Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If your hair is fine and limp you should go for a conditioner with body building properties . |
| 2 | It seems to be worth inquiring why this should be so ; and what generalizations about sociolinguistic variation and change we can draw from this fact . |
| 3 | She explained , and she showed us all those tiles and bowls , and the brush and comb he used to do his beard with . " |
| 4 | The community church started in a home and to wear them would have been distinctly odd . |
| 5 | His name was Philip Sayer and he was the actor who starred in Floodtide and Bluebell and other series and plays you may have seen . |
| 6 | From the king 's standpoint , the vital consequence was that in each county he had a loyal cadre of men whose services and renders he could call on directly when he chose . |
| 7 | They debated unhappily , reluctant to commit themselves to an opinion , until John Prophet suggested sadly that in the circumstances it might be well to consult the archbishop of Canterbury , and in some relief they agreed on this course , and carried their problem that same afternoon to Lambeth ; where Thomas Arundel , on the force of whose word and influence they could rely , advised them , in consideration of the desperate need , to issue the required letters patent , and he would be responsible for defending their action to the king , should it need any defence . |
| 8 | If anyone doubts the dangers to an opposition party of a rush to judgment about what needs to be done after election defeat , they ought to dip into some of the memoirs of the 1959 period , the last time that Labour , while in opposition , hoped and expected they would win , but went down to serious defeat ( in that case , by 100 seats ) . |
| 9 | The hon. Gentleman said that Labour would need to implement an FGD programme , and asked who would pay for it . |
| 10 | And er he 's two years in the army and thinks he 'll stay because there 's no life here for anybody , so he 's gon na stay on . |
| 11 | He 's picked you out of the pack and thinks you can win the Open . ’ |
| 12 | Must now conclude trusting my dear that every blessing will attend you and trusting I may find you well when I return — kiss dear Fritz [ ? ] for me and believe me to remain Eliza |
| 13 | And suggesting I 'd creep out and send a postcard to some , well , some girlfriend or another ! ’ |
| 14 | Redlands has sold around fifty disused sites around the country for similar schemes in the last decade and insists they would take local people 's needs into account in deciding what kind of houses would be built . |
| 15 | This was a bar that er went under the bomb like that when they fastened them up , and then when they dropped the bombs this bar was in a clip , like where me finger is , i in a clip so when they released them it dropped out of this clip the bar went as well of course , down that went down went the bomb drop bars with it used to be make them day and night and things like that and er of course there was er Bloxwich Lock and Stamping we used to do odd stamping , odd forgings and things li and er that was other part of the war work . |
| 16 | We felt more strongly than ever that while differences of race , nationality , culture and religion are interesting and mean we can learn much from one another , they should never be manipulated to lead to conflict on a personal or international level . |
| 17 | I mean , you ca n't let them come here and think they can walk all over you , because then next time they come they 'll get a bit cocky and think they can do what they want . |
| 18 | IRISH premier Albert Reynolds looks certain to fall today , after three members of his frail coalition government resigned yesterday and affirmed they would oppose a vote of confidence . |
| 19 | Under threat : Irish premier Albert Reynolds looks certain to fall today after three members of his frail coalition government resigned and affirmed they would oppose a vote of confidence . |
| 20 | He looked at his love 's shuttered , miserable face and realized he would get nowhere along those lines . |
| 21 | She knew what they were saying and realized she could come to church no more . |
| 22 | One day she went to her favourite place , a beach a couple of hours from the city , and realized she 'd become a stressed-out workaholic . |
| 23 | Her skin , like leathery bark , was stretched tightly over the skeleton , and in places where it had cracked and parted you could see the bones inside like old wood . |
| 24 | ‘ If you were n't already so bruised and battered I 'd turn you over my knee and make sure you had nothing to laugh about . ’ |
| 25 | And as I became more intoxicated and frustrated I 'd throw open the bedroom window as the dawn came up , and look across the gardens , lawns , greenhouses , sheds and curtained windows . |
| 26 | ‘ Quite understandably , Brian is concerned about the way things are going , but I 've got the utmost faith in him and resting him would gain nothing . ’ |
| 27 | These are often a combination of personal and peer-group interests ; and pursuing them can lead to the development of a wide range of knowledge and skills . |
| 28 | Unlike the Mackie exhibits , these are self-consciously works of art , ranging from fine printing and binding which will delight the traditional bibliophile to the more outrageous contemporary livre d'artiste and livre-objet . |
| 29 | With the sails furled , the device could be made to fold inward to the mast for loading and unloading I would suggest that here , a good idea lies begging . |
| 30 | And he said , he said , he said it 's n he said , he goes to me , he looks at it for about five minutes and goes it 'll do , it 'll do . |