Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [verb] [to-vb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are a number of reasons why primary product prices should have begun to rise in real terms around this time . |
| 2 | Well I thought there must be something , because I thought oh , she must have had to go in early with her not coming in . |
| 3 | If correct , this still purely theoretical conclusion implies that epigenetic rules and mental traits might have continued to evolve into historical times . |
| 4 | If developments of this kind were not in some sense in progress , then there would have been less likelihood of the scribe observing precisely this pattern of orderly spelling variation , because , given the variable state of the orthographic conventions known to him , he could have chosen to vary in other ways . |
| 5 | Though he noticed there were some who spoke to the superintendent and were completely ignored , while others looked as if they would have preferred to creep past unknown . |
| 6 | He went on ‘ We would have preferred to build in incremental stages , but we are delighted to have the opportunity of starting from Caernarfon as well as extending from Porthmadog . ’ |
| 7 | He insisted that the United States would have to learn to live as other nations had lived for centuries — namely by co-existing with powerful rivals under the protection offered by the balance of power . |
| 8 | Freud thought that such a process was occurring and would continue , and that people would have to learn to live without sacred meaning and infantile religiosity . |
| 9 | Often this higher return corresponds to that which the holder would have expected to receive on non-convertible debt . |
| 10 | Often this higher return corresponds to that which the holder would have expected to receive on non-convertible debt . |
| 11 | Basinger testified in the civil suit that no contract existed with Main Line Pictures Inc. and that she chose not to appear in the film , Boxing Helena , because she would have had to perform in graphic sex scenes . |
| 12 | One additional benefit of adjustable string tension is that it can allow tightening to compensate for natural string slackening . |