Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prosecution says it belonged to Westmore James , the defence say it could have been owned by Ian Barnes and Westmore James had been acting inself defence . |
| 2 | Mickie then and there decided that if the opportunity arose he would team up with Raoul on future helicopter design . |
| 3 | If , as we have suggested , those closest to the person who has died have had the opportunity to discuss what should happen , maybe with the person himself , and their wishes are known , then the decision has already been made and it is a united one . |
| 4 | Of those whose ideal holiday differs from the kind they usually take , the majority said they would like to go further afield , for example , to Australia , the Far East , Asia or the US for four to six weeks . |
| 5 | On a personal note , could you pray for me as I am in the process of getting a job in Saudi Arabia myself and will need all the prayer support I can get . |
| 6 | Twenty-two out of these 29 said they would prefer the sufferer to be in institutional care ; the remainder said they would like increased care at home . |
| 7 | The prince said he would do so only at the head of an army of 60,000 men ; the parlement pronounced him a contumacious vassal , and sentenced him to loss of the duchy . |
| 8 | If the dinosaur disappears you 'll have to go and hire him again . |
| 9 | Instead of sending donations to different charities direct , providing the minimum annual sum is over £120 a year ( or over £10 a month ) , donors can ‘ gift ’ the money to CAF who will maintain a ‘ charity cheque account ’ for them and will distribute the money to whichever charities they nominate . |
| 10 | If partnerships find the case proven they should consider how the tensions towards fragmentation might be reduced and how they might come to be a better understanding of the responsibilities and common commitments which are essential in any decentralised organisation . |
| 11 | The vet said he would have undergone prolonged suffering and an extreme amount of pain , because the first pellet would n't have killed him . |
| 12 | These allow the computer to determine who will do the cover for a particular day . |
| 13 | This is particularly true of the company puff wanted because the chairman thinks he should run an advertisement which says no more than " we are jolly good fellows " . |
| 14 | if Keith had the , the decision to make he would continue working with us . |
| 15 | The buyer knows he can afford the first weekly payment , say : but a month later there 's the rent to pay , or a bigger fuel bill than expected , and there simply is n't enough income to cover all demands . |
| 16 | Had he been able to argue with Northumberland before the present arrived he would have refused it , for four reasons . |
| 17 | Well , they have n't got the experience to realise what would happen if er |
| 18 | If interest is earned in a separate account from the cheque account I would expect automatic transfers to keep the cheque account at an agreed limit . |
| 19 | The ministry says it will take this action under the 1854 Defence Act if the commoners — local residents — can not agree to relinquish rights which affect military installations . |
| 20 | The ministry says it will provide special funds to help fight the disease . |
| 21 | A spokesman for the ministry said it would continue consultation with Mother Catherine , and would be studying the papers submitted by the lawyers . |
| 22 | And erm on a job er on on an English railway starting with starting a factory out there and they are going to manage it she 's worried stiff you see because she says now er , Germany and Holland are starting to move in the recession and once they 're there if the recession comes they 'll tack up her husband immediately |
| 23 | The ugly weal across his throat told its own story of why he was unable to say what had happened , although the gamekeeper believed he must have been swept from his horse by the low-lying branch of a tree . |
| 24 | Oh yes , if Greg had been around when the storm broke he 'd have faced ruin — and probably gone to gaol into the bargain . |
| 25 | At the church , me poor sister was near to swoonin' , our mum 'ad to give 'er smellin'-salts , with 'is reverend the vicar sayin' 'e 'd 'ave to cancel the ceremony . |
| 26 | A jury is believed to be selected randomly from the population , but for example , in a study of 326 juries in Birmingham from 1975–77 , only 0.7 per cent of jurors were black , whilst the census suggested one should expect between 10 and 15 times that number . |
| 27 | As a lame duck , he will even have to contend with an unruly Republican contingent in Congress , as the fight to succeed him will begin immediately . |
| 28 | If the Government spends less than the budget says it would spend during the year , then it is obviously better off at the end of the year and can then spend more or repay borrowings or reduce taxes . |
| 29 | The Duchess supposed she would have to write to Lord John , s mother and confess that the silly boy had brought his paramour to Brussels . |
| 30 | The association announced it would start work early next year on a purpose built home for 30 homeless youngsters . |