Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [verb] [pers pn] [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We may not want it but the government is going to demand it and we as custodians of the services on the part of the people of Cambridge , are going to have to do as sensibly and sensitively as possible . |
| 2 | In any event , knowledge within the firm of the identity of the intermediary 's client may not identify him if the salesman or perhaps the dealer concerned did not know either that the intermediary was acting as intermediary or the identity of the client ; this is a Chinese wall-type question . |
| 3 | Er , I should like to the names next month and I hope you 'll all support us because the numbers are going down and if we do n't get sufficient numbers , it 'll have to cancelled like the Torbay one . |
| 4 | Because you listened to what he was saying to you , now you might not believe it but the number of people that do n't listen to what customers are saying to them , you follow me ? |
| 5 | You 'll never get us and the Frogs to agree on anything . |
| 6 | The stewards inquired into his running but Richard Dunwoody could only tell them that the favourite was ‘ never going . |
| 7 | This is nearly as demanding as the main route so I 'd only do it if the tops are covered in mist or you are absolutely worn out . |
| 8 | She told him if he could not face her and the baby , he must let them leave this place . |
| 9 | He could not see her because the grey London light was all his end with a dab of amber from his desk lamp . |
| 10 | But if he could not persuade her when the time came to move , Jean-Paul could . |
| 11 | But the bishops would not apologise for nor retract the letter , and Mr Tembo could not convince them that the Congress Party had the right to pass death sentences upon them . |
| 12 | ‘ Or I could simply beat you until the blood runs . |
| 13 | He 's got dog to walk tonight cos we could n't bring him cos the car was full of gear . |
| 14 | One of the men tried to jump on board , but could n't make it as the Jeep was travelling too fast . |
| 15 | ‘ Like , maybe your parents were just fattening you up until you would make a decent meal for these dragons , or it was an intelligence test ; the kids smart enough to have sussed out the fact there were dragons around were the ones that would survive , and the ones that just lay there , trusting , each night , deserved to die , and their parents could n't tell them or the dragons would eat them , and stories about dragons were the only clues you were ever given ; that was all the adults could do to warn you … |
| 16 | and he could n't do it and the worse thing was everybody in the pool had gone go on |
| 17 | Among the more imaginative excuses were ‘ I could n't do it because the dog was pining , ’ ‘ the file fell in the bin and the cleaners came ’ and ‘ my wife wanted to make love ’ , finanacial recruitment consultants Accountemps found . |
| 18 | But he could n't see Bertha because the bushes were too thick , and he could n't smell her because the smell of the myrtle was too strong . |
| 19 | Waistcoats or sleeveless pullovers sometimes worn with suits , though you could n't see them when the top button was done up . |
| 20 | But we could n't get it because the no gas . |
| 21 | She could n't help it if the spider came to her . |
| 22 | ‘ I could n't believe it when the ball went in . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I could n't believe it when the letter came , ’ she said . |
| 24 | Doreen could n't believe it when the letter popped through her letterbox from the council . |
| 25 | This dubious eschatology need not worry us because the novel makes no attempt to encompass it . |
| 26 | ‘ So , ’ Luke 's voice overrode her own , ‘ I 'm sure I need n't tell you that the evening has a better chance of success with four of us rather than three . ’ |
| 27 | The unions would not accept it and the Labour government thus abandoned it . |
| 28 | I shall not reach it if the gates are shut |
| 29 | If , however , you feel unable to do this , it would still help us if the questionnaire could be filled in for the largest course , and some indication be given of provision in other courses . |
| 30 | As for confining his work to under 6,000 people areas , he would remind the Board that the terms of his appointment stated ‘ he will be expected to exercise general supervision over the work of the Board in Norfolk and in particular to assist in the development of Adult Education in rural areas ’ ; he would also remind them that the Board decided that his Statutory Tutorial Class should be in Norwich . |