Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [pron] [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | cos er she said she 's only got one she 'd like another , and |
| 2 | Even if she could not have so persuaded herself it would have made no difference . |
| 3 | These people , like Jagger , Bowie and Ferry have all got something you can feel , but not see ; a rare ability to have charismatic contact with people , ’ he added . |
| 4 | Brisk and obedient , Lina had already decided what she would call her new mistress . |
| 5 | Chris , 20 , had already decided what he would buy when Vernons admitted the blunder . |
| 6 | After the night Quigley had kicked my head in , I had finally seen something I should have seen a long time ago . |
| 7 | And we 've not had I I must say that over the years I might have had two cases perhaps when there 's been a query with regard to that in terms of packing . |
| 8 | Harold had already rehearsed what he should do if Dimity had lifted the receiver . |
| 9 | And I was just told me I should go up to I just needed a . |
| 10 | They 've already told me you 'll get the maximum terms permitted under British law . |
| 11 | Besides , I 've already told her we 'd have lunch with her . ’ |
| 12 | He was working hard to complete a special project for Friday , and had already told her he would give her a hand at the weekend . |
| 13 | He 's a Yorkshireman through and through — and he 's already told us he would like to play for the Northern Division . |
| 14 | Maxim felt a moment of total disorientation before he realised that something must have gone badly wrong , that because she had not greeted him he must stay being Winterbotham , that because they were strangers he must make the first move . |
| 15 | ‘ Perhaps that was because I 'd already warned him I 'd bop him on the nose if he tried it . |
| 16 | Kaas had said nothing , had just wondered what they would say about his public image if they ever discovered the extent of the terrorist acts he had unleashed in the last few months . |
| 17 | Nonetheless , manufacturers are still not pushing the business benefits of technology to any great extent — some 80% of those questioned said that bidding vendors had never formally evaluated what they should invest in from a strategic point of view . |
| 18 | Time , as W. H. Davies would say , ‘ to stand and stare ’ ; time to read the books you 've always promised yourself you 'd read one day ; time to think . |
| 19 | While I 've still got it I can take it out and look at it and know I still have it . |
| 20 | I am always told they you should have a trim every 4–6 weeks to get rid of all the split ends but it seems difficult to grow my hair when it 's constantly being cut . |
| 21 | Not that I care , but it 's handy to be near him , 'cos he 's always got something you can knock off and it 's useful to be able to pinch something of his when the teacher finds you have n't got a pen for the third day running . |
| 22 | If you had ever loved him you 'd have married him , despite Aunt Bertha 's occupancy of the house . |
| 23 | I was more surprised than gratified , for without having really considered it I would have expected unsolicited adoration to annoy Nour , to lead to stone-throwing … |
| 24 | I mean , if you 'd really done it you 'd have had a story ready to tell the police once the body was discovered . ’ |
| 25 | That would be a little bit of a problem for Frank Clarke if er Cooper has got a problem with his shoulder you know if it 's if it 's serious because looking at his people on his bench you know Neil Webb and Crosby and looking at the make-up of his team he has n't really got anybody he could slot back in there unless he put er Rozario in there . |
| 26 | No , I 'm afraid I 've never really had what you could call a boyfriend , someone to come calling to take me out . |
| 27 | I 'd often wondered what I 'd do in such a position , but it was simple . |
| 28 | I found his blend of assurance , diffidence and wit beguiling , and I have often wondered what he might have done had he been born free . |
| 29 | He had spoken without thinking , and presently realised what it would mean to them both . |
| 30 | She pulled the zip of her bag shut and glanced around the room , checking that she had n't forgotten anything she would need . |