Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adj] a [noun sg] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believe such a statement would involve an outdated phrenological approach which implied that the brain was a collection of specifically labelled boxes . |
| 2 | I doubt such a venture could have been undertaken so rapidly elsewhere . |
| 3 | ‘ I considered finding another writer but , as I only wanted a talented writer , I feared such a person would want to change the characters . ’ |
| 4 | A criminal court which admitted such a defence would never hear the end of it . |
| 5 | Does he agree that any Department which adopted such a policy would have the grateful thanks of a vast number of women ? |
| 6 | Therefore , any housewife who receives such a bill should complain to the courts . |
| 7 | Thus , prima facie , the party who receives such a document should be bound by relevant standard terms and conditions , even if he never reads the document , and is unaware that they exist . |
| 8 | The family historian who visits such a place would find it hard to believe that it was once the home of a mere waggoner if he had not seen old photographs that show its condition before the First World War . |
| 9 | Apart from the need to preserve some semblance of pride , she knew such a retreat would cause her to lose her hold on the blankets . |
| 10 | She hoped such a threat would put the fear of God in him , not least because he had a particular loathing for competition , and the idea that his own stepson might join forces with the opposition and take with him all manner of secrets was too much to stomach . |
| 11 | Erm what would present problems in real life I think would be developments of a larger kind than that in which a new settlement er might be one strategic site if we had such a policy might be another . |
| 12 | During the strike , there were allegations that the police used binding-over orders in cases which they knew could never result in convictions but in which they wanted to avail themselves of the opportunity for the imposition of bail conditions which they knew such a charge would give them ( Christian , 1985 : 133 ) . |
| 13 | They said such a win could deprive France of an effective opposition in parliament . |
| 14 | Anyone doubting such a claim should simply scan , as we have done , headlines of the more popular newspapers from about 1968 onwards and note the frequency with which terms such as ‘ mindless ’ , ‘ evil ’ , ‘ thuggery ’ , ‘ mad ’ , ‘ violent ’ , ‘ wanton destruction ’ , etc. , crop up in reports concerning football supporters . |
| 15 | Kenneth Baker indicated recently that he thinks such a plan should go ahead ; if he can persuade his government colleagues that the scheme could make a real contribution to economic growth it could start up by the Spring . |
| 16 | Ten years ago anyone finding such a book would have returned it if they could . |
| 17 | In tightly organized pages it makes sure a reader can find needed information quickly . |