Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Treshnish ignored Lachlan , bowed to Eachuinn Odhar with respect and asked , ‘ Duart , will you tell me now where I may find my daughter , who handfasted with Lachlan Cattanach a year ago ? |
| 2 | ‘ Any idea where I could lay my hands on an idiot 's guide to disputes ? ’ he asked . |
| 3 | I have often wondered if Levin made a 12-string guitar and if so , where I could lay my hands on one . |
| 4 | ‘ I wanted a sport where I could give my all , ’ he told ACCOUNTANCY . |
| 5 | After a while I became so deep in my cups I grew surly , said I felt unwell and trotted off to bed where I could nurse my hurt as well as conceal my bad manners . |
| 6 | I had gone , as the doctor had ordered , where I could feast my senses . |
| 7 | Flaubert finished Madame Bovary on April 30th , 1856 : there at Croisset , there where I can jab my finger , between two spreading and unknowing sploshes of watercolour . |
| 8 | What I need is a nice little research job where I can write my books and keep well away from them . ’ |
| 9 | My medlar will be planted where I can see its pure white blossom in spring and watch its autumn leaves turn crimson . |
| 10 | She employed the architect George Devey to build her ‘ Pavilion ’ , where she would spend her days , but for fear of being made ill by the river 's damp fumes she always dined and spent the night with her brother at Waddesdon . |
| 11 | Searching round for where she 'd put her champagne glass , she discovered it on a wrought-iron table behind her . |
| 12 | When the time comes for farrowing , the sow is moved into another narrow crate where she will suckle her piglets for three weeks before they are taken to be fattened for bacon and pork . |
| 13 | The male seeks the female , picks her up , and mates with her on the wing , later depositing her where she can lay her eggs . |
| 14 | Off you go now — and behave yourself , or I might feel obliged to tell a certain Whitechapel widow-woman where she can put her none-too-gentle hands on you . ’ |
| 15 | I shall arrange for her to be transferred to a private hospital where she can have her own room with a TV and a phone beside the bed . |
| 16 | Outside in the street , where she could raise her voice again , she almost shouted at him , telling him he was to stop behaving as if he had been right and she wrong — as if he believed she now shared his views and endorsed his ridiculous maunderings . |
| 17 | She picked up both the paper and the keys , and this time held her arms out immediately in front of her — where she could keep her eye on both at the same time . |
| 18 | In the steady , stupefying roar of the Hercules , she drifted into an area that was not sleep , yet not awake , a sort of limbo where she could direct her thoughts — as in a dream . |
| 19 | I will shew you a region flowing with golde , where you may satisfy your ravening appetites . |
| 20 | 75 V Street was a black door with a small glass panel at head height where you could see your own face reflected . |
| 21 | It would be like those seafood emporia where you can choose your own lobster . |
| 22 | It is also noted as a shopping centre , and here again the old town is Tile a rewarding area , with its many boutiques and busy market stalls , and pavement cafes where you can break your journey . |
| 23 | And Templecombe is not some abbey where you can tap your toe and play the great lord . |
| 24 | The tour is based in Kaprun , and you can choose from any of the hotels in the village in the normal way , where you can leave your heavy luggage on the nights that you will not stay in Kaprun . |
| 25 | As winter sets in , go to your local riding school which will often have its own indoor school ( the only civilised way to ride when the weather is really foul ) or try to build up some local contacts where you can offer your services . |
| 26 | Like computing , it 's an industry where you can make your way up . |
| 27 | At Portela ( 625m above sea-level ) there is a popular restaurant which specializes in espetada and where you can watch your lunch cooking on the fire of laurel twigs . |
| 28 | Sightlines can be a good reason for choosing a clear open hall where you can build your own platform or stage . |
| 29 | There is also a magnificent palm tree for shade where you can quench your thirst with a cool drink from the hotel bar which opens onto the sun terrace . |
| 30 | What you love are all those glitzy London shops where you can indulge your weakness for expensive baubles . ’ |