Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [modal v] [vb infin] [det] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have come to you tonight as much to thank you for that answer as to explain to those of you who already plan to make your home in Eretz — and to any others who may make such a decision in the future — what lies before you . ’ |
| 2 | Now obviously you can translate the idea of something being a preventative about illness or sickness , but it 's very difficult to suggest in idiomatic modern English that roses can be a protection against evils , because you really , we really do n't have that kind of concept , normally now , although there are many uses of erm , groups of people who might retain such a concept , and if something like that arises , you obviously ca n't make it idiomatic , because there 's just no way it 's going to work idiomatically in English . |
| 3 | The man 's desires are immediately revealed : ( " That man would be well off indeed who might have such a maiden as his wife " ) |
| 4 | Who could refuse such an invitation , knowing that this would be the trip of a lifetime . |
| 5 | How do you feel about the person who could do such a thing ? |
| 6 | The only one who could pay such a debt was a perfect person because a sinful person would be unacceptable to God . |
| 7 | ‘ Who could leave such a thing there ? ’ |
| 8 | The Air Ministry firmly believed that fundamentally it was a question of pure navigation , and furthermore they were convinced that they knew one man who could lead such a formation to meet the planned Bomber Force envisaged by the Chiefs of Staff — but he was not even in the RAF , He was a professional Imperial Airways pilot with an international reputation — a host of " firsts " in world aviation events and , even more importantly , he was an outstanding navigator . |
| 9 | It was written by Mary Edgar to a Mrs Waddell ; nothing is known about either of them , but one would like to have known Mary Edgar who could write such a letter . |
| 10 | One answer could be that , where the damage is caused by fire , the consequent danger to life may be similar to that created by an explosion , and the inferences may be the same : who could cause such a fire in such a place without appreciating the danger to others ? |
| 11 | ‘ I would love to be in partnership with someone who would do all the work , and leave me 50 per cent . |
| 12 | I have no idea who would do such a thing to him . |
| 13 | ‘ Who would do such a thing ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Who would do such a thing ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Well , who would do such a thing ? ’ |
| 16 | There can be little doubt that there are many people in this country who would welcome such a change , as is evidenced by the customers who flock to stores to shop on Sunday when they are given the opportunity to do so ; but it might not be so popular with small retailers who could find it more difficult to open their shops regularly on Sundays to remain competitive with their larger and more powerful rivals . |
| 17 | I am thinking of purchasing a new Ninety Diesel Turbo hard top , is it possible to have it converted to take a full canvas tilt and who would undertake such a conversion ? |
| 18 | Who would suggest such a thing ? |
| 19 | And , who would fund such a project ? |
| 20 | There was no one in the village who would own such a pet and the Lady Prioress is quite strict with her community on that , so I knew it must belong to the young woman who had been murdered . ’ |
| 21 | The calls will build to a comprehensive database and will be passed through to our Business Strategy Unit ( BSU ) who will collate all the information . |
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| 23 | The game is up and you must skulk back to your own area , full of socks and thick hats , and leave the mysterious , metallic things to people who can answer such a query with a number and a knowing smile . |
| 24 | Laws and conventions constrain the broadcast media , who may nevertheless reproduce the voices of those who can adopt such a stance . |
| 25 | Who can trust such a Government when they pledge to improve the working of the economy ? |
| 26 | Alston argues strongly of the need for a new breed of reference librarian , who can understand both the nature of the collections in their care , their description , and the range of access tools . |
| 27 | Access to special procedure material can only be obtained by virtue of a warrant issued by a circuit judge who can issue such a warrant either where , prior to the Act , there would have been access to such material and the first set of access conditions apply or where the judge has reasonable grounds to believe ( i ) a serious arrestable offence has been committed . |
| 28 | But exalted be the man who can use such a creation to pen a thankyou note come Boxing Day . |