Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [conj] [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 He flung the bedcovers off and stood up , shaking and staring wildly into the darkness , trying to identify the threat , knowing it had to be the Corsican and bracing himself for the shotgun blast that would cut him in half , disembowel him , blow his head off , send it bouncing across the floor of the bedroom .
2 Jan Moynan , 50 , joined London Transport in 1974 when she was bringing up her children and wanted shift work that would leave her free after school hours .
3 But the irony of the current position is that the Conservatives have all the same problems — but with a policy mix that will make them worse !
4 This is because the bottom sheet of your bed will be floating on a deep cushion of fleecy lambswool that will give you the most restful , satisfying and sound sleep of your life .
5 What norms did people learn that would blind them to the obvious ?
6 The good will grow and will drown what is unhealthy , what is not worthy .
7 And how was it to be achieved — was there agreement about it within the leadership and the wider society , and did a political agency exist that could bring it into being ?
8 YAWL went into winter quarters as a leading ante-post Oaks fancy and can justify her prominent place in the betting with victory in the Tripleprint Lupe Stakes at Goodwood today .
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