Example sentences of "[be] [conj] [pron] [vb past] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the speaker is lying , for instance , it may be that what caused his utterance was something quite opposed to belief in what he meant to say , or a favourable attitude towards what his utterance was meant to commend . |
| 2 | Had it been a professional job all that would matter from your point of view would be that you followed their instructions and moved at their pace with my help . |
| 3 | ‘ How would it be if I returned your gift so that you can give it at the door ? ’ |
| 4 | Walking to the door , Sabine wondered detachedly what the reaction would be if she voiced her unspoken thought aloud , but decided not to risk it . |
| 5 | I watched the smoky flame waver inside the place where the dog 's brains used to be and I closed my eyes . |
| 6 | That 's how I used to be until I had my brain overhaused last year . |
| 7 | If she did not see fit to prevent their actions , it must be because they served her purposes . |
| 8 | Professional DEC watcher , Terry Shannon , claims the firm is fretting that its Alpha launch on November 10 wo n't be as impressive as it might be because it missed its goal of getting a thousand third-party software packages . |
| 9 | The critical stage would be when he lowered his undercarriage . |