Example sentences of "be [verb] [pron] [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you understand how the books are arranged you will find it much easier when you are looking for books . |
| 2 | Once this issue has been resolved we will increase our efforts in the regions . |
| 3 | ‘ If Mum finds out I 've been smoking she 'll kill me . |
| 4 | My beautiful villa — when it has been built I shall take my holidays there , no airport delays and no traffic jams , just taking tea with my little finger up and Dorothy Wordsworth on my lap . |
| 5 | If the bigger societies feel their savings are threatened they would raise their mortgage rates to compete . |
| 6 | do n't forget when they 're added when they 're added you can do them one bit at a time . |
| 7 | They won the League Cup two years ago and Hirst added : ‘ We 've done it once and the way we 're going we can do it again . |
| 8 | well , well that 's a silly thing you should if , if you 're grinding you should wear your , some specs |
| 9 | And how many posters they what size and shape of posters they 're doing which will affect which site of course . |
| 10 | That 's right I know , but see this is , you see this is the point I 'm trying to make to you , you can quite happily do it in your own way , but the problem is you do n't know what you 're doing , right , and , and if you actually knew what you were doing and well aware of what you 're doing you would do it a hundred times better and you would do it all the time , right |
| 11 | and then that will take us for a period of about probably three months cos we 're saying we 'll done one at least every six weeks . |
| 12 | ‘ You 're saying we should forget it ? ’ he enquired . |
| 13 | You 're saying I can do it a lot better than that . |
| 14 | We , we want there to be elements of socialism built into the capitalism we 're creating which will allow us to go straight into , to socialism in the future . |
| 15 | You 're assuming they 'll let me go . ’ |
| 16 | He says they need alot of financial support , but they 're hoping they 'll get it from supporters and will be able to save the rink . |
| 17 | The prison service does n't pretend to change every inmate 's attitude , but they 're hoping it will make them think . |
| 18 | and if you have n't got it you could be there all day on the exam , urgh urgh , and also you 're thinking I 'll put it this way up , that one over that |
| 19 | I think it fortunate that I met him as I am persuaded I can cure him of his disorder or turn the evil to good ’ . |
| 20 | Well you 've been told you can have your desk and your chair , but you 're not gon na have your lamp and erm some other bits . |
| 21 | Now Finnegan , who has two teenage sons , has been told he must leave his home in Middleton St George and pay outstanding rent arrears . |
| 22 | Hauser has been told he can negotiate his own move away from the second division club . |
| 23 | He 's been told he can do it legally only if he takes his uniform off first . |
| 24 | A man who 's been forced to live on the other side of the world from his wife for two years because of immigration red tape has finally been told he can join her . |
| 25 | The Racial Equality Council has been told it could lose its grant , leaving it 's six staff facing redundancy . |
| 26 | ‘ We have been told it will help us all in the long run , but it just means we will all be worse off — unless of course you are on the throne . ’ |
| 27 | Here are look I 'll show you one up there look Oh So Sharp |
| 28 | I thought I must join some service which is considered sufficiently hazardous , because when I am conscripted I can say I do n't wish to fight but I am ready to do my part in National Service . |
| 29 | As soon as I am settled I shall send you my permanent address ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ When the travel arrangements are settled I 'll drive you straight back to your hotel . |