Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [verb] [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But cows must be milked twice a day , every day of the year , so if you are a dairying smallholder you must find your recreation in the variations within the farm . |
| 2 | When they did n't have a gang to fight they 'd run after me , take off my trousers and hide them in a bush . |
| 3 | A few moments later , you should have converted a printed page into a text file you can load into your word processor . |
| 4 | Historical information When you apply to have a building spotlisted you should supply details of its history if possible , and if time is available . |
| 5 | Unless you have recently became a Contract Volunteer you will find with this newsletter a Mailings and Materials sheet which I would like you to fill in . |
| 6 | Also , amplified hearing aids are bringing fresh hope to the chronically deaf , and a new device called a handtapper means they can put their hands on a moulded plate and receive manual signals activated on a keyboard many miles away . |
| 7 | At a horse show anyone can recognise the horse that is saying , ‘ You 're annoying me ! ’ , by the swishing of its tail ; or the horse that announces to its spurred rider , ‘ You 're hurting my sides ! ’ , by tightened muscles making a clear line along the lower edge of its ribcage ; or the halter horse , taut with anxiety and showing the whites of its eyes , telling all but its insensitive handler that it is afraid ! |
| 8 | ‘ I felt that by fracturing the well in conjunction with a gravel pack we could produce a ‘ highway ’ into the reservoir that would allow it to produce at peak efficiency , ’ says Hannah , a consulting production engineer . |
| 9 | If I had a wedding ring I would give it back . |
| 10 | Mr Mellor has never been given proper credit for showing sufficient resolution during the passage of the Broadcasting Bill to persuade his colleagues that ITV deserved to have its future determined by something more subtle than a contest to see who could stuff the most pound notes into a brown envelope earmarked for the Treasury . |
| 11 | ‘ When you expect a deal to happen they may tell you there has been a last minute problem and the people either providing the funds or the guarantee either require a non-performance bond to be put up or require some kind of payment up front to prove you really mean business . |
| 12 | And er then there was a , a fella named he used to keep the sweet shop and it was a , a sort of a high-class sweets like , you know . |
| 13 | now if you 're a football fan you 'll have been crossing the days out on the calendar for a couple of months now … the supporters scarf will have been washed and ironed and sitting ready for weeks … and by my calculation you 've only got one hundred and sixteen hours left to the big kick off … so here 's a taster |
| 14 | ‘ If I ever get like that about a football match I 'll shoot myself . |
| 15 | ‘ True , ’ said Isambard , grinning at him , ‘ it 's a pity to think I might have been dead by this , and you ten miles away on your road home . |
| 16 | During a panic attack we may feel our heart beating very fast and very hard , our bodies begin to sweat very heavily , we may feel unreal , faint , dizzy , and nauseous as blood is pumped away from the head and the stomach . |
| 17 | She feigned enthusiasm , but what she was really thinking was that she 'd been a fool to hope he 'd come here on a more personal mission . |
| 18 | Many children need to spend much of their time with the group in physical activity out-of-doors , and a teacher supervising them can help to develop their experiences and language , so that she feels her time is being used just as profitably out-of-doors as within the confines of the classroom . |
| 19 | It was a command , not a question ; or a refusal to believe I could refuse again . |
| 20 | ( 7 ) A constable must , on requiring any person to provide a specimen in pursuance of this section , warn him that a failure to provide it may render him liable to prosecution . |
| 21 | and Jacobitism than it had been in the previous year , yet Craigbarnet 's plight was serious and a failure to help him would offend many . |
| 22 | I 'll check with my flatmate tonight but in theory , if anyone is stuck for a place to stay I can offer you a floor in the front room ( generous , huh ? ) . |
| 23 | For some time afterwards whenever a crisis occurred they would ask each other , ‘ What would Père Obein say ? ’ |
| 24 | But on I 5 August the Finance Ministry issued a decree stating it would exercise a priori control . ’ |
| 25 | Did n't for a moment think you 'd want them out of your sight . |
| 26 | If your eighth selection is a score draw you would have quite a useful dividend to come , depending , of course , upon the number of drawn games in any given week . |
| 27 | Of course if you have a mouse installed you can achieve the same result by simply pointing and clicking on the menu option . |
| 28 | Mark says that if it 's a fuel leak I can chuck down a lighted match , but I can tell he 's only joking . |
| 29 | Your determination to ‘ get it right ’ will impress far more than a false sense of confidence or a reluctance to admit you could do with assistance . |
| 30 | Collegians seemed to be heading for a shock win which would have ruined Western 's chances of a possible date with Lisnagarvey in tomorrow 's final when winger David Hutchison put them in front with a superb solo effort in the 20th minute . |