Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pn reflx] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Companies must position themselves to exploit the technological convergence between communications and computing . |
| 2 | Many observers supposed that the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 would force the Junkers to embark on a programme of liberalisation and reform lest they should find themselves facing a similar threat . |
| 3 | ‘ Dad 'll make himself look a great idiot if he goes up there , wo n't he , Mum ? |
| 4 | As you sip coffee and liqueurs in the Aquarium bar with new-found friends , you 'll hear yourself making the firm promise ‘ I 'll be back ’ . |
| 5 | If you are a consultant to a developing Mini-Enterprise you might find yourself spending a whole day in the school . |
| 6 | You 'll find yourself taking a few measurements , unless you have the architect 's drawing of your abode , in which case the walls and doors and windows are child 's play to put onto your plan . |
| 7 | Ceauşescu could trust himself to play the liberal , but he could not be certain of Gorbachev 's real intentions . |
| 8 | But there was no way she could bring herself to like the other woman , even though she suspected that , had the circumstances been different , she would have warmed to her immediately . |
| 9 | ‘ How about if it was the only way you could save yourself losing every corporate customer you 've got ? ’ |
| 10 | She could imagine herself choosing a likely house , watching for its inhabitants to be out , gliding into it , getting her hands around valuables — after all , she did know what was valuable and what was n't . |
| 11 | Whatever happened , however far he was driven by forces outside his control , there was surely no way in which a man with only 67 12s. 9d. could find himself acquiring a delightful property or superior detached residence . |
| 12 | SCIENTISTS , doctors , lawyers , accountants , journalists , newsagents — indeed anyone who stores the names and addresses of business contacts on a personal computer or word processor — could find themselves committing a criminal offence if government plans for data protection , presented to the House of Commons this week , becomes law . |
| 13 | ‘ You ought to force yourself to have a little something , ’ his wife told him . |
| 14 | After mature deliberation your Committee venture to propose to you to entrust them with powers to digest a scheme for the medical department , to receive claims , and investigate the merits of the different candidates who may propose themselves to fill the different situations in this line , as well as of the subordinate attendants of the house , and to report to you at your next general meeting the names of such persons as to them appear most proper , for your final approbation . ’ |
| 15 | And the centre will equip itself to demonstrate the latest developments in wind , water , and solar power . |
| 16 | With the onset of the government 's new community care policies , many women will find themselves playing the traditional role of carers without payment and will consequently find it more difficult to get out to work . |
| 17 | In an automatic attempt to improve this the sender will find himself repeating the same statements several times , with variations , in response to repeated questions from the receivers . |
| 18 | Now Chancellor Norman Lamont will find himself facing a full-scale sterling crisis when he flies home from his Italian holiday next week . |
| 19 | When you watch the video you will find yourself following a short story about a young girl , unsure just what the future will unfold for her , in her search for a career . |
| 20 | On the one hand , if the chosen index rises faster than rents , or if rents fall , the tenant may find himself paying a rent in excess of the market rent ; on the other hand , if rents rise faster than the chosen index , the landlord may find himself receiving an uneconomic return from his property . |
| 21 | You may find yourself writing a large number of similar letters on a regular basis . |
| 22 | Occasionally agencies work under contract to one hospital or authority , and you may find yourself becoming a semi-permanent fixture in one post . |
| 23 | Couples in this kind of situation , suddenly confronted by each other 's moods , prejudices , foibles , and , indeed , continued presence day after day , may find themselves facing a great new emotional challenge at a time in life when they thought they knew everything they needed to know about their relationship . |
| 24 | Instead of dispensing advice and controlling the purse strings , elders may find themselves servicing the young family by doing shopping and escorting the children to school . |
| 25 | One day America may find itself facing the last generation of its own weapons , which it had sold to its enemy in friendlier times . |