Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Big Bang Theory , which is anyway much simpler , explains phenomena rather than , conversely , requiring postulated phenomena in order to explain it , and therefore must be for the moment preferred — although elsewhere we shall consider a variant of the ‘ Little Bang ’ Theory |
| 2 | The lining is disposable , although alternatively you could use a blanket . |
| 3 | Mostly our air arrives from the west which is why we sit up and take notice of the weather in America , although actually it can change a great deal on the way over here . |
| 4 | He could countenance violence and killing , if only they might provide a way out of the taedium vitae which formed his spiritual landscape . |
| 5 | If only they would read a little Dickens or Kipling they would soon discover there was more to life than cheating people and watching television . |
| 6 | Chest seems to be full of mucus , if only they could cough a little deeper they feel they would be able to shift it and get it up . |
| 7 | If only they could catch a German ! |
| 8 | If only they could teach a thing or two to Gloucestershire — they go into Sunday 's match with Derbyshire looking for their first win over a county side this season . |
| 9 | ‘ If only we could devise a safe way of laying our hands on all that money , ’ murmured Pugwash , whose greed was as proverbial as his cowardice . |
| 10 | ‘ But if only we could have a cottage somewhere ! ’ she went on wistfully . |
| 11 | ‘ If only we can get a foothold round Calais . ’ |
| 12 | We 've got a nurse , er a trained nurse , er she does play the piano and she 's quite willing to play for us if only we can get a piano donated . |
| 13 | If only she could get a look , see what they were up to … |
| 14 | I woke up having 5 minute contractions and thought I 'd lost ‘ my water ’ on the loo , without really being sure ( if only you could have a trial run — but then you might not go through with it if you did ! ) |
| 15 | If only I could find a masseuse as good as Pauline in London , I would be happy ! |
| 16 | If only he could inherit a few more of the great Australian chaser 's foibles , this afternoon 's first prize would be in the bag . |
| 17 | If only he could make a sound or move his body . |
| 18 | If you have a computer … youre half way there … if not you could get a cheap Amiga500 or 600 for about 200 quid . |
| 19 | If not I 'll have a load of money . |
| 20 | I think that if today we can give a little help to those who are carrying on the race the money will not be wasted , ’ ( House of Commons Debate , Vol. 300 , col. 1634 ) . |
| 21 | Cos then you can have a little pudding . |
| 22 | Never allow a young dog in particular to have free access in a car , because inevitably it will prove a distraction and may even cause an accident . |
| 23 | Because then we could make a conscious decision as as a management team , as to whether we were gon na increase the price to five thousand five hundred or six thousand |
| 24 | It 's best if you can collect your own because then you can select a balanced blend of large and small pieces and , possibly , different colours . |
| 25 | We know this because sometimes we may use a word which we ourselves consider innocuous , only to find that it produces a strong emotional response in someone else . |
| 26 | Because again you 'll have a much greater chance of getting it published . |
| 27 | The old , the new , the traditional , the modern , the sophisticated , the famous , the charming — the choice is yours because nowhere you will find a range of accommodation such as we have within this brochure . |
| 28 | As likely as not we 'll blow a tyre , slew off , and become three small puddles of melted fat in a blackened and twisted plane wreck ! ’ |