Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] [noun prp] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Spirit is his parting gift to the Church to make his presence as real to them as if they were listening to him teaching beside the Sea of Galilee : and the Spirit can do more for us than ever Jesus could have done had we been his contemporaries . |
| 2 | It barely represented the true drama of the moment , though Nicholson was better informed than most on the subject because apart from being a friend of Polanski , he gleaned first-hand accounts by attending the trial of Manson and his disciples , whose story proved to be more gruesome than even Hollywood could either manufacture or exploit in a movie . |
| 3 | This was a better start to the day than even Lucy could have hoped . |
| 4 | If only Lisa would stop — but she had to know . |
| 5 | If only Mark could have got a living in a better district , she thought , as she had so often thought before . |
| 6 | At least she 'd be half-presentable if they , whoever they were , came for her– If only Peter could see her now . |
| 7 | If only Anne could see her now , dressed as she was , knew the sort of man she was having to put up with ! |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm quite happy here , ’ and she would have been if only Peony could be pleased . |
| 9 | ‘ If only Penelope could find love here . |
| 10 | If only Marc would go away she could reassure Peter that she would n't let him down . |
| 11 | He really had fallen on his feet , and if only Jane would look more kindly on him , they 'd both be set for life . |
| 12 | If only Greene would phone back so we can discuss it ! |
| 13 | And then , like the children of Israel , if only , we go around saying , if only God would do this ! |
| 14 | If only Maxwell could be more … if only they could stay awake … if only Maxwell could be with her at three thirty in the afternoon , when they might do it like the old days … |
| 15 | If only Maxwell could be more … if only they could stay awake … if only Maxwell could be with her at three thirty in the afternoon , when they might do it like the old days … |
| 16 | If only Cassan can get him safely through the speed leg , which so often plays a decisive part in the overall result , he looks as though he would relish the bigger obstacles expected for the second and third legs . |
| 17 | ‘ If I had only known — if only Isabelle could have forced herself to tell me . ’ |
| 18 | If only Jaq could sense ordinary human physical presence at a distance , as some psykers could . |
| 19 | The man ( if it was a man ) was probably a fairly junior member of the firm ; if only Henry could find a way of getting past him to the people really in the driving seat . |
| 20 | He then said , right you ring Dennis , get the stockpiles and wha Cos apparently Paul used to flag them . |
| 21 | I looked at the double doors in horror and wondered if perchance Toplis might be hiding inside . |
| 22 | Cos today Lucy will be here but tomorrow might be more difficult . |
| 23 | Cos then Mike ought to see your operation as |
| 24 | Perhaps we should leave that for Mae cos maybe Mae would like to do that herself . |
| 25 | Because presumably Peter will need to incorporate that in an overall programme . |
| 26 | Ramsay , accepting the need , wondered whether even Douglas would have the presumption to propose himself for the position . |
| 27 | It was Saturday , and the long street was still , empty as only Glasgow can be during the summer , a stage set patrolled by a solitary policeman . |
| 28 | ‘ Why ’ and ‘ Rewind ’ are elastic up-tempo tunes , ‘ I Love Your Face ’ is as shamelessly sweet as only Smokey can be and ‘ Rack Me Back ’ is his most delicious slow-groove tune in years , reminiscent of a Bobby Bland set piece . |
| 29 | As always Vinny will get a huge ovation . |
| 30 | He and Jonathon Alleyne were close friends — some said business associates , though technically Alleyne could not be tied to any commercial ventures . |