Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We shall remember words that he used in an interview with The Independent : ’ If we have changed our mind to win we can change our mind when we have won . |
| 2 | If the army is going to be troublesome , Mr Suharto needs the Muslim masses clearly on his side to ensure he will have his way in next year 's election . |
| 3 | ‘ When you expect a deal to happen they may tell you there has been a last minute problem and the people either providing the funds or the guarantee either require a non-performance bond to be put up or require some kind of payment up front to prove you really mean business . |
| 4 | My personal life is my own business , and if Adam wants his marriage to survive he should sort it out for himself . |
| 5 | If you have any return to make you must make it to them . ’ |
| 6 | ( 7 ) A constable must , on requiring any person to provide a specimen in pursuance of this section , warn him that a failure to provide it may render him liable to prosecution . |
| 7 | I 'll check with my flatmate tonight but in theory , if anyone is stuck for a place to stay I can offer you a floor in the front room ( generous , huh ? ) . |
| 8 | Give me a chance to prove I can make you happy ! ’ |
| 9 | According to German folklore if you want sparks of passion to fly you should give your lover an apple delicately scented with their perspiration . |
| 10 | He 'd seen enough trees dose to the boundary to know he could use them to scale up , and his coat would protect him against the barbed wire . |
| 11 | On Christmas morning , Murphy brought the carriage round to the front door long before Alexandra could send him a message to say she would drive herself to church . |
| 12 | Nor was there any reason to believe they would get it over the next thirty years , either . |
| 13 | ‘ Mr Hurst , ’ he said formally , ‘ I have reason to believe you can help me with an enquiry . |
| 14 | If they had been , it might have been a different story , for Owen himself only carried arms when he had reason to believe he might need them . |
| 15 | Until the crash , Comdisco 's chairman , Ken Pontikes , had every reason to believe he could serve his shareholders well by putting some of his company 's wealth into risk arbitrage . |
| 16 | ‘ When in fact we have a statement to make we shall make it . ’ |
| 17 | It was a local concern , employing whole families , and everyone knew that in order to flourish they must give it their all . |
| 18 | But worries over its future have been allayed after Darlington college stepped in to subsidise the cost of employing a full time teacher at the unit to ensure it can continue its daytime classes . |
| 19 | But if we rush , bang and crash our way to change we 'll lose everything — and we might never get it back . |
| 20 | Perhaps I can explain , and in order to explain I 'll tell you a story , a literary story . |
| 21 | ‘ If they make an impact next season great but if they need time to develop they will get it . |
| 22 | Yeah I mean me I it may be inappropriate at this moment in time to say we will do it now because of obvious reasons but prior to the recession it was an ongoing thing that the the board were in through the general manager were actually writing to many companies . |