Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | We welcome competition , a spokeswoman said , but local calls are still cheaper with us … and our size and expertise mean we can deliver the quality of service most customers expect . |
2 | We welcome competition , a spokeswoman said , but local calls are still cheaper with us … and our size and expertise mean we can deliver the quality of service most customers expect . |
3 | If interest is earned in a separate account from the cheque account I would expect automatic transfers to keep the cheque account at an agreed limit . |
4 | Adding five examples to the chapters that at present lack them would kill two birds with one stone . |
5 | The Ministry of Defence say they 'll help anyone who asks for help … |
6 | The prosecution says it belonged to Westmore James , the defence say it could have been owned by Ian Barnes and Westmore James had been acting inself defence . |
7 | But cows must be milked twice a day , every day of the year , so if you are a dairying smallholder you must find your recreation in the variations within the farm . |
8 | Hitachi Ltd and Toshiba Corp say they will step up their production of 4M-bit memory chips shortly in response to recovery in the US market : Hitachi intends to boost monthly output by July to 8m from the current 7.5m and as it is near capacity will have to get more of them from Goldstar Co ; Toshiba said it would raise monthly output to between 6m and 7m by September from the 5m or so it is doing right now . |
9 | But the English Tourist Board say they 'll support the region in the absence of a regional tourist board , and will urgently seek a replacement . |
10 | Labour say they would increase policing levels still further , and the Liberal Democrats are calling for new crime prevention programmes . |
11 | Labour 's shadow chancellor John Smith unveils their alternative budget promising everyone earning up to £22,000 a year they would be better Dr Ashok Kumar launched his campaign to retain Langabrugh pledging ‘ I 'm here to Opinion polls show the Tories with a three point Labour say they would scrap the City Technology Colleges if they won power . |
12 | Labour say they 'll give local people the right to reject such schemes in future , but admit the Yorkley development may have already gone too far to stop . |
13 | His determination to deny them the ‘ improved living and working conditions , proper social protection , dialogue between management and labour ’ aspired to by the Maastricht social chapter suggest he may have had a different community in mind from the sort outside the gates of Timex . |
14 | As Senior Clinical Research Associate you will play a key role in this pioneering phase , assisting in the design and implementation of programmes for clinical research and advising on the establishment of standard operating procedures to set the foundation for the future . |
15 | If Dad is a war movie buff you could treat him to the classic Bridge Over The River Kwai . |
16 | ‘ If I ever get like that about a football match I 'll shoot myself . |
17 | So I said to him well alright then I said er if you 're not going to the football match you can go upstairs to your bedroom and tidy your bedroom again . |
18 | A penny novelette plot you might think , but Susan Hill deals with the themes of love and jealousy with such delicacy and such understanding of what might happen but never does that this , her first novel for 16 years , is equal to her best . |
19 | At a horse show anyone can recognise the horse that is saying , ‘ You 're annoying me ! ’ , by the swishing of its tail ; or the horse that announces to its spurred rider , ‘ You 're hurting my sides ! ’ , by tightened muscles making a clear line along the lower edge of its ribcage ; or the halter horse , taut with anxiety and showing the whites of its eyes , telling all but its insensitive handler that it is afraid ! |
20 | If you visit any horse show you will see plenty of freeze branded winners . |
21 | Bang & Olufsen 's latest launch , the Beosystem 2500 — combining compact disc , cassette player and radio , with two ultra-slim speakers — has broken the industry 's conventional vertical configuration for such systems ; instead you have a sleek sculptural object you can hang on the wall . |
22 | So if it is happening at club level you can guarantee it is happening at the top . |
23 | Consequently , rather than allowing ourselves to be drawn into a metaphysical wild-goose chase we should concentrate instead on exploring the structural features of the minimal conceptual apparatus upon which any significant choice of ontological objects must depend . |
24 | ‘ I felt that by fracturing the well in conjunction with a gravel pack we could produce a ‘ highway ’ into the reservoir that would allow it to produce at peak efficiency , ’ says Hannah , a consulting production engineer . |
25 | I used what mind control I could muster to blot out the thought of what lay ahead — at least I 'd have food to eat — after the gauntlet was run . |
26 | No serious , in summer , it 's alright now good wind blow you can get the clothes dried in a reasonable time but in the winter you ca n't |
27 | now if you 're a football fan you 'll have been crossing the days out on the calendar for a couple of months now … the supporters scarf will have been washed and ironed and sitting ready for weeks … and by my calculation you 've only got one hundred and sixteen hours left to the big kick off … so here 's a taster |
28 | When you buy your wedding ring you will received a 10 per cent discount on your next purchase , such as bridesmaids ' and best man presents . |
29 | If I had a wedding ring I would give it back . |
30 | To conduct a successful crime audit you will need to : |