Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pron] [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | You might be in here , harmless , visiting somebody , and before you could say Werewolves Unite they 'd have you on the operating table , jacking both legs off . |
2 | When they were swanning around looking pretty , our families were working their fingers to the bone for virtually nothing and now Miss High-and-Mighty thinks we should admire them . |
3 | He said if the second stage of his fight to prosecute Dr Howe failed he would take it to the European Court of Human Rights . |
4 | The Ministry of Defence say they 'll help anyone who asks for help … |
5 | But cows must be milked twice a day , every day of the year , so if you are a dairying smallholder you must find your recreation in the variations within the farm . |
6 | Fiona Ray , who has Down 's Syndrome , was sure she could win the tough Duke of Edinburgh 's Gold Award , but experts doubted she 'd do it . |
7 | Chelsea say they 'll announce their new manager in the morning . |
8 | The new rules say you can drop your worst two results but the title will still go to the rider who is the most consistent . |
9 | get 'em done for ya , you used to do a lot did n't you er car maintaining you used to do it all |
10 | I liked it when Kaptan described his moment of deliverance , the point at which I tried to shoot my old comrade in arms in the back , then the desperate fumble to see who 'd get their shots off first . |
11 | Roman growled softly in satisfaction , his lips demanding she should kiss him in return . |
12 | The adoption should n't affect her , they should n't take her into account , but Kegan thinks they might want her token agreement , so I 've got to handle this right . |
13 | If Dad is a war movie buff you could treat him to the classic Bridge Over The River Kwai . |
14 | If the system disagrees with the figure entered it will challenge it — otherwise it moves on to the next item . |
15 | Once the wind drops I 'll get you over to the mainland and get an X-ray done at St Mary 's . ’ |
16 | There 'll be no moon , and if this wind holds it should help us a lot . |
17 | ‘ If I ever get like that about a football match I 'll shoot myself . |
18 | If you visit any horse show you will see plenty of freeze branded winners . |
19 | The actress says she must sell her home to pay . |
20 | Ann says someone will tell us when she comes back , some are with the church cos I know there is a service on today and them ones downstairs from but Ann says they 're going away just later on so there 's no point in going down , mm , now is there ? |
21 | The mother of a six-year-old boy who suffered brain damage when he fell from scaffolding says she 'll continue her fight for compensation — despite a court clearing the contractor of blame . |
22 | The winner is still in the 2,000 Guineas but will not run and his trainer Alex Scott says we shall see him next over at least 10 furlongs . |
23 | When spring came he 'd find plenty to do in the garden . |
24 | So if it is happening at club level you can guarantee it is happening at the top . |
25 | Mr Dawlish says I should tell you that the Pike brothers are both Latvians but hold British passports . |
26 | We shall remember words that he used in an interview with The Independent : ’ If we have changed our mind to win we can change our mind when we have won . |
27 | With his eyes closed he could see her as clearly as if she were standing in front of him . |
28 | In the wind and rattle sounds I 'd hear her start to cry and put my arm around her and lift her chin and say something that would calm her . |
29 | Fergie 's worries are compounded by suspension , injuries and the foreigners rule which will force him to bring in one 17-year-old youth player — and have three others on the bench . |
30 | But if you asked me how a motor car worked you would think me somewhat pompous if I answered in terms of Newton 's laws and the laws of thermodynamics , and downright obscurantist if I answered in terms of fundamental particles . |