Example sentences of "[subord] i [modal v] [vb infin] [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He moved faster than I would have thought anyone could on a train and was already talking into a radio headset when I reached his office . |
| 2 | I 'm afraid the Chinese stamps enclosed , although quite varied and colourful , are a poor offering for a birthday present , but we are not allowed to send diplomatic mail in the form of packages , so I shall try to bring something extra special with me when I return via Hong Kong . |
| 3 | It 's only just been serviced so I would have had something to say if there 'd been a problem . |
| 4 | Trouble is , I keep blowing it up and it 's £80 a time to fix it , so I 'll have to get something else pretty soon … ’ |
| 5 | It was also the year in which I discovered both sex and death , so I must have learned something , in spite of not going to school . |
| 6 | ‘ I wondered if I could have done something , anything to prevent being apart from my son . |
| 7 | They have a particular appeal , I 'm not sure why — perhaps it 's because I can remember making one at school . |
| 8 | Before I go to sleep I wonder about whether I should have said anything to him about Mr Archer and his phone calls and Ares . |
| 9 | I felt as though I should have done something . ’ |