Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , someone seeing you may do the same thing using a crude ‘ dead man ’ to hold the fuselage upright . |
| 2 | Where you can make the most of your leisure time . |
| 3 | Now when this is all over , and Saddam has got to be stopped , forcibly stopped , when this is over , I believe that there 's got to be no reneging as this country has constantly done with the Arabs ; there has got to be a Middle East conference , and the Israelis said ‘ yes , we agree to your State , but return to your original frontiers or you will get the same treatment as Saddam has got . ’ |
| 4 | Copyright is a complex subject and it is vital that the professional artist is aware of the issues involved so that he or she can make the most of opportunities and guard against exploitation . |
| 5 | Therefore it is vital that the professional artist is aware of the broad issues involved , not only so that he or she can make the most of opportunities to promote work , but also in relation to commissions , contracts and other business ventures . |
| 6 | Or we can describe the same action using a PASSIVE sentence , in which the subject of the sentence ( italicised below ) is acted upon ( rather than acting ) . |
| 7 | Instead , Willis found that his lads were very well prepared for work in factories where they could use the same ‘ survival ’ techniques as they had learned at school . |
| 8 | But eventually the Edwards family moved down the road to run a residential home for the elderly ( which , when you think about it , was a logical step from caring for birds ! ) and the peregrine and various other injured birds needed new homes where they could receive the same amount of care and attention . |
| 9 | Whilst byelaws therefore go some way to control fish trying odours from existing fish and chip shops , the primary most effective control still lies with planners to ensure that new premises , or those where a change of use to a fish and chip shop is contemplated , are sited where they will cause the least irritation to local residents , perhaps siting them together with other shops . |
| 10 | It broke in the tabloids first , where it would do the most damage . |
| 11 | In the early 1960s Dr Beeching , the chairman of the railways , had cut out some of the most unprofitable rail lines and the fear was that I would do the same . |
| 12 | No , I do not think that I shall make the same mistake again . |
| 13 | I suppose that I shall say the same thing to my family when the time comes . |
| 14 | I thought that I could do the same in sprinting . |
| 15 | I day-dreamed that I could do the same and we would sit together unashamed in the afternoon sun . |
| 16 | ‘ She told me she always put the most beautiful girls next to Bernard when setting the table for a party , and that I should do the same , because you want to give the best to the man you love . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ But , if I know him , you wo n't remain so charmingly ingenuous for long , so I 'd make the most of it if I were you . ’ |
| 18 | Although you can do the same via the menus ( the corresponding sequence being Chart , Edit Data ) it is much more convenient to click on this icon . |
| 19 | Taking a cricket bat to the audition is n't a bad idea although you can get the same effect with an umbrella . |
| 20 | It was gratifying to know that she could feel the same as him . |
| 21 | She was n't sure that she could offer the same kind of commitment in return , or that she wanted so much responsibility . |
| 22 | Conscious that she must make the most of these last weeks , and grateful for all the happiness and love which she had enjoyed in childhood , she was nevertheless eager for the days to pass and for the news to come that João had arrived from Lisbon to collect his bride . |
| 23 | Being able to tile or overlap windows within applications is a nice convenience but have you ever wished that you could do the same thing with separate applications on the desktop ? |
| 24 | Is there any danger that erm that it could happen more , er that you could have the same happening say in Flats as a similar thing happening say in erm more middle class areas , such as , yet erm there being more risk of of it of it of erm parents losing the child , say in some areas such as Flats , and yet in , |
| 25 | He tried to tell himself that it did n't matter , that you could find the same situation all over the West End ; back in the long-lost days of sweetness and light he could remember taking his wife to a performance of Jesus Christ , Superstar when it had gone through so many cast changes that no-one was even bothering to count , and what a bunch of wankers they 'd been . |
| 26 | The irony is that you can create the same look for a tenner down the market . |
| 27 | The amazing thing about memory is that you can use the same hooks for a multitude of lists without ending up in confusion . |
| 28 | Explain the problem if you must as a difference in approach to the job ; if you denigrate a previous boss the interviewer will assume that you will do the same thing next time around . |
| 29 | We are certain that you will feel the same and we want you to try a Goblin Steamatic with a special money back guarantee . |
| 30 | Just as you can remove sulphur from power station emissions so you can do the same with carbon dioxide . |