Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [pron] [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What I 'm gon na do is … ’ ( he raises one finger then looks at it suspiciously , as though it may attack him or at worst disagree with him ) ‘ What I 'm gon na — what I 'm planning — ; all things being — ( thirty-second meaningful pause ) ‘ I mean , anything could happen , right ? |
| 2 | After all , Mercurius was the tutelary deity of the Art , and it was of his very nature to beguile and confuse in this manner ; but she could take no comfort from the knowledge , for she must pursue him as through a hall of mirrors , from one bride-chamber to the next , and at each remove he shifted shape with such dispiriting agility that , again and again , she might have cried out loud for rest . |
| 3 | But they should welcome it if in fact their dealings cost them materially less than at present . |
| 4 | That must give me till about lunch-time . |
| 5 | As a codicil to this I should tell you that at the same time in another part of the camp , the National Union of Miners were holding some sort of conference themselves . |
| 6 | Any person including any proposed acquiror of securities of the company referred to in this document or any business or assets referred to herein must satisfy himself as to all matters relating to that company or such business assets including all the information and statements contained herein . |
| 7 | Any person including any proposed acquiror of securities of the company referred to in this document or any business or assets referred to herein must satisfy himself as to all matters relating to that company or such business assets including all the information and statements contained herein . |
| 8 | For a claim to be recoverable the Policyholder must satisfy us that on the balance of probabilities the loss or damage sustained was caused by a peril insured against . |
| 9 | Therefore , dealers marketing expert systems should satisfy themselves as to the veracity and reliability of these systems and their suitability for particular customers . |
| 10 | Care should be exercised in appointing the right agent , and any company entering overseas markets should satisfy itself as to the agent 's reputation and financial position . |
| 11 | I must remind you that in Europe that marvellous place with the social contract , has n't prevented everyone paying tax on on fuel . |
| 12 | A lending bank must concern itself as to a country 's political stability . |
| 13 | Meanwhile , you must forgive me if from now on I live a very quiet life . |
| 14 | You 'll grant me that at least , wo n't you ? ’ |
| 15 | But I 'm afraid of marriage because I 'm afraid someone might want me because of who I am instead of because they loved me . |
| 16 | and I 'll give you that as a receipt |
| 17 | I 'll meet you when at one thirty five ? |
| 18 | So we 'll leave it and down three formats possible . |
| 19 | ‘ We 'll leave it until after the wedding . |
| 20 | She might lose him but for now he was as enslaved as she was and Maggie caressed him as he caressed her until his kisses grew more demanding and he turned her beneath him again . |
| 21 | But they 'll teach you that on the er |
| 22 | I 'm sure he 'd enjoy it but with us all upstairs he 'd have to go downstairs on his own , and he 's not pushy like our Terry and Stephen . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ You could install it and with five minutes of training you could use it . |
| 24 | True , there was a mixed Italian and German team climbing not far away , heading for the Traverse of the Gods ; he could see them but for some reason they could n't see him . |
| 25 | They might also accept that some , if only few , among the many would grow ; and that when it had become operationally necessary or desirable a growing business could divide itself and in such a way that the divisions were suitable ‘ constituencies ’ for the democratic purposes of the co-operative . |
| 26 | Diane scored five hits out of twenty , which was the limit that she 'd set herself because of the cost of the cartridges . |
| 27 | Perhaps your correspondent could enlighten us as to the best method of preventing unwanted teenage pregnancy , bearing in mind that young people will always form sexual relationships , regardless of the wishes of their parents or anyone else to the contrary . |
| 28 | In those instances I 'd force myself and in the long run it turned out better . |
| 29 | I thought erm , oh well cos like , I explained yesterday there was no way we could have them because of there was only the pair . |
| 30 | They could take ours and against them . |