Example sentences of "that nobody [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucie forced a penny into his soft , sleeping palm ; dumped his shearing tools in his lap , and pulled his cap down over his face in the hope that nobody would recognize him for one of the players . |
| 2 | They knew she was a doctor now , and Mandy had already warned her that nobody would want a doctor serving them their beer . |
| 3 | The latest addition to Foula 's sparse crime statistics was the sort of incident that nobody would pay much regard to elsewhere . |
| 4 | It seemed to me then , in my gymslip innocence , quite obvious that nobody would love ( in any passionate sense that mattered ) any female over 40 , whether she came from Fairyland or Finsbury Park . |
| 5 | A beaming bonhomme , with the confiding smile of Harpo Marx , he produces a range of conjuring tricks and juggling , seemingly as surprised as us that they actually work , but so winning is his personality that nobody would worry if they did n't . |
| 6 | We knew that nobody would worry about us until much later that evening , as the fog was seldom noticeable as serious in the valley , even when it was very thick in the mountains . |
| 7 | To clear myself I could appear in secret session before the McCarthy committee so that nobody would know . |
| 8 | So it was not surprising that George found that nobody would accept the dangerously exposed position of Prime Minister and that Pitt was indispensable even though he had no majority in the Commons . |
| 9 | He edged his way to the gap between the gas-cooker and the wall , located the stack of newspapers and pulled a full one from underneath so that nobody would notice the pile had been disturbed . |
| 10 | Dreading that nobody would look after her when they died , the couple drove the 25-year-old girl to a beauty spot and rigged up a device to fill the car with deadly exhaust fumes . |
| 11 | The worst thing about it was that nobody would believe me until it was too late . |
| 12 | Smarter people know that nobody would believe any yarn that came anywhere near the truth . |
| 13 | There was a high edge round the table , so that nobody would fall off . |
| 14 | When the mood is low , accusations are hurled in the search for a scapegoat for a problem that nobody can rationalise . |
| 15 | Reform of the National Health Service and the education system should become much easier , now that nobody can entertain a realistic prospect of its reversal . |
| 16 | I would imagine that nobody can do that gig without the inevitable EC comparison … |
| 17 | I read once that nobody can stand more than ten years in prison , or more than one year of solitary confinement . |
| 18 | The trouble is that nobody can speak for the whole profession because of the various ways in which the profession is divided . |
| 19 | All four band members share the belief that nobody can match the measure of commitment and unity to be found within The Smiths . |
| 20 | What is needed , perhaps , is a bit of disgraceful degradation of the sort that nobody can ignore . |
| 21 | I need not here emphasize the point that nobody can expect Polybius to study the dynamics of Roman imperialism . |
| 22 | I mean obviously the it 's a I perhaps it 's an exaggeration to the effect that nobody can guarantee planning permission until they 've got planning permission . |
| 23 | Unfortunately , their trade barriers are such that nobody can get inside and buy anything . |
| 24 | You can do things and be so upfront and so ahead that nobody can appreciate it . |
| 25 | Escalating crime figures prove that nobody can afford to be complacent about security . |
| 26 | She knew , for instance , that nobody can live forever . |
| 27 | You just think it looks good to be seen with books that nobody can pronounce the name of . |
| 28 | ‘ No , ’ she said , ‘ your self-respect is about the only thing that nobody can take away . |
| 29 | It can get a bit like M15 at times — each guest has his or her own dressing-room with a secret code number to get in — we 're constantly changing the numbers so that nobody can sneak in . |
| 30 | Perhaps it 's an experience that nobody should miss . |