Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun] [modal v] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wilson 's claim in 1902 that 40 per cent of NFSU members were foreign was illustrative of his conviction that only by protecting foreigners could he also protect British nationals . |
| 2 | ‘ I believe the draft complaints system will offer our customers a straightforward system for resolving problems should they occur , ’ he said . |
| 3 | Ha ha , it 's your au — fr … parents ' friend , Janice , Gav beamed , radiating unrepentant guilt ; came round here the other day looking for you we got talking went for a curry had a few drinks ended up back here one thing led to another know how it is always liked older women they 're more experienced know what I mean arf arf anyway spent an extremely enjoyable New Year at her place apart from the usual visit to my folk 's of course oh by the way she 's coming round here tonight I 'm cooking lasagne can you swap rooms seeing Norris wo n't be back until tomorrow it 's just I did n't expect you back until then either , that okay ? |
| 4 | not with squirrels , no er I do n't think so but I mean you , you might be able to do something with a vole , or something like that and trap them but I 'm just wondering Stefan could it also be a fox ? |
| 5 | Alternatively , buying organisations may themselves be faced with concentration amongst suppliers , and find that there are fewer alternative sources of domestic supply . |
| 6 | In other words , while there may be in some sense ( possibly a historical one ) a relatively simple form of language in which clauses contain only a single occurrence of assignment , there is also a more elaborate form in which complexes containing assignment can themselves be used as elements in the construction of other clauses ; acceptance of this conclusion is not particularly demanding , given the observable facts of language use . |
| 7 | Moreover , many of these devices containing microelectronics would themselves have been designed and manufactured using processes incorporating microchips . |
| 8 | Only if registered and paid up as road running clubs will they be able to elect officials on to the Road Running Commission . |
| 9 | oh , it 's h , hard doing Geography Can we work in pairs ? |
| 10 | Get on doing work will you ? |
| 11 | But with Lindsey it was the smoking , the drinking staying out , out pretending she was babysitting erm ringing her daddy home and saying daddy can I babysit the night till half eleven and her daddy 's thinking that she was telling the truth |
| 12 | If we were to carry out a similar survey in the future and recording conversations would you be willing to take part ? |
| 13 | Labour painted wealth as selfishness , improved living standards as greed , but Mrs Thatcher insisted : ‘ Only by creating wealth can you relieve poverty . ’ |
| 14 | In addition , Tetley will give the Pakistanis £2,000 for each three-day match they win , with a county collecting £4,000 should it beat the tourists . |
| 15 | The process of identifying attributes may itself reveal entities that have not been identified . |
| 16 | Apart from the very great difficulty of establishing how a couple manage their finances ( in effect one would have to take their word for it ) and the strong incentive they would have to arrange their affairs so as to safeguard the woman 's claim to benefit , the fact that she is receiving benefit may itself make it unnecessary for the man to give her more than is required for his own keep . |
| 17 | and , and her sitting down either doing this jigsaw or watching films would you |
| 18 | But when you 've moved a five-bedroomed house which has got a grand piano in it as well , and you 're about twenty to thirty foot at the back and all you can see is furniture furniture furniture furniture furniture , you can imagine as you go on you 're thinking God will we ever get to this ? |
| 19 | If you were advising Susan would you suggest any alternatives to the present agreement and , if so , why ? |
| 20 | Well I told you what she said about her and Sandra you know and I wrote and said when they you know if they felt like coming for a day that 'll be alright I said but do n't be having anything to eat I 'll bring in sandwiches , I mean I , I know I 've said it 's very kind of Sandra to say , but you ca n't , they , way your relatives are coming and bringing sandwiches can ya ? |
| 21 | Those parish councils who were represented at the annual parish councils conference at Hall last year will recall that the suggestion was made that a special session may be held on planning topics should there be sufficient support from parish councils . |
| 22 | o on on footballing principles rather than planning principles would you have any objection |