Example sentences of "something [conj] [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or , like the note from a sick friend sent to the about-to-be-murdered Mrs Abby Borden of Fall River , it might mean something or might mean nothing at all . |
| 2 | Pascoe was walking through their house , ten years before , going from room to room , first puzzled , then anxious , then searching for something that would explain her absence . |
| 3 | Erm and er what I would like to see , and I 've long wanted to see this coming out of the church , is a rite of passage that I with integrity can offer to any parents who come to me with a , a , a lovely little baby in their arms saying to me parish minister can you give us something that would satisfy us , and they 're not saying it like this , but they want a rite of passage . |
| 4 | ‘ I hoped you might tell me something that would lead me to Heather . ’ |
| 5 | I am sure your grandmother would have wanted you to spend it on something that would bring you happiness . |
| 6 | Tom Scotland flew 62 ops from Italy with a Pathfinder squadron ( 614 ) ; his autobiography is a story of his search for truth , for something that would enable him to make sense out of all the destruction and chaos that was a part of wartime life . |
| 7 | In the wind and rattle sounds I 'd hear her start to cry and put my arm around her and lift her chin and say something that would calm her . |
| 8 | In her early days , looking for something that would make her consultancy just that little bit different , she chose to have an all-women agency . |
| 9 | Jack often thought he was n't quick enough to match Charlie 's easy repartee , but now he had thought of something that would make his friend smile . |
| 10 | ‘ I kept looking for something that would tell me ( the PTL managers ) kept it from Bakker himself … but it never came . ’ |
| 11 | While some British officials were interested in the Schuman Plan , the Labour Party rejected it as something that would limit its ability to strive for democratic Socialism in Britain ‘ and to apply the economic controls necessary to achieve it ’ . |
| 12 | I was aching to say something that would help her . |
| 13 | What would be easier than withdrawing their overseas investments , something that would decimate our markets ? |
| 14 | ‘ Something that would interest you , my lord . |
| 15 | I think he realises that living in the same house would be very hard for both of you , and might lead to something that would worry your tender conscience no end . |
| 16 | The chief executive of State of Israel Bonds , Meyir Rosenne , says that he expects the issue to sell out in two weeks , something that would take him ten weeks in normal times . |
| 17 | She looked wistfully up the companionway to the square of blue sky , but fought the urge to go up on deck , scared he might ask her to do something that would reveal her ignorance . |
| 18 | Something that would establish him as a Writer : script-writer , poet , lyricist for a rock band , novelist , playwright … it did n't matter . |
| 19 | There was no real way of keeping him away from Irish friends … unless of course , he were to have an accident too — something that would keep him at home for several months preferably . |
| 20 | What she needed was a weapon of some sort , something that would keep him at a distance should the need arise . |
| 21 | ‘ He may have some dreadful secret in his past that he wants to confess to you — something that may shake you to the core . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ You mean that you do know something that may help them ? ’ |
| 23 | A principle of inquiry can not be something that may keep us from recognizing a clear and settled conception . |
| 24 | ‘ There is nothing I can tell you , Officer , ’ said Iris in her stilted French , ‘ but my friend has something that may interest you . ’ |
| 25 | It is already offering non-IBM peripherals for the DPX/20s , something that may allow it to undercut IBM 's pricing , and intends to add bespoke features to the hardware , such as terminal support , before the end of the year . |
| 26 | I hope you 've heard something that 'll make you think , and think positively and perhaps act positively . |
| 27 | At the end of the day , you want something sunny and cheerful , something that 'll make you smile when you walk in the room . ’ |
| 28 | Something that 'll keep me going in photography anyway . |
| 29 | Make the best of a bad job and busy yourself doing something that 'll keep you out of the firing line . |
| 30 | So you 've got to get a system where you can something that 'll help you so you can make sense of it and and learn . |