Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [pos pn] [noun pl] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In that case her relatives would have enquired for her , raised a hue and cry at the time of the accident . ’ |
| 2 | Girls from orthodox Muslim and Sikh families feel this most strongly ; they also fear that through some misunderstanding their parents might try to withdraw them from school altogether , cutting off their lifeline to the outside world . |
| 3 | The Times Educational Supplement applauded the increased use of intelligence tests and deplored the existing exams : ‘ Some day our successors may come to marvel at the degree of assurance which leads us to think that ability to profit can be predicted thus . |
| 4 | SOME DAY MY PRINTS WILL COME |
| 5 | Of one such ship her rivals would say , as she drew ahead , ‘ They 've unscrewed the beams and we sha n't see her again today . ’ |
| 6 | There is still much to be done but the more we ‘ get it right first time ’ the more confidence our customers will have to remain with us for the long term future . |
| 7 | Come over here and join us by all means — but not too many of you , so we 'll vet you as you come in ; and not make getting in pleasant or easy ; and just please stick to your own districts , and keep your own religion and dance away to tambourines , or bow to the East , or whatever you like to do to remind you of home — or home as it used to be a hundred years ago but certainly is n't now — and are n't we clever , and kind , and good , the way we give you your roots back ? , and with any luck your children will grow up well-behaved and pleasant ; ours certainly are n't ; because your children come of a society which , being somewhere else and a long time ago , is probably better than ours . |
| 8 | I would be grateful for any information your readers can provide . |
| 9 | No doubt in each discipline my colleagues could single out a handful of seminal projects . |
| 10 | ‘ We have still got ten days to go and I 'm quite sure that in that time our efforts will mean Mr Gregory will be all right . ’ |