Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [modal v] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stood , hearing the picks ring on the rock and watching the spoil fly from three hundred shovels , and he would realize that perhaps , even at that very moment , a papermaker in some small East End papermill was drying the very sheet on which Chambers or someone would write the final , damning words , ‘ insufficient funds . ’ |
| 2 | I did not want to go into the dark house , where I would spend the evening quietly with old Mrs Fairfax . |
| 3 | I realised my elbow was throbbing painfully where I 'd hit the stone floor . |
| 4 | At that time I believed that the United Kingdom would be facing severe economic problems in the future , and I decided that I wanted to work somewhere where I could serve the community , and make a contribution to the resolution of those problems . |
| 5 | Anyway the second school favoured scarlet cross-overs , the lady in charge directing me to a local wool shop where I could buy the yarn and a ( hand knitting ) pattern . |
| 6 | I waited a minute or so then got up , leaving my almost clean plate , and went through the house to the lounge , where I could see the path leading away through the dunes towards the bridge . |
| 7 | I have come across the meadows to the place beneath the willows , where I will find the brook . |
| 8 | I will be visiting Community and Recreational Arts in Barnet in March , where I will have the pleasure of attending the official opening of the Tedder lounge , which has been extended to include a wheelchair accessible art room . |
| 9 | Or I might give the job to someone else . ’ |
| 10 | Do exactly as I say or I 'll cover the mattress with your brains , understand me ? ’ |
| 11 | You must n't ever try to talk to me about her or I 'll leave the home . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Get his boots off and get him below or I 'll sail the lot of you straight into the reef . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Open up in there , you lousy crook , or I 'll bust the door down . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Anyway , ’ he said , closing the book , ‘ I suppose I 'd better get on with my work now or I 'll get the sack . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'd best get what 's left of my milk on the road , or I 'll have the Guv'nor after me . |
| 16 | Like sparks or I 'll have the hide off you . ’ |
| 17 | Or I 'll have the supervisor after me . ’ |
| 18 | Gentlemen : It is with great regret that I see so many students labouring day after day in the Academy , as if they imagined that a liberal art , such as ours , was to be acquired like a mechanical trade , by dint of labour , or I may add the absurdity of supposing that it could be acquired by any means whatever . |
| 19 | Or I will call the captain ! ’ |
| 20 | I can cover the front of the house , or I can cover the back . |
| 21 | Or I could tell the story behind the papers , a chronology in which I described the sequence of experiments as we actually conducted them . |
| 22 | Nevertheless , such is human weakness and the pull of gluttony that when no one was about , or I could ride the chiding of my family , I would creep into the kitchen , cut a slice of butter and then find a crumb or two to go with it . |
| 23 | This would end with a " Hallelujah " wind-up , or glory march where someone would take the flag and lead a march round the hall to songs of victory and praise . |
| 24 | I mean if they really sort of tried to make a story out of it and they could n't , they contacted the council offices and everyone was on holiday or nobody 'd answer the phone or what normally happens at council offices , they 'd say ‘ Oh , well , sod this , ’ and they 'd go away and they 'd do the , you know , write it up in a really nasty way so |
| 25 | In order to minimise doubts as to its scope , Article 1(3) makes it clear that certain matters which are either dealt with in other Conventions , or which might involve the exercise of the Court 's discretion , such as the service of process , the enforcement of judgments and orders , and orders for provisional or protective measures , are excluded . |
| 26 | He recommends that the reader attempt to identify questions through the figures ( such as ‘ Why is the tax charge so low ? ’ ) which might be directed to the company 's management ( or an analyst ) or which might lead the reader to avoid investment if he does not like the answer . |
| 27 | For example the task could be to produce a news item which would amuse the audience , or which would surprise the audience , or which would make them very happy . |
| 28 | She had fallen with such a thud and her shoulder ached painfully where she 'd hit the ground . |
| 29 | She lies in an open corner of the churchyard , where she can breathe the air from the moors . |
| 30 | He sat her down at the table , where she could feel the warmth of the fire after her bath . |