Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [modal v] [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The objection in one audacious form is that science has or should have nothing to do with causation . |
| 2 | Some 35% of us weigh over 10% more than we should — for a woman of average height and build that could mean anything from 12lb to 3 or more stone . |
| 3 | The baby saw it happening but could do nothing to stop it , its pudgy fingers would not close tightly enough to grasp the string … . |
| 4 | For those not familiar with the effects of earth energy lines , Mr Heye sent further documentation with his letter that listed some of the tell tale signs that may show someone is suffering from bad earth vibes . |
| 5 | Built in the 1740s and housed in the only remaining Gothic interior in the city , it 's now electronically operated and can imitate anything from bagpipes to a brass band . |
| 6 | In a letter to the Australian Stock Exchange , the company said it would ‘ vigorously oppose the appointment that has been made and will do everything in its power to have the receivership rescinded . ’ |
| 7 | His touch was warm and soft , as were his incredible eyes , hooded now with something she recognised but could do nothing to deny . |
| 8 | I am also inclined to imagine that would say something like that . |
| 9 | She had just told him she was tired of waiting and would find someone else . |
| 10 | For Bataille , the ultimate destination of rational thought is the revelation that we know and can know nothing , beyond the realization that all the towering projections of the human spirit are based on a primary denial of the abyss out of which we were formed . |
| 11 | He offers to mediate and will do anything to assist . ’ |
| 12 | He swallowed but could say nothing . |
| 13 | The kind of software niches Solbourne would go after would require lots of CPU power , I/O and memory but still be small enough to be unattractive to an HP . |
| 14 | This could not exactly be a straight substitution : to attempt that would involve something like a category mistake . |
| 15 | In fact , the sound is heard at any time when two cats are fighting and may have nothing whatever to do with sexual encounters . |
| 16 | I wonder if could do something about the window in the great chamber wind 's blowing through . |
| 17 | He 's still in hospital with a slit throat but he can talk and might know something . |
| 18 | you know , they were willing to share what I had but could give nothing financially in return . |
| 19 | His muscles contracted but could force nothing else out . |
| 20 | From love 's satiety we move to an indifference to feeling : ‘ They that have power to hurt and will do none ’ . |
| 21 | Many parents become very confused by the range of professionals that they see and will call everyone doctor . |