Example sentences of "something that [modal v] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pascoe was walking through their house , ten years before , going from room to room , first puzzled , then anxious , then searching for something that would explain her absence . |
| 2 | I am sure your grandmother would have wanted you to spend it on something that would bring you happiness . |
| 3 | In her early days , looking for something that would make her consultancy just that little bit different , she chose to have an all-women agency . |
| 4 | Jack often thought he was n't quick enough to match Charlie 's easy repartee , but now he had thought of something that would make his friend smile . |
| 5 | While some British officials were interested in the Schuman Plan , the Labour Party rejected it as something that would limit its ability to strive for democratic Socialism in Britain ‘ and to apply the economic controls necessary to achieve it ’ . |
| 6 | She looked wistfully up the companionway to the square of blue sky , but fought the urge to go up on deck , scared he might ask her to do something that would reveal her ignorance . |
| 7 | ‘ Too busy to do something that might benefit your mother ? ’ |
| 8 | Something that might save his life . |
| 9 | It 's different when a respected UK dealer makes substantiated claims for something that will affect his reputation for better or worse . |
| 10 | You may find something that will affect your decision . |
| 11 | ‘ Give me a minute and I 'll come up with something that will turn your face the same colour as your tie ! ’ |