Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stopping to ask a local woman where I might find Dr Mareda , I discovered that I was speaking to his companion , Vera , and that I had stopped outside their front door . |
| 2 | Do you know if such a list exists and if so where I might get hold of it ? |
| 3 | As I walked across the gravel to the colonnade , where I could see Conchis was already sitting , his back to me , I decided on a course of action — or rather , of reaction . |
| 4 | I 'm sick of Portraits and wish very much to take my viol-da-gamba and walk off to some sweet village , where I can paint landskips and enjoy the fag-end of life in quietness and ease . |
| 5 | I have reached a stage where I can watch television , as long as the programme does n't require too much attention , and knit at the same time . ’ |
| 6 | However I am not sure where I can obtain information about the relevant countries , especially their laws and regulations concerning visitors . |
| 7 | There are various likely barns near where I live where she might seek shelter , and I 've always managed to lure her back with food . |
| 8 | Where she must take comfort , he insisted , was in the doctor 's assurance that there was no reason why she should not conceive again . |
| 9 | Maybe whoever buys the house will set her up again where she can see Narcissus — and much good did that ever do the poor girl . ’ |
| 10 | She was happy to be near a door into the street , where she could see passers-by and know that other lives went on in their placid courses . |
| 11 | The best laid plans do n't always run as smoothly as they should , so we have tried to identify areas where you might encounter problems . |
| 12 | She was so preoccupied that she merely nodded , but she looked up sharply when he added , ‘ Dawn has offered to help with any difficult operations where you might need assistance . ’ |
| 13 | Where you might require specialist advice in what I might describe as ‘ stand alone ’ projects , which in themselves will generate a report , for example , the founder directors requiring a due diligence report on the target company or advice on establishing share option schemes or other suitable management incentives for the new company , I would expect , following a more detailed discussion to provide a separate terms of reference and fee estimate . |
| 14 | A single-glazed window has a ‘ cold zone ’ around it where you 'll get convection draughts ( as well as the draughts coming in through the gaps ) . |
| 15 | Well if unfortunately you do n't go where you 'll have Manda to join , you know , if you want to , if there 's things you wan na go to . |
| 16 | Scheveningen offers a complete contrast to the centre of The Hague , with its sandy beaches , wide promenade and boulevard where you will discover restaurants , bars , small terraces and boutiques to welcome you day and night . |
| 17 | Stanley has been going to Scourie for more than twenty years and knows every single blade of grass and stone , by name ; he can take you to a loch and point out precisely where you will catch fish and where you wo n't , to the inch , and Stanley is never wrong . |
| 18 | Join 30,000 punters this August Bank Holiday at Greenbelt , where you will see examples of both extremes in abundance . |
| 19 | There is also trip to Hall , formerly the centre of the Tyrol 's salt industry ; on to the Swarovski crystal factory show rooms where you will see glass being blown and painted , as well as having the opportunity to buy anything that takes your fancy . |
| 20 | ‘ But I know a special place , in the campagna — in the country — where you will see vineyards and ancient castles and rolling hills , where we can drink a wine that the gods would have kept for themselves if they could . ’ |
| 21 | One way of acquiring such ideas , of course , is to look on the shelves of a library ( or bookshop ) , or in a publisher 's or library catalogue , where you will find books gathered by subject and by author . |
| 22 | These include The Oxford Companion to Literature , where you will find information about authors , texts , literary movements , and general historical facts . |
| 23 | What it boiled down to was : there was here , where he had friends and family , or there was London where he had a few friends and a lot of contacts , and it felt like things were happening , and where you could fill time with something no matter how mixed up and fraudulent you felt … or there was abroad , of course ; the rest of the world ; India ( to take the most extreme example he 'd found so far ) , where you felt like an alien , lumbering and self-conscious , materially far more rich and spiritually far more poor than the people who thronged the place , where just by that intensity of touching , that very sweating crowdedness , you felt more apart , more consigned to a different , echoing place inside yourself . |
| 24 | ‘ These are areas where you could say farming was marginal . |
| 25 | There is an excellent restaurant where you could have lunch . ’ |
| 26 | Read as much as you can , see if there are any other cichlid keepers in your area , or a local aquatic society where you could ask questions and get advice . |
| 27 | And if you 're heading anywhere where you could encounter snow and ice , make sure your equipment includes ice axe and crampons , and the knowledge to use them properly . |
| 28 | This can be especially useful if you are walking through an area with plenty of ground cover where you could lose sight of the dog . |
| 29 | Where you could find premises . |
| 30 | As another example , Athletics Weekly carried an article with lurid photographs about one of their reporters who had visited a gymnasium where you could obtain drugs , especially steroids . |