Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But should it be that anyone ever wished to posit that I have attained at least a little of that crucial quality of ‘ dignity ’ in the course of my career , such a person may wish to be directed towards that conference of March 1923 as representing the moment when I first demonstrated I might have a capacity for such a quality . |
| 2 | BOWLER Vic Macey joked he 'd break a pal 's leg if he hit him for four at a Paignton cricket match — then DID accidentally after the game . |
| 3 | Apart from anything else , she wanted to recompense him in some way , although she doubted he would accept a reward . |
| 4 | ‘ By the second race I believed I could win a GP . |
| 5 | I imagined I would have a lot of spare time , but my diary is always full . |
| 6 | ‘ I just assumed I could rent a plane and fly over . |
| 7 | Most soldiers would have been only too happy to go over the top , as they no longer believed they would survive a war some were saying would last for ever . |
| 8 | Captain America and Billy the Kid had blown it when they believed they could make a lot of money and retire , but life was not simply about economics ; they had , according to Fonda , found their freedom but their liberty was like the statue in New York harbour , surrounded by polluted waters . |
| 9 | It turned out he was escaping a planned course of ECT because no one on his ward believed he might have a drink problem . |
| 10 | If Mr Gorbachev believed he could acquire a breathing space through repression , during which the economy could be transformed by unpopular but necessary reforms , he might be willing to pay the price , but this would reverse his strategy of the past three years . |
| 11 | What should have been a simple review looked like it was about to turn into techno-confusion when the owner 's manual stated I could find a hook-up diagram on page 42 , and it was n't there . |
| 12 | What happened you used to have a pin and a button and a a reel of cotton . |
| 13 | ‘ When the lease on the Old Bells came free I grabbed it , thinking whatever happened we 'd have a job and home . ’ |
| 14 | April and Pet declared they 'd have a cup . |
| 15 | And if they thought that she was going to invite Colin and Yvonne in for a drink when they arrived they would get a shock . |
| 16 | On the other hand , the French boasted they could make a neutron bomb , the US was still anguished over the spy story of Cheltenham as Prime got 35 years ' rumours of Brezhnev 's death proved true . |
| 17 | GWR was approached by DLT 's agent 2 weeks ago , and market research showed he 'd prove a hit with the listeners . |
| 18 | He claimed he used to hold a tie round Murray 's arm as he injected himself . |
| 19 | The new constable has sent each of ye a mug o' wine — reckoned it 'd make a change from ale . |
| 20 | She was waved on by a sharp-eyed young officer , who boasted he could smell a smuggler from fifty yards away . |
| 21 | Towards the end I argued we should remove a section to recover what dating evidence was available below it . |
| 22 | As a matter of fact , I was talking to him briefly this afternoon and we agreed we 'd have a chat some time . |
| 23 | One minute you discovered you could do a falsetto , the next that there was a reason why a woman had given you a sweet . |
| 24 | Horror stories abound : of the rogue 's law that prevented any port agent who sold directly to fishmongers from ever trading with a Billingsgate merchant again ; of the nepotism that determined who could have a stand in the market ; and of prices that varied according to who you were and whether you had a good introduction . |
| 25 | The sweater is very simple and yet with a little time spent you can produce a complex looking garment . |
| 26 | Also enclosed you will find a programme and booking form for this year 's FECMA Conference . |
| 27 | I believe he sensed he could unleash a drive in me that could propel him to recognition . |
| 28 | This time I decided I would try a child . |
| 29 | so I decided I 'd have a go in a factory , aha , and I come in it was over in the other place , the noise was unbelievable , really unbelievable . |
| 30 | I should be awfully sorry if you decided you ought to get a job elsewhere where you would be sure of a good future , but I would n't hold it against you . |