Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [modal v] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't think I 'd call New Zealanders foreigners , ’ ventured Greg Hocking , in protest . |
| 2 | However , I must confess I do n't think I will buy new machines again . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't think I can stand young people . ’ |
| 4 | If interest is earned in a separate account from the cheque account I would expect automatic transfers to keep the cheque account at an agreed limit . |
| 5 | In many imposing antique shops you will see stately bookcases full of attractive calf and vellum . |
| 6 | He kept their backsides so warm you could have fried eggs and bacon on them ! |
| 7 | If you lose your keys , or if someone steals your keys , or if you move into a new home and you do not know who may have spare keys change all the locks immediately . |
| 8 | ‘ Who else do you know who can write flaming Greek ? ’ |
| 9 | They say she will need medical help and counselling to overcome the tragedy . |
| 10 | ‘ But you promised we 'd see red grouse , ’ wailed an insatiable lad . |
| 11 | I expect they might frighten unsophisticated people . ’ |
| 12 | They had also created for themselves a moral environment to which few Englishmen found they could take serious exception . |
| 13 | It must be tight-fitting but at the same time easy to remove , for as the caterpillars grow they will consume enormous amounts of nettles . |
| 14 | But the main opposition party say they may take legal action because they suspect fraud . |
| 15 | Labour say they 'll give local people the right to reject such schemes in future , but admit the Yorkley development may have already gone too far to stop . |
| 16 | The authorities say they 'll provide alternative services for everyone who uses the Centre and that they hope to redeploy the forty staff . |
| 17 | Hypergames analysis explains why they do this even though both sides say they would prefer peaceful coexistence |
| 18 | But the big record companies say they need elaborate long term contracts to invest in new talent . |
| 19 | Jordanstown couple Sean and Patti McMurtry say they will take civil proceedings against the medics , who were found guilty last week of serious professional misconduct by the General Medical Council . |
| 20 | Equally clearly once the doorway is installed it must have precise dimensions . |
| 21 | Now doctors say it 'll bring severe health risks … most seriously for asthma sufferers . |
| 22 | Nationalist sympathisers such as Robin Angus of stockbroker County NatWest WoodMac , say it could bring new opportunities through the creation of a more flexible tax structure . |
| 23 | The emergency services say it could cut vital minutes from the time it takes to respond to a call . |
| 24 | They say it will delay global warming due to the greenhouse effect for several years . |
| 25 | If there were difficult legal points to be resolved he would get legal aid . |
| 26 | Greatrakes , however , found he could cure advanced scrofula , and soon extended his treatment to dropsy , ague , rheumatism and many other ailments . |
| 27 | If this were the case in driving it would have important implications for peoples ’ ability to learn to avoid danger . |
| 28 | The North Korean government on Jan. 30 signed a nuclear safeguards accord which would allow international inspection of its nuclear facilities . |
| 29 | At least one deal has been mooted which would allow European firms to publish simultaneously in several languages . |
| 30 | Criminalising them would cover trivial matters , such as neighbours quarrelling over a lawnmower . |