Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [modal v] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can prove this for yourself , in fact , by re-reading any good whodunit where you can remember who the murder eventually proved to be . |
| 2 | Or you can say it the other way round That 'll be a negative correlation Now the alternative would be when you plot them you get a circle almost , you get , there appears to be no systematic relationship between the two So what you 'd be tempted to say is , no correlation Now I 'm gon na try and move towards how we might measure , how might we actually measure , get a measure of correlation because what you 'd be able to say is , well they 're more correlated or less correlated . |
| 3 | Or you could make it the positive , but you ca n't have both . |
| 4 | She could put him into the scale alongside Joseph and Tarquin Poulteney-Crosse whom she believed culpable of murder , or she could give him the benefit of the doubt . |
| 5 | Crime Prevention Officer : at the local police station — he or she can give you the names of local locksmiths and security firms and will visit your home to assess your security needs . |
| 6 | A good deal of the time he or she can get it the first time . |
| 7 | Some of the more progressive employers are now sending their staff on regular visits to us here at Champneys Health Resort , where we can teach them the skills of stress management . |
| 8 | Or we can do it the other way round , it does n't matter . |
| 9 | Erm or they might tell you the angle . |
| 10 | The Mailing Preference Service ( MPS ) can ensure that you come off mailing lists , or it can give you the option of staying on chosen lists . |
| 11 | ‘ Or he 'll give us the slip . ’ |
| 12 | All of them would live more happily if they and the world remained in ignorance , and to try to achieve that I would give them the one gift I could . |
| 13 | I handed over my life 's savings and promised that I would give her the other nineteen and six before the year was up . |
| 14 | I think he just wants to keep putting it off ; he might be frightened of me gaining too much independence , or he might simply be scared that I 'll kill myself the way a lot of youths seem to when they get a bike . |
| 15 | You will be relieved to hear that I shall spare you the details of these arguments on this occasion . |
| 16 | ‘ But you were right when you insisted that I must give myself the opportunity to learn my true feelings , although … ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , you were always a fool , Neil , always — a fool to think that I would be content to live on nothing with a younger son and a fool to reject me now that I can give you the life which you ought to be living . ’ |
| 18 | I want to be out on a limb with my back to the water so that I can see what the rest of the world is doing . |
| 19 | I 've made them eat everything I do , so I can tell you the food is n't tampered with . |
| 20 | Ada believed that nobody could grudge you the right to complain . |
| 21 | There was no way that she would give him the satisfaction of seeing her emerge later in the evening with puffy red eyes . |
| 22 | Now he was insisting that she should give him the dress she was wearing to pay off the debt . |
| 23 | Once they had spent an enjoyable week in Bath and on another occasion he had suggested going to Cornwall so that she could show him the house where she was brought up . |
| 24 | ‘ Craark ! ’ it said , and to Mildred 's delight , she found that she could understand what the creature meant . |
| 25 | Chesarynth wasted precious moments on amazement that she could appreciate something the powerful woman could not . |
| 26 | His silence encouraged her to be even more frank , and , looking to where the moonlight caught the line of his strong jaw , she said , ‘ I know you appreciate the help I 've given by stepping in to take Stella 's place , and for that reason I doubt that you would give me the sack — or tell me to go . |
| 27 | That 's the day that you 'll need me the most . ’ |
| 28 | House music was taking over the galaxy , and this was an indication that you could do whatever the hell you liked with the genre . |
| 29 | And so that you could send them the information about it all , and then James is just talking into the camera , saying , oh I 'm really glad that this is happening , the band 's gon na be really happy , finally we 're on our way , bla bla , and then it ends . |
| 30 | However , I am doing as the Daily Mirror suggested , and am contacting you in the hope that you can give me the answer . |