Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [modal v] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can prove this for yourself , in fact , by re-reading any good whodunit where you can remember who the murder eventually proved to be . |
| 2 | Some of the more progressive employers are now sending their staff on regular visits to us here at Champneys Health Resort , where we can teach them the skills of stress management . |
| 3 | I 've made them eat everything I do , so I can tell you the food is n't tampered with . |
| 4 | yes , then there 's the , yes , what that says , at the top , so you can announce what the aim of the campaign is . |
| 5 | However , if you feel the buyer 's going to present a business problem we show them the buyer 's guide and a business card so you can give them the buyer 's guide , explain what it 's for and then give them your business card and then that buyer 's guide to look for business card . |
| 6 | It 's got a very thick safety glass door on it so you can see what the little dears are doing but ca n't hear them . ’ |
| 7 | You were looking a bit sorry for yourself when we came back cos he buys flowers and he gives , so he 'll buy them the day before , I got the next day , there their making in all that |
| 8 | He may need to do all this , and to ventilate his fears of a future without her ; but he has probably been told since he was three years old that ‘ boys do n't cry ’ , and that men must always show courage and maintain the stiff upper lip , so he may deny himself the relief of lowering his defences and ‘ letting go ’ which society expects the widow to do quite naturally . |
| 9 | Devastated I may be , but I 'm damned if I 'll give her the satisfaction of hearing me beg for mercy . |
| 10 | Yes , he replied , if I would send him the postage . |
| 11 | The low style is surely recalled by the colloquial " " Hé " " given to God and St Peter as noted above , and the high by the description of the young wife in Les Trois Boçus : ( a beautiful girl So beautiful that she was a delight And if I should tell you the truth I do not think that Nature ever made Any more beautiful creature . ) |
| 12 | If I can find whoever the senior organizer is for each conference , or whoever is doing the introductory talk , |
| 13 | Right , let me see if I can get it the same . |
| 14 | ‘ Still alive , and wanting to marry me again — as if I 'd give him the chance ! ’ |
| 15 | It has become apparent on some of the issues , some of the comments that we made that was if I could call it the you 'll know what we 're talking about and I do n't if we are talking about the there was there was a point somewhere where talked about ing an increase or short of journey time along the ring road and this has been taken as I understand to be that we are setting out an increase of speed er traffic on the sections of road to a junction and that 's totally in force and it was either . |
| 16 | Perhaps if I could remember them the whole mystery would be solved . |
| 17 | In view of the circumstances of his team 's downfall , perhaps the most ironic touch about the final was that Chapman had said in the Sunday Express a week before the game : ‘ I know nothing of the art of clairvoyance , but I should feel happier if someone would foretell me the vital incident which is almost sure to decide the match . |
| 18 | ‘ And I think that someone would like to dance it with me , ’ she said , as Herman , lured by the smile , came across and with a ludicrous bow , asked Erika if she would do him the honour of the dance , Erika graciously accepting , to her delight leaving Fritz looking disconsolate and unhappy . |
| 19 | ‘ Emma saw her in Bamford and asked her if she could send her the book to sign and Harriet said yes , of course . |
| 20 | So far not a word had been spoken and if she could manage it the girl would not even know tomorrow . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll give you a hand — if you 'll give me the story . ’ |
| 22 | I live circumscribed and self-communing — 't is best so — not like a Princess in a thicket , by no means , but more like a very fat and self-satisfied Spider in the centre of her shining Web , if you will forgive me the slightly disagreeable Analogy . |
| 23 | ‘ I mean , if you can show me the way I will take you by car , ’ I said . |
| 24 | It will help us with our enquiries if you can give us the envelope or the outer wrapping . |
| 25 | if you can give us the the two alternatives for the the Dunes one and the Spice |
| 26 | Write in the box provided the response you would give to the statement , and see if you can decide what the differences are . |
| 27 | If you can tell him the whole town pays for itself , that 's far more impressive than — ’ |
| 28 | If you can tell me the initials of my name , you can have what 's in this bag . ’ |
| 29 | That 's to see if you can identify what the problems are with each of those three , and why they 're experiencing difficulties in their job . |
| 30 | If you want to get personal then two can play at that , and I swear on my lifelong friendships with the late Mrs Gandhi , Brian Clough and Michael Parkinson that I will burn my brand new membership card of the NUJ on the square at Headingley if you can name me the full Yorkshire team you 're chairman of . |