Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [verb] [pron] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | For this reason , cards should be exchanged one at a time and with some care . |
| 2 | Our client should be presenting us with a sheaf of paper with pink ribbon round it , saying , we would like a tender on that , fixed fee , by two weeks on Tuesday , or whatever . |
| 3 | Everybody has them and something must be holding you at a given height above the ground ! ’ |
| 4 | To discharge the node , added electrons must be removed one at a time , which needs a definite voltage change . |
| 5 | And now I find myself eating tomatoes in the winter , which must be considered something of a luxury . |
| 6 | She had not stopped to think that she might be inserting herself into a social scene that she had walked away from when she had left home . |
| 7 | Obviously , you 'll be hiding it in a corner until it 's time to make your move . |
| 8 | If I do n't 'ave 'im , I 'll be having 'im for a , you know , two days at a time . |
| 9 | Decide on an Apex and within a week you 'll be treating it like a good friend . |
| 10 | Beechams Pills could be bought one at a time in a spill for a penny . |
| 11 | You could be very stupid and go straight back to your flat , in which case you could be putting yourself in a lot of danger . |
| 12 | They could be doing it on a Yes well ninety per cent of them will be P five . |
| 13 | There are 10 very lucky readers who could be treating themselves to a hot , refreshing shower every morning . |
| 14 | But there is enough to suggest one could be hailing it as a masterpiece in future . |
| 15 | ‘ I really prefer the idea of an older man or even a bedridden man — even a person totally incapacitated — because at least when you bought him a watch you 'd know you 'd be wearing it in a week or two yourself . |
| 16 | if it was the national advertising campaign and knowing and er basically then , I would n't of thought I 'd be talking anything above a hundred thousand , I would and , and I ca n't remember the exact figure but given |
| 17 | If she accepted this crazy proposal of his then she 'd be committing herself to a course of action that could be supremely dangerous to her . |
| 18 | The longer they had in order to establish this bit of coast as an aristocratic retreat , the easier it would be to turn it into a fashionable resort when time and money offered . |
| 19 | Perhaps the only way of getting a picture would be to take one in a bird sanctuary . |
| 20 | I think the best thing there would be to leave it for a week , |
| 21 | That is surely what most people want , and if only Mr Major had not taken Britain into the ERM and so impoverished them unnecessarily , they would be backing him in a clear majority now . |
| 22 | Any moment now , Judi would be turning them into a Jury , appealing for their verdict on the Nielsen family . |
| 23 | If we achieved such development of economic monetary union , we would be doing it on a sound basis . |
| 24 | ‘ We shall be treating them like a Premier League side . ’ |
| 25 | This is partly because , for reasons to be discussed later , we shall be confining ourselves to a certain class of creative person , viz authors : it would therefore be presumptuous of us to extrapolate from our conclusions to other forms of originality . |
| 26 | As you will be expecting me for a visit on your return tomorrow I am writing to let you know I shall not be attending your sessions again . |
| 27 | We will be meeting them with a hail of stones if they show their faces . ’ |
| 28 | and I need to ensure that this experience erm well I I need to make sure that I will be evaluating it in a similar way as I went along . |
| 29 | I have no doubt that during the general election campaign the chairman of the Tory party will be spreading himself about a little bit , even though he has a tiny majority in Bath . |
| 30 | In many cases pupils at Key Stage 2 will use the same kinds of resources as were used at Key Stage 1 , though they will be using them in a more sophisticated way . |