Example sentences of "[pron] and [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The loaches regard the bogwood cave as being theirs and will protect it against all possible intruders . |
| 2 | It occurred to me that I should perhaps wait for my daughter Sophie outside her school , to make sure she understood that I had not abandoned her , had merely left Lou for a man who loved me and would make me happy ; that things would presently calm down , and as soon as Hugo and I had sorted things out a little and established our new home she could join us . |
| 3 | An icy wind was blowing , but the moment Modi saw me he came and said , quite casually , as if referring to something he did n't need in the least : ‘ Look here , I 'll sell you my overcoat , it 's much too big for me and should fit you nicely . ’ ’ |
| 4 | Service firms produce service products , but manufacturing firms also produce them and may sell them in connection with their goods . |
| 5 | The children will appreciate them and can handle them without too much supervision . |
| 6 | The only ones who do n't are those who do n't want to like Philip Larkin , and there is a sense in which poems have — probably since I started writing — have been lifted off the page much more in the absolutely literal sense , that people are used to hearing them and can read them afterwards . |
| 7 | He knew nearly every one , and where his memory faltered , his sennachie behind him knew them and could prompt him . |
| 8 | ‘ You know , mistress , ’ said Gabriel in a deep voice full of sadness , ‘ that I love you and shall love you for ever . |
| 9 | Lord Rothermere laid a heart-shaped wreath with the message : ‘ I miss you and will miss you and your courage , your fun and your laughter all the days of my life . ’ |
| 10 | It will give you a break from the restrictions that have been placed upon you and will enable you to see how you get on on your own ! |
| 11 | That heals you and will set you free . |
| 12 | Provided the problem comes within the Ombudsman 's orbit , he will look into all the facts for you and will inform you of his decision , together with his reasons . |
| 13 | An important safety rule is never to leave your board unless it is to get into a safety boat , since your board will make it easier for rescuers to see you and will keep you afloat . |
| 14 | The Association needs you and can help you . |
| 15 | He would be forced to eat what was placed before him because pigs ' trotters were good for him and would help him to grow . |
| 16 | If he did , the police would know where to look for him and would catch him . |
| 17 | ‘ I love him and will welcome him back with open arms , ’ she said . |
| 18 | I respect him and will offer him full co-operation , ’ he said enigmatically . |
| 19 | As early as January 1961 a US Department of State report on Cuba argued that ‘ Castro , aware of [ growing discontent within Cuba ] and of the lack of decisive support by the Soviet countries is endeavouring , through his acts of provocation , to create a crisis against Cuba that will compel the Soviets to support him and will restore him to the position of anti-imperialist hero in the eyes of his own people and the Latin American masses ’ ( US Declassified , 1982 , 001697 ) . |
| 20 | The procedure , if it followed the usual course , would have been this : two doctors would be taken to see her and would ask her a few questions . |
| 21 | PC Anderson , a 40-year-old officer with 20 years ' experience , warned her not to report the incident , saying he knew where to find her and could arrest her for soliciting , the court was told . |
| 22 | If we can improve let's hom let's home in on it and let's improve it . |
| 23 | Please note that where an area is marked for cyclists ( as in Middle Meadow Walk ) pedestrians have not been physically excluded from it and may use it ; also children or dogs may run on to it unexpectedly . |
| 24 | There was always too much to do and although she hated it when she came as a young bride , she had grown to love it and would defend it with her life . |
| 25 | The old nineteenth-century role of Parliament as a body which chose the government , maintained it and could reject it , which operated as an intermediary between the electorate and the executive , has gone . |
| 26 | The second problem with knitting too many rows of tuck is that if a needle is n't knitting ( and , when tucking , it is n't ) it pulls up the knitting on the needles either side of it and can prevent them knitting off correctly . |
| 27 | They have made it and can help you make It . |
| 28 | If I 'm going to spend several hundred pounds on an outfit , I make sure I get real value out of it and will wear it a lot . |
| 29 | I do not need it and will set it aside for you , my dear boy , to complete your studies . |
| 30 | From the moment of it 's birth , in fact poss er , even before it 's actual birth , not long after it 's conception , now that that babe has a will of it 's own , and it will exercise it and will use it . |