Example sentences of "[adj] [noun prp] [verb] [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Old Crumwallis said I could have a glass of sherry . |
| 2 | As Frank was talking his arm had gone round May 's shoulder and he was hugging her to him , and of a sudden Peggy felt she must get away from this family scene or she 'd burst out crying . |
| 3 | The Good God knows I would dismiss the matter as fanciful and accept that the Scottish King died of an accidental fall from his horse except for what I found , those little shreds clinging to a thorn bush on Kinghorn Ness crying out ‘ Murder ’ to the world . |
| 4 | IT SEEMS an age , but only months ago democratic socialists in Eastern Europe thought they would gain from communism 's fall . |
| 5 | UK new cars sales plunged by nearly 26 per cent in February in what was described by a spokesman for the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders as ‘ the biggest month-on-month February drop I can remember . ’ |
| 6 | Though they have little knowledge of the strength of the Irish Students England are confident they will be able to take another step towards their overall target and should it develop into an open game on the well-drained Blundellsands pitch they can expect few problems . |
| 7 | Walking up the path to the front door on legs that felt slightly wobbly Sally realised she would have to be satisfied with that . |
| 8 | Observers , Alice knew , there would certainly be ; and was not surprised when goose-girl Muriel said she would attend . |
| 9 | But while Stockton councillors yesterday agreed to put £19,000 towards the costs , cash-strapped Middlesbrough said they could spend no more than £10,000 . |
| 10 | ‘ Humber told me Red Leland thinks he 'll make it . ’ |
| 11 | I 'll pick you up at five — that will give you time to arrange the holiday the delightful Myra thinks you should have . ’ |
| 12 | Euro Disney says it will make a ‘ substantial ’ loss for the year to September . |
| 13 | Euro Disney thought it would attract 11 million fun-seekers by September . |
| 14 | However , what offended was that you lumped Ipswich in with Norwich in ‘ ten recent Norwich releases you should own ’ . |
| 15 | If the right hon. Gentleman would study recent CBI surveys he would see that domestic and export orders are rising , that export orders are at their highest level for over a year and that there is confirmation that business conditions are beginning to improve in line with confidence . |
| 16 | Speedy with a lay off and Thomson does well and gets it back to Speedy , Jochim in the middle Agnew arriving he 'll keep it er near the corner flag I think . |