Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb mod] [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did not want to go into the dark house , where I would spend the evening quietly with old Mrs Fairfax . |
| 2 | I realised my elbow was throbbing painfully where I 'd hit the stone floor . |
| 3 | At that time I believed that the United Kingdom would be facing severe economic problems in the future , and I decided that I wanted to work somewhere where I could serve the community , and make a contribution to the resolution of those problems . |
| 4 | ‘ I wanted him where I could keep an eye on him , ’ said Mr Malik through his hands . |
| 5 | Also , there was a pleasant inn about a quarter of a mile away where I could get a room if the tide — in the way of tides — served at some merciless hour of the early morning . |
| 6 | Anyway the second school favoured scarlet cross-overs , the lady in charge directing me to a local wool shop where I could buy the yarn and a ( hand knitting ) pattern . |
| 7 | I was told by the FO in London that I would be met at Johannesburg airport — since British aircraft could not land in Rhodesia while UDI existed — and would be conveyed to the British Consulate there where I could have a rest . |
| 8 | I waited a minute or so then got up , leaving my almost clean plate , and went through the house to the lounge , where I could see the path leading away through the dunes towards the bridge . |
| 9 | I have come across the meadows to the place beneath the willows , where I will find the brook . |
| 10 | I will be visiting Community and Recreational Arts in Barnet in March , where I will have the pleasure of attending the official opening of the Tedder lounge , which has been extended to include a wheelchair accessible art room . |
| 11 | For my own part , having a little woodland garden , this is one of the two plants which I am forever poking in where I can find a place for another . |
| 12 | In the end I agreed to do this but I remember leaving the meeting literally , I am afraid , in tears and saying that although I would obey the majority I would resign from the Government afterwards as quietly as I could because I should have failed to uphold an almost lifelong conviction … |
| 13 | Conceivably ( although I would reserve the point ) in an extreme case the court might have to decline to try the issues . |
| 14 | I still did n't realise what the trouble might be , although I dare say the germ of cancer may have nestled for the first time in my mind . |
| 15 | ( Although I shall have no shame in highlighting some of the best brews from down south in future . ) |
| 16 | These three features also appear to distinguish it from classical criminology ( although I will reconsider the distinction later ) . |
| 17 | ‘ Although I will skipper the boat , we decided to do this together and we will continue to make communal decisions , ’ said von Koskull . |
| 18 | With regard to the vote in the House of Commons on the proposed European committee of the regions , although I can have no sympathy for anyone who votes with the Tory Government I can understand the SNP 's attempts at embracing reality and moving towards the concept of Europe of the regions . |
| 19 | I never actually experienced the drama of dealing with any lack of moral fibre ( LMF ) cases , although I can imagine the difficulty faced by a CO who is trying to run a squadron in wartime if suddenly he was confronted with a case of LMF . |
| 20 | Although I can see the sense of it , I feel very rejected . |
| 21 | I must admit to preferring bitches myself , although I can see the appeal of a dog . |
| 22 | No sooner were the purple crocuses out in the garden than I would take the morning bus into the city and spend my time in the main reference library reading and rereading the newspaper accounts of the trial . |
| 23 | I could no more pretend that the Jesus-figure , indeed the Jesus of the kerygma , is unimportant to me than I could deny the significance of my parents and my past in the shaping of my future . ’ |
| 24 | The Institute seems to be rather vaguely organized , as they still have n't been able to tell me what students I am teaching — my teaching , it turns out , does n't start until Monday , but I have heard that an abnormally large number of students have signed up for my course , so I shall have a lot of marking of papers to do at the end of four weeks . |
| 25 | But it looks a bit full , so I might try the sauna instead . ’ |
| 26 | MARY SPENCER — Mary = marry , so I would see the lady as a bride coming out of a well-known High Street shop which has somehow been cut cleanly in half . |
| 27 | I 'm going down to the shop later , so I 'll make an appointment for you . ’ |
| 28 | I have known Trevor for many years and he is a mass of seething hate before breakfast most days , so I could smell the revenge in him even above ‘ Jock ’ McDougall 's armpits before we left the changing room this afternoon . |
| 29 | When I moved to secondary school , the PE master used to encourage me in my running and , when he saw I had some potential , he took me down the North London AC and made me a member there so I could train a couple of times a week . |
| 30 | I was sitting on the wall between our yard and the next , so I could hear every word . |