Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [modal v] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course I will Lord Mayor . |
| 2 | In fact , if I had the time and money I would pre-bait every morning and evening . |
| 3 | As you slowly lose weight you can programme little rewards for yourself , like a visit to the hairdresser for a restyle , new make-up , new glasses , a tour of the clothes shops to try out new styles , and so on . |
| 4 | To resolve the dilemma they must piece together the sort of documentary and pictorial evidence that is usually plentifully available for the nineteenth century . |
| 5 | It 's true that there are plenty of YDO 's , but without the help of teachers in the schools they could fighting a losing battle to take advantage of the favourite publicity emanating from the World Cup . |
| 6 | But to a passing journalist he would free-associate in a way which would have held Freud entranced . |
| 7 | Among those it failed to deter was a predatory heron which discovered that by activating the light it could purloin a splendid fish supper from among the transfixed koi carp in the garden pond below . |
| 8 | I can honestly say he 's the sort of bloke I would sort of try not to get lumbered with at a party or somewhere like that I mean I do n't mind I did n't mind talking to her but I find her |
| 9 | After a light lunch we would siesta in our bedroom , and not emerge until sunset . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm a storyteller , and so I can show readers that people think in a certain way , and suggest to readers that under those circumstances they might thing in the same way . |
| 11 | The award and the ceremony itself were instigated by the British Fashion Council , which tried every tactic it could -including the setting up of a smarter venue at The Duke of York 's Barracks -to persuade Katharine Hamnett to show in London . |
| 12 | However , the areas he must address do not concern the first team alone . |
| 13 | You complain how seldom I attend you , and when you are always talking of matrimony or this low-born raw girl it must needs lessen the pleasure of approaching you . |
| 14 | Without a good set of notes you will handicap yourself when it comes to assignment and examination preparation . |
| 15 | For other instant transformations you could jazz up an all-white kitchen say , by adding red and white tiles and red handles , or by just painting a stripe all along between drawers and cupboard doors . |
| 16 | Of course you should dose it should conditions be foggy . |
| 17 | And of course you can barre this easily — power chords in 5 octaves , distorted bass . |
| 18 | Yes well of course you can Rita you know have two things there together it 's okay it 's fine . |
| 19 | They entered the house at lightning speed , with Robyn only too aware of the expensive hallway , the elegant furnishings , convinced that at any moment she would disgrace herself ; to vomit now , before she reached a bathroom , would be the final humiliation . |
| 20 | You can not , for instance , turn someone into a surfing champion just because he 's at the seaside , but if it turns out that he has a genuine interest in fishing and some skills as a fisherman you can centre pictures and film on that . |
| 21 | But within that probation period you can sort of like get dismissed for any time quite easily . |
| 22 | No do it tomorrow , take everything off tomorrow and when we pull the beds out , strip the beds you can vac all behind the beds , right ? |
| 23 | And I mean over the years you can sort of pick a sample out and say ‘ It 's pretty close , this one ’ ; or , y'know , ‘ Do something about it ’ , there and then , if you think there is anything that can be done . |
| 24 | We do have this process where we can edge-glue the broken pieces so when a piece is broken and a previous glazier put in a piece of lead we can edge bond instead |
| 25 | Any moment it would buck , toss her , white broken heap , on to the gleaming floor . |
| 26 | But if they had twenty five percent it would gentlemen of the Conservative party to say , Listen , you 've got twenty five percent , go on , run the country . |
| 27 | So long as he speaks the truth it can t be folly — that 's what you 're going to say , is n't it ? |
| 28 | ‘ One day I shall oil and sharpen my shears and make another bird , ’ she said softly . |
| 29 | Last night was really the night I must value — the night when I was aware of all the gifts Amantani has borne me . |
| 30 | I really could I said to him if you do n't shut your bloody gob I 'll belt you one . |