Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Results will be given as quickly as possible , but some experts fear they could take up to a month if demand is high . |
| 2 | Hunting has now been banned , but experts fear it will take many years for their populations to recover . |
| 3 | At the end of the Gulf War , British Army authorities announced they would have to destroy all dogs which had been picked up and kept by British units in the war zone , but Dave and his colleagues decided they were n't going to let this cruel fate befall Des . |
| 4 | You might be in here , harmless , visiting somebody , and before you could say Werewolves Unite they 'd have you on the operating table , jacking both legs off . |
| 5 | I parked the jeep under a tree and then , looking at my watch , I decided that as I had a couple of hours to spare I would take a walk across to the other bridge where I had noticed a café on our first day into Normandy . |
| 6 | When you find you have only a few hours to spare you can choose the best swim for that particular period . |
| 7 | ‘ If you 've got a few minutes to spare I would like to see these fields that have caused so much bother . ’ |
| 8 | Our flexibility , specialist knowledge and contacts mean we can tailor make the exact holiday you want . |
| 9 | Home owners and charities say the rules could lead to administrative chaos , and local authorities fear they will have to pick up most of the tab . |
| 10 | Bus company operators insist they will lose custom if the plan to move bus stops from the High Row to Crown Street goes ahead . |
| 11 | Its eyes can discern very small intervals of time ( it can respond to a falling hand in less than one hundredth of a second ) , and our clumsy attempts to kill it must appear ponderously slow , as if filmed in slow motion . |
| 12 | The hours mean I can collect the children from school and am with them in the school holidays . |
| 13 | For the reasons mentioned I would dismiss these appeals . |
| 14 | But outbreaks of Bovine TB have doubled in Gloucestershire and some surrounding counties over the last 3 years and some vets say we must throw aside sentimentality and act now BEFORE the problem reaches epidemic proportions . |
| 15 | But the injury ca n't be mended and vets say she 'll have to be put down . |
| 16 | The researchers say they can find no evidence of occupational exposure among medical staff or farmers , with the one known case of a farmer whose cattle had BSE developing CJD being regarded as chance , rather than direct transmission . |
| 17 | It 's said to be as effective as the pill and experts say it 'll widen the choice for women . |
| 18 | If the Scud attacks had provoked Israel into entering the war , experts say it could have developed into a global conflict . |
| 19 | It comprises a cash alternative worth up to 23p a share and 43p per preference share , but irate shareholders say they would get more money — 46p a share — if the company went into voluntary liquidation . |
| 20 | Fiona Ray , who has Down 's Syndrome , was sure she could win the tough Duke of Edinburgh 's Gold Award , but experts doubted she 'd do it . |
| 21 | The authorities say they 'll provide alternative services for everyone who uses the Centre and that they hope to redeploy the forty staff . |
| 22 | eight hours sleep I should think . |
| 23 | Given the status patterns discerned one might expect that even if technology were to achieve high status and acceptance the version which would ‘ count as education ’ would be academic and theoretical and therefore stand in contradiction to more practical objectives . |
| 24 | On the fourth day we moved our camp a few miles to the east , where our trackers maintained we should find the nyala more numerous ; this proved to be the case . |
| 25 | But that 's what the rules say he must look like , which seems to be a problem with just about every branch of equestrian sport . |
| 26 | The new rules say you can drop your worst two results but the title will still go to the rider who is the most consistent . |
| 27 | Nothing against him ( MUCH ! ) but if a brawl had developed and he ( Accidently ) got his legs broken I would have been full of sorrow ( NOT ! ) |
| 28 | Roman growled softly in satisfaction , his lips demanding she should kiss him in return . |
| 29 | The North Korean government on Jan. 30 signed a nuclear safeguards accord which would allow international inspection of its nuclear facilities . |
| 30 | They would ally themselves with the united Labour forces and afford the possibilities of developing a mighty Peoples Front which will bring down the National Government . " |