Example sentences of "[num] day [pron] [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When one day nobody could rouse him from his trailer , it was Lee Marvin who entered quietly and found a sombre , lonely , sad man . |
| 2 | ( One day they 'll knit it a pullover . ) |
| 3 | Let me inscribe these words on this papyrus of a person that I have become and trust , my saviour , that one day they will enlighten me . |
| 4 | And then , during this last summer , Nan had said , ‘ You know , one day he 'll break your jaw and then it 'll be too late . ’ |
| 5 | Erm but I 'm hoping that one day he 'll see I know he 's seen my work and I think I 've got a sneaking suspicion that when he came in here he was gon na ask me to do it . |
| 6 | Pete Waterman had once promised his prodigy that one day he would transform her into the Madonna . |
| 7 | On one day he would articulate his awareness that his life-span would be short ; on other days he would speak vibrantly to the issue of looking forward to returning to work , to what type of work he would be doing in the future , and so forth and so on . |
| 8 | One day he would get it right . |
| 9 | He knew well the anxiety this would create as I wondered whether one day he would turn me away . |
| 10 | He was angry with it for existing , and terrified by the reminder that one day he might catch it himself . |
| 11 | so one day he could say he 'd shared |
| 12 | It was her folly to be attracted to the wrong kind of man , but perhaps one day she might learn her lesson . |
| 13 | Edhi was forever by her side , bathing , changing and feeding her , hoping that one day she might regain her strength . |
| 14 | One day she would do something about it , but at the moment she had so many other things to occupy her attention . |
| 15 | Kathleen had always known , deep down , that one day she would meet someone she loved more than her career and would be ready to settle down with him to raise a family . |
| 16 | One day she would bring them out to read and recollect . |
| 17 | I did n't mind this ; I was happy just to be there , hoping that one day she would give me some of the pretty wool to make something for myself but she never did . |
| 18 | one day she 'll bring me teeth — |
| 19 | One day she 'll break your heart . |
| 20 | But I know that one day she 'll meet someone who 's worthy of her . |
| 21 | One day I shall write it all down . |
| 22 | I agree with him and one day I shall join him and his friends and travel this world together . |
| 23 | As I looked at her , I thought of her shrinking , like someone in a fairytale , and how one day I might hold her in the palm of my hand with her little voice squeaking commands at me as if she was a mouse I 'd picked up in the garden . |
| 24 | One day I might read them . |
| 25 | And one day I 'll do it ! |
| 26 | one day I 'll tell you a story . |
| 27 | One day I 'll make my mark , |
| 28 | One day ; Jacko promised himself , one day I 'll tap him on the head and wall him up in a brick kiln . |
| 29 | Well , he wo n't get away with it , one day I 'll have my revenge . ’ |
| 30 | Maybe one day I 'll teach you to read so you can check 'em out ! ’ |