Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [modal v] [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dearest Mother and Dad I am sorry I can not write letter to-night will write to-morrow night . |
| 2 | I do n't want no bloody I ca n't spell Dave . |
| 3 | I 'm afraid I wo n't see Liza 's little girl . |
| 4 | Kitty said , in her little voice , ‘ I 'm afraid I ca n't bear caviar . ’ |
| 5 | And more than that I 'm afraid I can not tell people . |
| 6 | I am afraid I could only manage part of the meal and I cut out the second and third courses completely , and only had gravy and vegetables for the third , but most people at my table went right through the menu ! |
| 7 | Berenice 's blood-pressure is far too high and the doctors are insistent she must n't have worries of any kind if she 's to go to full term . ’ |
| 8 | Although she knew they were both wrong she could n't apportion blame to either of them , not yet , at any rate ; the only thing she knew at the moment was that what she had heard tied her to this house and the business as if she had signed a contract giving away her life . |
| 9 | However , remember that in working with check lists it is n't crucial , to start with , if you ca n't arrive at an exact technical phonetic description straight off — as long as you can distinguish between same and different you can still make progress . |
| 10 | The argument that in English one can theoretically address others without revealing status , on which some of Lyons ' claims for the ‘ objectivity ’ of the language rest , is not in fact readily subscribed to by linguists . |
| 11 | Anywhere , sir , I said , and ‘ I 'm afraid we ca n't serve alcohol before departure . ’ |
| 12 | He wanted to but was afraid he would only cause trouble . |
| 13 | ‘ If they are , I am convinced it can only mean Zambia Crevecoeur is dead , and all evidence of hir physical existence destroyed . ’ |
| 14 | The day Richard started teaching , he was so nervous he could n't eat breakfast . |
| 15 | The Anchor brewery had been built in 1757 by a couple of brewers from Bethnal Green called Wastfield and Moss , at a time when the district was so quiet and un-built-up you could still see ships passing on the Thames from the brewery windows . |
| 16 | next thing I remember was being undressed and in bed with Debbie standing there with a boiled egg on a tray , saying mummy were so sorry you 'll never do Christmas again , you 've done it for us for forty years , we shall do it for you now . |
| 17 | Sorry you ca n't have children . |
| 18 | When Nellie 's Mum was very large and the baby was due she would n't let Nellie go far in case she needed to fetch the midwife . |
| 19 | I was soaked to the skin , my hands so cold I could hardly keep hold of the tiller . |
| 20 | Most people immediately associate addictions with drugs , alcohol and cigarettes , and if you 're health conscious you would probably add coffee , tea and sugar to the list . |
| 21 | But unless she is lucky she will also meet others who have opted for different solutions to the problem of how to be a teacher . |
| 22 | If you are lucky you might also catch sight of an otter around the burn . |
| 23 | Because when she was little she could n't say Jessica |
| 24 | ( Who ever heard of a mother falling so ill she could not take care of her household , whereas everywhere there were men drunk , mad , gaoled , old , worn out-who had become as children again to their wives ? ) |
| 25 | Newspaper technology is so sophisticated we can even make politicians say things they do n't know they 're saying . |
| 26 | If we are feeling ambitious we can then take train and ferry to the top of the South Island and proceed down the West Coast . |
| 27 | But it 's the war , ’ she added without guile , and because the chief had taken a liking to the woman with the thick Liverpool accent who met her gaze without flinching , she told them to cut along to the galley ; if they were lucky they might just make standeasy . |
| 28 | His hands were cold He could n't tell fish from weed . |
| 29 | But it wo n't matter — I 'm sure I can soon find friends . ’ |
| 30 | The important thing in this case was to reward him for being good rather than punish him for being naughty — if you scold or hit a young horse for not standing still you will only make matters worse . |