Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I could lead you from that paragraph on page three fifty over to page three six four page three six four , one two three , four paragraphs from the top it 's ab it 's the second of two paragraphs that begins the Board affirms the church 's th that Christ teaches that marriage is special and divorce is not the way he would wish for his people and then this sentence no-one would wish to condens condemn someone to stay in a marriage which is beyond redeeming . |
| 2 | ‘ If we had lost a single segment everyone could have been killed , ’ Mackenzie says . |
| 3 | FEB 1992 In the 36 hours following the TOP launch in February 1992 senior managers talked to all Station staff , including shift workers , to explain the need for change and the part everyone would play in the process . |
| 4 | Of course no-one can guarantee anything . |
| 5 | and they 're allowed to get away with that sort of gently what was it his cosy middle job could ta you know where you do n't make a decision where you everything around you is nice and cosy here if provided you do n't make a decision nothing will happen ! |
| 6 | In 1988 , she wrote The Book of Spells , urging that : ‘ Knowing how to cast spells is a technique everyone ought to have , along with computer technology . ’ |
| 7 | One mistress I could ignore — but he 's now on his sixth . |
| 8 | bluecollar gipsy I can see it in your eyes . |
| 9 | ( If it is addressed to myself as Parish Clerk I will see that it is displayed prominently in the village . ) |
| 10 | Erm , two er three points would I like , erm , picking up a couple of comments earlier , and coming back to a , I think if we use a cricketing analogy , a long hop I 'd like to bowl at you Chair , and you may hit it in Mr Wincup 's direction . |
| 11 | The File Manager obligingly scans the entire disk and lists all the files beginning with Q. I can see that the ones I want have been installed under D : \WINDOWS\QUOTE , and I can use the File Manager to look at them . |
| 12 | Now , as far as the Catholics are concerned , I have to say I like the people very much but theirs is not a faith I could accept myself . |
| 13 | Although I was baptized into the Methodist faith I used to prefer the church service because it did n't go on so long . |
| 14 | Sir , — Nine years ago I volunteered my services as a school governor , believing that the expertise I could offer would be helpful to headteacher , staff and pupils . |
| 15 | Using all the tact I can muster , I try to explain this . |
| 16 | And as I 'm putting you out on your half-day I 'll make it up to you , there will be something extra by way of a thank you in your pay packet on Friday ’ |
| 17 | Also as much info I can get as to what parts of the ground non-members etc. can buy tickets for and the prices would be helpful . |
| 18 | In my own defence I can say that everyone else got it wrong too . |
| 19 | In my own defence I can say only that I went along for the ride , as it were , if you 'll forgive the expression , Mr Milton . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ We-ell , they 're forecasting heavy rain , ’ Simon pointed out , ‘ but if I had a key to the cottage I could go in and fix up some temporary weatherproofing until the roof can be properly repaired . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ And if there 's anything you want from Red Cottage I could fetch that too later on . ’ |
| 22 | After that story I dare say she felt that we could meet — for though it had not been ‘ taken from the life ’ it had , as Elizabeth 's very solid stories were apt to do , taken on life . |
| 23 | ‘ And in a fairy story I 'd tell him to get lost , ’ Eve said , laughing . |
| 24 | That 's another story I could tell you it 'd er er make your hair curl . |
| 25 | In another existence I might have emulated Capability Brown . |
| 26 | From my country upbringing I can remember fields of blaggets less common now but I do know of it still being grown in Orkney . |
| 27 | If you wish to break your contract I will inform your agent of your decision tomorrow morning . ’ |
| 28 | He could fly all day long and all night long if he wanted , but I wanted him to get 100 hours at night and I felt that despite his enthusiasm I would like to he shot of him for a period . |
| 29 | And just in case I may say things I 'll be sorry for , I 'd better not go on , except for one last word . |
| 30 | In this case I would think that , if the minister does not act in good faith , or if he acts on extraneous considerations which ought not to influence him , or if he plainly misdirects himself in fact or in law , it may well be that a court would interfere ; but when he honestly takes a view of the facts or the law which could reasonably be entertained , then his decision is not to be set aside simply because thereafter someone thinks that his view was wrong … |