Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [modal v] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On his side the King promised I would receive food and drink , enough for 1,724 Lilliputians . |
| 2 | I thanked my lucky stars for Twelve French Poets , the A-level syllabus , and our rectangular French teacher , who was so thorough that I found I could discuss symbolism and synaesthesia without batting an eyelid . |
| 3 | So we still promised we 'd see nanny and we have n't , and we still promised to go to aunty 's and we have n't . |
| 4 | Experts say chicanes do work but wrongly designed they can speed traffic up . |
| 5 | Gerry promised he 'd take care , promised to come back to me , but … ’ |
| 6 | They also maintained it would harm pub businesses and severely dent the services offered to tourists . |
| 7 | I always assumed I 'd leave school and get a ‘ proper ’ job , then get married , have kids and look after my family in a modest little house . |
| 8 | A counsellor commented : ‘ They always assumed I 'd do disability counselling ; they were hanging a label round my neck . ’ |
| 9 | If she drove she 'd save money that way . |
| 10 | From the sudden change in Rune Christensen 's demeanour it seemed she might have cause to be optimistic . |
| 11 | Personal computer makers are likely to face continued pressure to keep prices low for the foreseeable future , former Compaq Computer Corp chief Rod Canion told Reuter in an interview : ‘ Anybody that wants to be successful in the computer business better be prepared to be very aggressive and have a lot of aggressive competition — in that environment , you can predict pricing pressure is not going to ease up ; ’ Canion , now chairman of the Houston-based consulting firm Insource Management Group , says that in his time at Compaq , customers were willing to pay a little more to ensure they got quality and performance but that as the market changed , they believed they could get quality , performance and low price , and now , ‘ that will never change . ’ |
| 12 | Banks made provisions of up to around 70% against total third-world loans , and assumed they would get tax relief as if they had actually lost money . |
| 13 | Theo the go-between was soon urgently warning Vincent that his parents believed he should have treatment and were in touch with the lunatic asylum at Geel near Antwerp . |
| 14 | A planning inspector rejected plans to build a £3m private clinic because he believed it would create traffic chaos and disturb NHS hospital patients . |
| 15 | Asked about possible acquisitions , Lord Blakenham singled out educational , medical , professional and children 's book publishing as areas in which Pearson was strong , and where the group believed it could achieve expansion through both organic growth and acquisitions . |
| 16 | He needed a bath and quickly , he imagined he could smell smoke and the sour stench of sweat from his skin . |
| 17 | He felt an urge to reach out and rescue some of the sheets of paper on which he imagined he could see writing , but the heat was extreme . |
| 18 | I never imagined it would leave room for feelings of resentment and indifference . |
| 19 | And the man who attacked you should feel shame , not you . |
| 20 | In almost anything that happened I could find guilt and apply it to myself . |
| 21 | I guessed you 'd fall head over heels for him . |
| 22 | However , the Stuarts claimed they could raise money by means of the prerogative . |
| 23 | In the early 1900s buyers of firms guessed they could raise cash flows through economies of scale and by limiting competition . |
| 24 | The council 's ruling Labour group split on the issue , after leading opponents of the scheme claimed it would increase violence with drinkers spilling on to the streets at exactly the same time . |
| 25 | GRAEME SOUNESS angrily claimed he would quit football if the tactics used by Crystal Palace last night ever prevail in the English game . |
| 26 | CHART newcomer John Mathews has a £100 bet that he 'll top the charts — after his clairvoyant mum predicted he would reach No. 1 . |
| 27 | Charles reckoned he could take advantage of her lethargic state to push a bit further . |
| 28 | she sensed she might find meaning , |
| 29 | The solicitor guaranteed they would receive payment for their labours as though the Putts were still alive . |
| 30 | Dozens of French companies , for example , discovered they could raise money that acts like capital but enjoys the tax break granted to debt through ‘ instantly repackaged perpetual securities ’ . |