Example sentences of "[prep] [indef pn] [pron] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Theorists of the ‘ regulation ’ school , such as Aglietta ( 1979 ) , regard Fordism as something which will increasingly be con fined to the less developed industries , themselves tending to be located within less developed areas of the world economy , as capitalism becomes ever more institutionalized . |
| 32 | CAN YOU put me in touch with someone who could possibly get me a window wiper arm for a 1985 Fiat Strada 1300 ? |
| 33 | ‘ You could have , after all , been stranded with someone you 'd never set eyes on — someone who was n't the least bit hospitable . |
| 34 | Dougal almost felt he was tampering with something he could neither understand nor control . |
| 35 | Their history , the interests of their members and the circumstances of conflict in Northern Ireland do not permit the evolution of Orangeism into something which would still have meaning if it abandoned its evangelical Protestant symbols and stated beliefs . |
| 36 | ‘ It bothers me that , as a designer , I take natural resources and turn them into something which will eventually be thrown away to become landfill . |
| 37 | With everything you could possibly desire to make your holiday memorable , the hotel even boasts a reading room , fishing and a range of activities such as Eastern cookery and flower arranging . |
| 38 | Prehistoric man chose to live here because he knew it was unique , endowed with everything he could ever need to survive and thrive . ’ |
| 39 | Robyn rose early to skies that promised a truly blissful day of warm summer sunshine , showered and dressed and then drove off in her dilapidated jeep which was packed to the gunwales with everything she might possibly need for the day ahead . |
| 40 | So what he does now he always comes in over the top , so every time you see John shake hands with anybody he 'll always do that and come in over the top actually I 'm in charge and he sort of er sort of stamps his authority on the individual . |
| 41 | Cos you can not if you left this with anybody you 'd never see it again . |
| 42 | In a statement read to the court , Shooter described his crime as ‘ a cry for help from someone who could no longer handle the pressures of life ’ . |
| 43 | If the explanation for the violent outburst lies in something which might understandably lead a person to be so angry as to lose self-control , then this supplies an added reason for mitigating the offence and the sentence . |
| 44 | She had agreed — no , worse than that , she had volunteered , to help him in something which could ultimately lose her the club . |
| 45 | You 're tangled up in something which will probably end in humiliation . |
| 46 | He also sold up and left because the only alternative in these miserable circumstances is to spend the rest of your life living next door to someone who will never speak to you again . |
| 47 | Which ones would you recommend to somebody who 'd never read any before ? |
| 48 | Goes one on one I 'll fucking take him out he goes . |
| 49 | Ruth felt her throat go dry and for a moment her body yielded to something she would rather not have recognised — a need for another sort of passion in her life . |
| 50 | I imagined he had been up to something I would rather not know about . |
| 51 | Sometimes this results in a major objection being reduced to one which can easily be dealt with . |
| 52 | Yes , she thought , if Tamar had set her mind on something she would never rest until it was accomplished . |
| 53 | As a professional , an engineer may owe a duty of care to anyone who may reasonably be expected to be affected by his or her professional conduct . |
| 54 | If you 're confronted on the phone by someone you 'd rather not speak to , or asked to name a price or give information you 're not ready to give , then always ask if you can call back later . |