Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [adv] [verb] of a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Putting his arm around his wife 's shoulder , he added : ‘ When I came down the drive to see you I could n't think of a good reason to give you for splitting up . |
| 2 | ‘ I want to have a full career here and I could n't think of a better way to do that . |
| 3 | ( All right , I could n't think of a footballing Z. ) |
| 4 | I could n't think of a single thing to say , but dimly realized that I now had my role for the evening ; I had done nothing to bring this off ; but I was to be the identifiable face of the campaign . |
| 5 | I could n't think of a better place to end this leg of the tour than Belfast . ’ |
| 6 | I could n't think of a good reason why not so I ushered him towards the stairs and told him I lived in Flat 3 . |
| 7 | I could n't think of a nice fellow to give it to . |
| 8 | I could n't think of a nice fellow to give it to . |
| 9 | For twenty minutes and more I could not think of a thing to write . |
| 10 | I could not think of a single thing that Quigley had ever done for me . |
| 11 | I ca n't think of a single occasion in which this might come in handy . |
| 12 | ‘ Since you ask me sir I ca n't think of a single reason — oh except … my voice is trained . ’ |
| 13 | I ca n't think of a reason why the Czar or his advisers should want to murder British agents . |
| 14 | She was cursed ( I ca n't think of a stronger word ) with a permanent affliction , or dosage , of a complex which made her feel and left her with , a strange aura of inadequacy . |
| 15 | As Pedulla say , these basses are designed as pure playing instruments , although I ca n't think of a manufacturer who 'd admit to any other motive for building guitars . |
| 16 | I ca n't think of a better meal than an omelette with salad and French bread . |
| 17 | ‘ She is not the sort to lie about something like this and I ca n't think of a reason why she would , ’ said Christopher Grenside , 85 . |
| 18 | I ca n't think of a worse crime . |
| 19 | I ca n't think of a thousand acres of natural activity as a void . |
| 20 | ‘ I ca n't think of a toast , ’ he said . |
| 21 | But I ca n't think of a way to power an engine aboard ship which does n't require fire and water . |
| 22 | ‘ Offhand , I ca n't think of a single good reason why I should tell you anything that passed between us , Mr Barnett . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll show ya round with great pleasure , ’ said the affable manager , ‘ but I ca n't think of a worse theatre than this for your show . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I ca n't think of a more opportune time , ’ said the Loremaster . |
| 25 | ‘ And I ca n't think of a more appropriate place for you . ’ |
| 26 | I wish I could find out about R , for instance , but I ca n't think of a way to do it . |
| 27 | GET MARRIED I CA N'T THINK OF A WORSE TORTURE S. |
| 28 | So wh what I 'm saying is erm , our modern view , the consequence of this is our modern view of evolution and I ca n't think of a better way to illustrate it than this , is that organisms ultimately are , can really been seen , rather like this . |
| 29 | ( I ca n't think of a N.I . |
| 30 | You and the good doctor are thick as thieves , and I ca n't think of a better man for you . ’ |