product may be difficult to pack or it may need to be kept under refrigeration . |
| 14 | While directors like Ken Russell and Nic Roeg carried on along their own idiosyncratic paths , and many of the directors who had flourished in the 1960s packed their bags for the trip to LA , there were no indications that those left behind had begun to face up to the economic realities of British film production , or what would have to be done to patch up the damage done to the craft of filmmaking , more particularly screenwriting , during the dead times of the 1950s and into the 1960s . |
| 15 | Er , President I 'm going to say the time factor and I 'll try to be as brief as possible . |
| 16 | FIFTY QUID AND I 'LL CLAIM TO BE THE EX MISTRESS OF THE M.P . |
| 17 | We used to invite in the other children from the yard and I would pretend to be our music teacher and conduct a lesson . |
| 18 | These are the sort of people whose wines deserve to do well ( and do ) entirely on their merits , and I would like to be allowed to put my faith in wine merchants such as the Kendricks or Simon Loftus of Adnams when they tell me which of their wines are eco-friendly . |
| 19 | ‘ There is a lot of work to do at Selhurst Park and I would like to be around to do it . |
| 20 | And I would like to be able to include it . |
| 21 | ‘ … and also , because your daughter Charlotte and I would like to be married . |
| 22 | The land between the Serai Gorge and the southern coast is completely unknown , and I would like to be sure that we are n't going to have any surprises at our backs when we start this war . ’ |
| 23 | Perhaps , somewhere along the line , I have misunderstood this situation and I would like to be enlightened . |
| 24 | Maintaining contact with all Medau teachers , especially those in isolated areas , is my particular concern and I shall be happy to visit any area or negotiate on behalf of any teacher if you request it and I would like to be invited to area teachers ' meetings . |
| 25 | Mrs in her statement said that , quote , although my husband and I would like to be able to care for Anna Jane as long as possible , I accept that the last six years have taken their toll on us and the reality is that it 's unlikely that we will be able to provide the same level of care and same level of care and outside carers are required , unquote . |
| 26 | I have already quoted Mrs in her statement brackets C forty eight , saying although my husband and I would like to be able to care for Anna Jane as long as possible , I accept the last six years have taken their toll on us both and in reality it 's unlikely that we will continue to be able to provide the same level of care and outside is required , unquote . |
| 27 | I also feel very sorry for him : he is the same age as me and I would hate to be put under the pressure that was evident in his shaking frame after his statement . |
| 28 | There are possible complications of a curable cancer and I shall have to be monitored regularly by Charing Cross Hospital ( because moles are so rare it is centralised ) until my hormone levels return to normal ( This could be for up to two years ) . |
| 29 | I know you were proud to give Anne away , and I 'd love to be with you and all the family , but we only have two days ’ leave . |
| 30 | When I look at a picture of a naked man , I can think like Richard Dyer : ‘ I 'd like to feel that man and I 'd like to be that man . ’ |