Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he thinks I can stand another night in that car , he 's even madder than I thought . ’ |
| 2 | In many imposing antique shops you will see stately bookcases full of attractive calf and vellum . |
| 3 | By specifying one of Vulcanite 's unique Solar Reflective roof finishes you can eradicate these problems at a stroke . |
| 4 | Can an exhaust brake be fitted to my 1989 Range Rover Vogue V8 auto as , on long declines it will gain enough momentum not only to rip the skin off a rice pudding , but take the table and chairs with it . |
| 5 | You are going to decide now , by looking at your graph how you could improve this piece of work and I want you to write the target you decide on , it could be more than one , in the space that says I would improve this work by , you 're to write that now please , off you go and while you 're doing that let's get the register done , shh , shh shh , shh Sarah |
| 6 | he said , now look you lost eighty pound out of that draw I said yes I did they 'll only allow you fifty so he says I 'll say these cuff links are worth thirty pound , so he was on my side were n't he ? |
| 7 | Then a woman in the street — the Via Monserato , between the Tiber and the Farnese Square , they talked about it so much , Mena and my grandmother , when I was little , I think they talked about it every day : Il Quartiere Papale , it does have a magnificent sound , has n't it ? and so much of it a slum ; the rich live above on the piani nobili , the ground floors and cellars are rented out to artisans ; my mother , who was brought up in those streets , says to know them you must have breathed the air in the evenings when the wine-shops are full and they are lighting charcoal braziers on the pavements ; she says I will go one day , but I think I know already — well , a woman in Mena 's street who sold salad greens knew the cook who worked for Anna and the prince round the corner and Mena was given things to do in the kitchen . |
| 8 | Paul again when he 's writing to the Philippians , in chapter four and verse thirteen , he says I can do all things , oh how arrogant of you Paul , how boastful you are , oh no he did n't just finish there did he , he says I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me , and writing to the Romans in that tremendous eighth chapter of Romans and verse thirty seven he says in all these things , in all the problems of life , in all the difficulties and all the temptations , in all the pressures that we are called to go through he says , in all of these things we overwhelmingly concur , we are triumphant he says , how , through him who loved us . |
| 9 | Paul again when he 's writing to the Philippians , in chapter four and verse thirteen , he says I can do all things , oh how arrogant of you Paul , how boastful you are , oh no he did n't just finish there did he , he says I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me , and writing to the Romans in that tremendous eighth chapter of Romans and verse thirty seven he says in all these things , in all the problems of life , in all the difficulties and all the temptations , in all the pressures that we are called to go through he says , in all of these things we overwhelmingly concur , we are triumphant he says , how , through him who loved us . |
| 10 | She says she would make these images whether she was selling them or not , but she also notes that in painting them she has ‘ such enormous fun ’ . |
| 11 | Claire says she would like that cup of tea now . |
| 12 | When we 're in the flat she says she 'll make some coffee , and I sit down on a chair with my carrier by my side . |
| 13 | Meanwhile Mrs Neville says she 'll find another way of paying tribute to her otter . |
| 14 | She says she 'd like toughter action taken against people who do this . |
| 15 | While most experts believe the best way to enjoy a good malt is neat or with a drop of water to release the flavour , Allan Schiach says you can add any mixer you like — even a cola . |
| 16 | Th the modern scientific view of evolution says you must treat all individuals equally because all individuals are equally just the temporary packaging for their genes . |
| 17 | It seems likely that whatever happens we will miss one year whilst these discussions take place . |
| 18 | He says we must find some way of coming closer with the poor . |
| 19 | ‘ Mother Francis says we should have enquiring minds , that everyone should ask . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Well , yeah , ’ said a nome , ‘ but , well , Nisodemus says we can stop this thing just by believing we can . |
| 21 | Dean Patterson says the use of solar energy is important to all people around the world … and he says we will say electric cars on the road within five years but even with the sun shining … they 're are breakdowns … punctures and problems … a driver says they 've had a stone fly up and brake the chain but they 'll get going again |
| 22 | But Moore assumes we can ascribe inherent value to smaller units of reality and indeed this may be a necessary presupposition for the kind of calculations on the basis of which he thinks we should decide what is most worth doing . |
| 23 | When a deviation from expected behaviour occurs we can detect definite phases of the control process . |
| 24 | ‘ He says they should save old newspapers because , I quote , ‘ folded up tight they make good logs for the fire and , in extremis ’ — that 's what he says , the fucker , in extremis — ‘ they make better insulation than wool . ’ ‘ |
| 25 | By the end of the afternoon , after a few more pints , he gets involved in a Q&A challenge — he says he 'll answer any question , so long as I keep them coming . |
| 26 | Out of control … the joyrider who 's father says he 'll sue social services . |
| 27 | But he says he would welcome another Mark Wills or a match with Derek Williams . |
| 28 | But he says he would welcome another Mark Wills or a match with Derek Williams . |
| 29 | The king says he will impose martial law if anything similar happens again . |
| 30 | The hospital says he 'd risk serious injury if he were to fall while using the legs . |