Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [subord] [pron] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How different the picture might be if you had the protection of the Midland Personal Accident Plan . |
| 2 | You do n't think it 'll be once they put the money |
| 3 | He did n't know where it could be as he felt no pain except a slight stitch when he did aerobics . |
| 4 | They represent enemy ships sunk by torpedoes , and the crossed guns on the left means they 've been in a surface action — that 'd be when they got the German destroyer — and the dagger below is a special operation . ’ |
| 5 | If you get a correlation between two variables it may be because one causes the other , or directly influences it , or it may be that it 's just cha it 's just a chance fluctuation and the two have occurred together , or it may be a combination of the two . |
| 6 | She had on her housecoat , which offered a fair display of bosom , and Wycliffe wondered how long it would be before she found a successor for the undertaker . |
| 7 | It can of course be no more than speculation to consider whether this total concern with instalment size makes people less likely to keep up conscientiously with the payments than they would be if they had a clear idea of their total commitment . |
| 8 | Or rather they would be if they had a side of slightly more than average demeanour . |
| 9 | Just think how much of a better place school would be if EVERYONE loved the Jesus way ! |
| 10 | The UK government measures the lead in tapwater that has been running for several minutes , as it would be if you had a bath in it , and not the first few pints or cupfuls , as you would use for cooking or making a cup of tea . |
| 11 | I mean , the only way you could do that would be if you had a till at one end and people bought whatever they wanted and were given a voucher and you walked down the other end and exchanged |
| 12 | How dreadful it would be if you hooked a big fish only to lose it through poking around with an inadequate net . |
| 13 | An example of that would be if you bought a new pocket calculator and then find it wo n't work then the legal position is the shop have broken their contract with you , because they 've sold you a pocket calculator which is not of merchantable quality , and you should be entitled to money back in a case like that . |
| 14 | An obvious example would be if it reached a decision in flagrant breach of the rules of natural justice . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh yes , she should stay where she is , she 's alright at home — I suppose the only circumstances in which I would n't be able to manage would be if she needed a lot more done for her — personal things like . ’ |
| 16 | That would be when you get a maximum value of this product of the Z scores , Z X times Z Y . |
| 17 | That , however , would be because he had no other remedy . |
| 18 | I will be if I have the strength . |
| 19 | ‘ Apart from the storm , we do n't know what the road is like , how bad it will be when we reach the pass . ’ |
| 20 | They are more or less in the position that teachers will be when they receive the published item . |
| 21 | It will be when it suits the MOI , Charity 's lot . ’ |
| 22 | It just shows you how pushy the educated classes can be when they smell an advantage . ’ |
| 23 | He was alone — or as alone as the owner of a large enterprise can be when he has a case full of unanswered letters , of contracts awaiting perusal or signature , of complaints , of surveys , of claims , of excuses and explanations , of alarms and false alarms . |