Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [modal v] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where you stand or sit will affect my perception of you . |
| 2 | No amount of male kindness or pleading could reduce its fear . |
| 3 | He got rid of oppositionists by proposing some impossible task , and when they failed or refused would move their expulsion , anyone who voted against automatically expelling themselves . |
| 4 | Mr Barr said : ‘ We can remove our hillside protest , but the pylons if built will ruin our countryside forever . ’ |
| 5 | The pylons if built will ruin our countryside forever . ’ |
| 6 | I leant against a rock and watched Will choose his line of ascent . |
| 7 | I certainly suspect the carb is at fault and a simple cleaning and retuning should cure your problems . |
| 8 | It may cringe away , or if cornered might bare its teeth unexpectedly . |
| 9 | It may eventually become rather twiggy but thinning will improve its shape |