Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [be] [subord] [pers pn] [be] " in BNC.

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1 Can you tell how big a penis will be when it is erect by looking at it when it 's limp ?
2 If no code is adopted or requirement made , the issue will be whether it was an implied term of the contract that the expert would follow fair procedures , which would be difficult to oppose in general terms , but the exact extent of the duty would always be controversial .
3 As the holiday season draws near it 's time to think about how secure your home will be while you 're away .
4 The pattern is very much first half er , erm , loss or small profit , second half all the profit and in fact you should watch out for the bigger , the bigger Addison Wesley gets , the more the loss in the second half will be because we 're investing for that sale
5 Alejandro was so staggered by Fantasma 's progress that he decided to waive his prejudice against greys ; not so much that he was prepared to get on her back , but he spent a considerable time wondering how he could flog Fantasma to a rich patron without them finding out how vicious and unmanageable the mare could be when she was away from Luke .
6 The animal 's diet has to be similar , if not exactly the same as , its diet would be if it were in the wild .
7 Liquid products for manual use : This is calculated by standardising arithmetically the price to achieve a true cost which represents the price the product would be if it were at a standard concentration of 30 per cent .
8 If you know that distance , you can work out what the red shift would be if it were due entirely to the expansion of the universe .
9 Just imagine what your reaction would be if you were given a brand new washing machine and told that it had to last you for seventy years or more .
10 He says , Every auidience is different we never know what their reaction will be whether they are going to cheer or boo .
11 But if most of the dust does indeed predate the rocks then its fairly uniform composition and age across the Moon could be because it was originally distributed uniformly from space .
12 ‘ But just think how much more enjoyable your victory would be if you were a member of the family , and it were your family firm ! ’
13 Indeed the Court of Appeal has strongly disapproved of judges telling a defendant what the sentence would be if he were to plead guilty .
14 Actually , Ruby was considering how well publicized her intervention in the case would be if she were to work from the Post newsroom .
15 In the matching sonnets , 63 and 65 , Shakespeare calls up great reserves of language and feeling to create the corroding power of age and ‘ sad mortality ’ : ‘ Against my love shall be as I am now/With Time 's injurious hand crush 'd and o'erworn ’ ( 63 ) .
16 Whatever choice of herb you settle on , before you start to mark the places for them on your paper plan , make sure you know what their final size will be when they are mature .
17 Purely from a financial perspective , have you any idea how much more valuable the cottage will be when it 's known to be one of Piers 's creations ? ’
18 However , the main reason for mentioning it in this methodological discussion is to show how subtle and fine-grained our analysis must be if we are to give an adequate account of the function of language variation in close-tie communities .
19 In any case the richer you are the less likely you are to realize how cold-hearted the world can be when you are old and penniless — even one 's own relations . ’
20 The principle must be whether it is right to use public money to reward something that has happened anyway or to encourage something that might not happen if we do not use that public money .
21 Your only problem might be if you are very tall and worry about what other people think .
22 ‘ Your only problem might be if you are very tall and worry about what other people think .
23 What a good investment a greenhouse can be if you are prepared to invest the time necessary to make it work for you .
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