Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [verb] [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although creeks are thought to be largely areas of non-deposition rather than areas of erosion , the scour of the tide along them may cause some lateral erosion and water draining at times of very high tides from areas behind the zone of creeks may plunge into the heads of the creeks and so cause a certain amount of headward erosion . |
| 2 | Police are warning that the chemicals are highly toxic and anyone who comes into contact with them should seek urgent medical attention . |
| 3 | And nothing must threaten this sacred duty . |
| 4 | Nothing must smash this cloud-cuckoo world . |
| 5 | There has been real rudeness on the part of poll tax Patten , if I may use that unparliamentary way of describing him , but everybody knows who I mean . |
| 6 | I was amazed that someone should have such big ambitions for a group like ours , but the ideas were getting through and soon my own expectations increased . |
| 7 | I must do some real work today or at least this aft' . |
| 8 | An accepted method of counter-irritation in cholera is with sinapisms applied to the epigastrium … or , if I must interpret these learned expressions for the benefit of my distinguished colleague , with mustard-plasters to the pit of the stomach … " |
| 9 | I must admit that selected areas of the park are well looked after and a delight to wander through , but unfortunately by far the greater area of ‘ Old Deer Park ’ is spoiled by litter . |
| 10 | ‘ I must ask that young woman to speak at one of my supper clubs . |
| 11 | And what is more , she decided , in order to go away I must have suitable new clothes . |
| 12 | At breakfast the next morning , Constance said , ‘ Ludo , I think I must have some new clothes . ’ |
| 13 | Whatever the risk of shock to my more mathematically allergic readers I must write this celebrated equation just once : |
| 14 | I must get some fresh air . " |
| 15 | But first I must describe various genetic entities — viruses , phages , plasmids , and transposons — which are even simpler than bacteria . |
| 16 | But I must learn some rudimentary Greek — starting from the alphabet onwards . |
| 17 | I should emphasise that vulnerable groups of students , such as the disabled and lone parents , remain eligible for benefits . |
| 18 | I was wondering how on earth I should endure these hunting days , especially when they all came back and crowed over me about the jolly time they 'd had , and then I thought , by jove , there 's Alexandra Abbott and she does n't hunt and she made me laugh more than anyone has for years . |
| 19 | I should mention other relevant matters before I refer to the statutory provisions . |
| 20 | Personally I should find that cold comfort . |
| 21 | I should allow five Australian dollars for each lure and postage ( or write first and ask ) . |
| 22 | He said I should have more adequate protection than a burglar alarm . |
| 23 | ‘ Yes , but perhaps he thought I might meet some wealthy man who would instantly fall in love with me and so relieve him of some of the responsibility , ’ she retorted , too angry to even think what she was saying , and then gave a derisive smile when she saw that he was half tempted to believe it . |
| 24 | At the other end of the animal kingdom , I might cite that well-loved dinosaur Iguanodon , now identified in Africa , Australia , Asia and Spitzbergen , besides its best-known English and Belgian haunts . |
| 25 | Mr Colman if I might add that re- orientation has brought with it the need to change our pricing strategy and therefore rather than going package by package right through the whole thirty four , we 're actually trying initially on the engines to go in one bang to price everything on the engines and do it in the next few months . |
| 26 | I thought I might find some reasonable woman who would understand my case and accept me . ’ |
| 27 | I might get some black gear |
| 28 | I might get some mixed fruits . |
| 29 | Groa said , ‘ If you were Harold of Wessex I might get some direct answers . |
| 30 | Leave the parents to me ; I 'll do any necessary explaining , ’ said Jennifer , then paused as a loudspeaker announcement suddenly echoed across the field . |