Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking at it , Nutty realized you could use the Smiths ' bath without the Smiths knowing . |
| 2 | William realised he would have to handle the unloading alone if the van did not arrive in the next few minutes . |
| 3 | Peering through the cobwebs at the stable clock , Umberto realized he should have been up an hour ago . |
| 4 | Published by the research arm of the Department of Transport , the report comes shortly after the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham announced it would be introducing the scheme later this month . |
| 5 | After several minutes had passed without her finding a familiar landmark , Luce realised she must have gone wrong somewhere and tried to double back . |
| 6 | Plato argued there must be an intrinsic connection between words and what they mean — . |
| 7 | The party group appealed , but the court in Henley agreed it would be a serious threat to the 150 sows , 300 piglets and 12 boars , which are the subject of a major research project . |
| 8 | He said if the second stage of his fight to prosecute Dr Howe failed he would take it to the European Court of Human Rights . |
| 9 | Whitlock doubted he would have another gun but he still approached the warehouse with professional caution . |
| 10 | As the search intensified , a firm in Lincoln surfaced who could supply and erect a new building 200′ by 100′ and still be within the budget considered by NAM . |
| 11 | In an interview with the popular intellectual magazine Magill in June , Archbishop MacNamara found he could not accept that the state had the power to determine the meaning and nature of marriage and compared the effects of divorce to the recent Chernobyl nuclear disaster . |
| 12 | Sweat had stained his shirt and as Doyle approached he could smell the effort on the man 's body . |
| 13 | ‘ And Ivor promised he 'd come tonight . ’ |
| 14 | At the Manor Ground they 'll remember ; remember the 3rd of November for some time . |
| 15 | Had Ras Makonnen lived he would have assumed control of the country when Menelik was incapacitated , and as his cousin would undoubtedly have succeeded him . |
| 16 | Now that she had met Silas Wilder , Lucy realised it would not be easy to persuade him to visit his stepmother , and once again she wondered why she had been stupid enough to have allowed herself to become involved in this situation . |
| 17 | Despite the rout at Dupplin Moor David II still enjoyed much support in Scotland and Balliol realized he could only hold his gains with English assistance . |
| 18 | By the time they reached the railway station , Dot realized she must have had time to get herself straight inside , for she seemed almost cheery again . |
| 19 | Corbett realised it must be some wealthy merchant 's dwelling which Bruce had either commandeered or rented . |
| 20 | David realised he could n't cleanse himself — only God could do it . |
| 21 | Hitch maintained he could stop buses with his head ( and frequently did ) . |
| 22 | If Mr Gorbachev believed he could acquire a breathing space through repression , during which the economy could be transformed by unpopular but necessary reforms , he might be willing to pay the price , but this would reverse his strategy of the past three years . |
| 23 | Mr Wiggins added he would rather have seen road fund duty — raised from £110 to £125 — scrapped and replaced with even more substantial hikes in petrol prices than the 12p a gallon ( unleaded ) and 15p ( leaded ) set yesterday . |
| 24 | However , the Stuarts claimed they could raise money by means of the prerogative . |
| 25 | And McColgan predicted she would smash Ingrid Kristiansen 's world best during the three-year assault . |
| 26 | Edward declared he could not continue to be king without the women he loved . |
| 27 | The captain , for Corbett guessed it must be he , let out a litany of rich oaths in a variety of languages leaving Corbett in no doubt about his feelings concerning the mission . |
| 28 | Mr Georgiadis said much of Mr Makallah 's evidence to the inquest had been lies — particularly details on three important issues : Mr Makallah claimed he could not drive , yet other witnesses claimed to have been driven by him ; he denied telling a camp site proprietor that Miss Ward was definitely not killed by wild animals ; and he covered up how he knew her jeep did not have four-wheel drive . |
| 29 | He sometimes thought it would be pleasant to lie in bed with his wife on Sunday mornings , now that there were no children to interrupt them , but Donna reckoned they should be through with all that kind of stupidity , so he was resigned to the sporadic consolation of his Métis up north . |
| 30 | Chris Waddle confirmed he would leave Marseille at the end of the season . |