Example sentences of "of course [pron] [modal v] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But of course they 'll both emerge somewhere . |
| 2 | And then of course they 'll always retain the one that appeals . |
| 3 | Frederica said obviously that the sky and the sea and the boats were uncannily like Van Gogh , and Hodgkiss said that of course they would never have seen them in this way before he saw them . |
| 4 | The term ‘ pillar ’ indicates the purpose for which they are well suited — tying and training to a pillar , pole , tree stump or whatever — although of course they will also do quite well on a fence or wall . |
| 5 | Of course they will inevitably suffer moments , even hours , of boredom . |
| 6 | Of course they can only make a living in this way if they are faster than other dealers in the market . |
| 7 | It 's okay , even if they get send down then of course they can still appeal but you ca n't it 's ridiculous |
| 8 | Of course they could always let it , but that seemed a mean and ungrateful way out . |
| 9 | It looks more formidable than it is , and of course we 'll only use a fraction of it . |
| 10 | Of course we shall sometimes feel lonely but we were never meant , grim-faced and tight-lipped , to slog on alone . |
| 11 | ‘ Of course we could always go to Lazonby , ’ he suggests . |
| 12 | But I think of course we can all debate er the various individual proposals and I think if we were in control of the council not only of course would we have different policies but the sort of detailed matters which would come up in debate would be discussed in committee , things would be in the normal way . |
| 13 | understand why all the agencies involved identify four in those circumstances I think in R A Southern Water district to themselves , because we 've got that information repeated across the county erm and it seemed to me important that erm somebody er accepted responsibility for taking an overall view of the circumstances to er merely because of course we can only concern ourselves with manmade er circumstances rather than er erm but I think you know members would agree that as a strategic planning authority , we appear to be the only auth er the only body which can erm in the cold light of day we view the circumstances look at the implications for strategic planning and local planning and the suggestion of those developments and obviously that would be a concern to us and er I felt and I have to that it is an area of responsibility erm which er within the of this |
| 14 | ‘ Though of course he might just have been making routine checks . |
| 15 | Of course he could easily pay the bills if there was need . |
| 16 | I 've been meaning for many weeks now to pass on 's French address , which filtered through to us in January — but of course you may already have had it from or heard from Janet yourself . |
| 17 | Of course you must also remember he is Irish … do they have media bias over there too ; - ) ) |
| 18 | Of course you should also list experience and skill gained from past employment . |
| 19 | ‘ Anyway , ’ she went on , ‘ then he went to portugal and everything changed of course you should really have some new blinds but they 're so expensive and they warp . ’ |
| 20 | Of course you can also punch your own . |
| 21 | Yes well of course you can only assume that what he says is correct . |
| 22 | Of course you can only take this covering-up operation so far and it is sometimes prudent to remake a part . |
| 23 | ‘ Of course you can always stay longer — ’ she began . |
| 24 | Of course you could never forget about it . |
| 25 | ‘ Of course you could always marry me and blame the lack of children on my war wound — ’ |
| 26 | ‘ You have never got out of the childish habit of trying to do several things at once , ’ Sally had said to her once ; Sally , so cool , so contained , so efficient she sometimes made Harriet feel as if she were still a child , though of course she would never admit it . |
| 27 | In his notes Fedin writes of his heroine : ‘ She is somehow reconciled , and of course she would never go off anywhere for good . |
| 28 | Afterwards she thought that , of course she must already have formulated the plan somewhere at the back of her mind ; but at the time it burst upon her with all the excitement of a vision . |
| 29 | ‘ Of course it will never happen , ’ Nicholas said . |
| 30 | Although of course I would rather have a Pissarro . |