Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh he adores her , oh yes he wants her back , and I said , she said , I , you see , I know him , I said there 's a lot to be said for a chap that you know inside , know his ways and know how to cope with them , but I said never ever put yourself at his mercy , I 'm marrying him , and the house will be hers , you see , when there properly divorced it 'll be in her name so if he starts coming the old soldier , she can bung him out . |
| 2 | However deeply involved she might be in her own conversation she rarely missed anything that was said by those around her . |
| 3 | ‘ Booked by Nicky , when she still thought she 'd be with us . ’ |
| 4 | I always thought I would be in a box when I finally left here . ’ |
| 5 | I always thought I would be in a box when I finally left here . ’ |
| 6 | " I always knew I 'd be in a book one day , " she said , reaching once more for Debonair , " and now , John , that dream has been realized . " |
| 7 | ‘ No one ever said it would be like this ! ’ |
| 8 | Many saw themselves as being above the grubby world of traditional politics and the professions , but often felt they could be like Richard Branson , the one-time hippy and promoter of alternative music who had joined the system and made a fortune . |
| 9 | When Andy invited me to the launch of the The Gadget Shop I naively assumed it would be in the shop itself , in Covent Garden . |
| 10 | The point I 'm trying to get at sir is that erm it is none of it is in none of our interests , either the planning authorities or even of the developers , that if we were to erm find a strategic sites policy appropriate for this alteration , it 's in none of our interests that it should be confusing to the public or to the development industry as to how rare a thing this should be and how tightly directed it should be in geographical terms . |
| 11 | Then he disappointed her by saying he was checking whether it was possible for someone to go in and out unobserved , and how crowded it would be at that time of day . |
| 12 | If this involves going back to first principles , then however removed they may be from our present experience , we have a responsibility to go back . |
| 13 | ‘ When we married 26 years ago I never realised it would be to a millionaire , but he has always been lucky . |
| 14 | ‘ When we married 26 years ago I never realised it would be to a millionaire but he has always been lucky . ’ |
| 15 | Leeds have now dropped to 40-1 outsiders to retain the title and manager Howard Wilkinson admitted morosely : ‘ At the start of the season I never imagined we would be in a situation like this going into Christmas . |
| 16 | There is no reason to be sitting in bed , but I never thought I 'd be on the go so quickly . |
| 17 | I mean I know that now because I never thought I 'd be on the scrap heap , but sometimes I really do feel as if I am |
| 18 | ‘ I never thought he 'd be into Acid House , but there must be something . ’ |
| 19 | " I never knew it would be like that . " |