Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they entered they could hear someone playing a cello . |
| 2 | Athelstan promised he would do something to help her and left quietly , the cope still round his shoulders , Crim jumping up and down in front of him all the way back to the church . |
| 3 | Also , among other languages , he spoke Romanian — although Tweed doubted he 'd let anyone in Bucharest know that . |
| 4 | ‘ I would never have been a dancer or believed I could do anything if it had not been for him , ’ said Crawford . |
| 5 | I never believed I could wish anyone dead , but last night changed all that . |
| 6 | It seemed I could learn nothing of happiness from Lili unless I could first discover her secret . |
| 7 | ‘ But I never imagined I 'd meet anyone like Alison . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I assumed you 'd do something of the sort . |
| 9 | It seemed they could have everything merely because they were boys , they would not have to sacrifice anything for anything else . |
| 10 | When spring came he 'd find plenty to do in the garden . |
| 11 | He was looking at her intently , as if he expected she might do something surprising , like flying up the chimney . |
| 12 | He realized she must have nothing on . |
| 13 | It showed you can achieve something at short notice , provided you 're prepared to drop everything and cover the cost . |
| 14 | She had tremendous will-power , and the locals reckoned she would outlive everyone just to spite them , yet she was so senile she was practically imb -senile ! |
| 15 | But Eva ignored all such eyes : this was where she reckoned she could do something . |
| 16 | Last spring , when local authorities were rushing to finish community care plans , a report came out which showed they might mean nothing to many people . |
| 17 | But the move delighted a group of GWS workers and members travelling as passengers who claimed it could pull anything ! |
| 18 | One farmer claimed he would do nothing to the buildings until his son had been confirmed in the tenancy . |
| 19 | Benjamin seemed most interested in the charcoal braziers and sifted with his boot amongst the white ashes of the fire but , muttering to himself , claimed he could discover nothing untoward . |
| 20 | That way he reckoned he would hear anyone descending the iron stairs . |
| 21 | ‘ I never had much time for him when he was young , but I never guessed he 'd do anything as rotten as this ! ’ |
| 22 | you heard they 'd get something for themselves but you heard they 'd get the town something an'all |
| 23 | Before leaving Dublin , I decided I ought to see something of County Louth . |
| 24 | Yanto had told her to give the small salmon to Sid , providing he coughed up the twenty quid , but Mary decided she could get something out of it herself , especially after that uncomfortable bicycle ride . |
| 25 | As you were quick enough to remind me , we swore we would do anything to bring the killer to justice . |
| 26 | But er the government , a long while ago , actually decided they ought to do something about knocking the institutions ' heads together and they drew up a plan called the Council of Engineering Institutes , where the idea was we get a little of coordination across the entire patch . |
| 27 | I felt I 'd let everyone down ) |
| 28 | ‘ Away , ’ came the enigmatic reply and I knew I would learn nothing more until I arrived . |
| 29 | ‘ I thought I ought to do something , ’ Dickinson said , ‘ but I could n't think what . |
| 30 | You know , she came home and she was watching television and I bought some Bourbon biscuits round and then I thought I 'll have one with my cup of tea and now there 's three left ! |