Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Another thing-if I ca n't keep my works here , where am I gon na jack up ? ’ |
| 2 | A scream begins deep inside me , a scream coming through a big , empty place , deep as the Colca Canyon , arid as the Nazca Desert , where nothing can give it comfort . |
| 3 | The screw was only allowed to be effective where nothing could possibly be effected by its application . |
| 4 | He knew this was something that had been happening slowly for a long time , something that had to happen or he was lost , but it was such a brittle structure they were building , one word would topple it , shatter it , one word would be enough to jerk them back into that ordinary daylight where nothing could be changed or righted , nothing could unravel . |
| 5 | In The Possessed , the conspirators have enticed their victim to a dark remote spot where nothing will be seen or heard , and have done the deed and tied two heavy stones to the body so that it is sure to sink , and have carried it to a pond and thrown it in : then , ‘ With extraordinary carelessness ’ they overlook that cap which has no doubt fallen off in the struggle , and which the police will soon find . |
| 6 | Since so much of the country is rocky mountain where nothing will grow , the Swiss have concentrated on developing their skills at making things . |
| 7 | Where nothing will be flushed . |
| 8 | Once it 's properly launched , where everyone can see it , you wo n't have to worry too much about rocking the boat , ’ he said . |
| 9 | There are famous figures , Churchill at Chartwell , Kipling at Bateman 's and Wolfe at Quebec House , and wonderful views — over the rolling Weald from Emmetts , the highest point in Kent , and of France from South Foreland Lighthouse — and do n't forget the Trust protects long lengths of coastline including 4.5 miles of the famous White Cliffs , as well as acres of open countryside and woodland where everyone can walk completely free of charge . |
| 10 | The Chairman placed a large digital clock on the conference table where everyone could see it . |
| 11 | When the time comes , I know exactly where I shall hide : ‘ far from the madding crowd ’ . |
| 12 | Then I became a vagrant and travelled far and nowhere ; now I have come back to be near Callanish again , though quite where I shall go I do n't know . |
| 13 | For it 's time they saw more of me in the south , Iago , where I shall not be expected . |
| 14 | In the middle of the borders , where I ca n't reach without treading on the soil , I grow shrubs and perennials that need hardly any attention during the year . |
| 15 | ‘ Do n't leave me here , where I ca n't find you ! |
| 16 | I 've reached a stage where I ca n't be bothered with a lot of these guys , but if I rule out the ones who take drugs from my circle of friends I will be left with literally no one to socialise with . |
| 17 | somewhere cool , where I ca n't watch it . |
| 18 | Where I ca n't see any , it 's gone , where gone , where is it gone you show me ? |
| 19 | Could you tell me the name of the maple that has interesting white-striped branches and trunk , and where I might be able to purchase one ? |
| 20 | Do you know if such a list exists and if so where I might get hold of it ? |
| 21 | Stopping to ask a local woman where I might find Dr Mareda , I discovered that I was speaking to his companion , Vera , and that I had stopped outside their front door . |
| 22 | And anyhow , ’ he ended with a trace of a grin , ‘ even though I was n't admitting the power you had over me , I think that even then I subconsciously did n't want you driving off anywhere where I might not easily find you . ’ |
| 23 | My destination was Victoria station where I would try and catch a boat-train to France . |
| 24 | The brake and clutch are too close together for my modest size sevens , and there 's a huge foot-rest where I would normally expect a clutch pedal . |
| 25 | I suffered agonies of suspense in silence , for I never knew when or where I would see you again , or whether she would be with you . |
| 26 | ‘ I am disappointed because I finished fresh and fifth where I would have rather been exhausted and higher in the list . |
| 27 | My dream is to be a housewife , perhaps in France or the Canary Islands , where I would n't have to think of work or money and could go on excursions to supermarkets . |
| 28 | ‘ They were afraid I was going to do a hatchet job , being from the City , but I have n't found an instance where I would want to get rid of anyone . ’ |
| 29 | The next year , 1965 , he had his choice of three F1 teams competing for his services and chose BRM : as he has said , he wanted to be in a team ‘ where they would n't rush me , a team where I would n't be battling for my place every time I took the grid , a team where I could learn from a man like Graham Hill ’ . |
| 30 | I would enjoy a job where I would have to talk , persuade or advise people |