Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [prep] [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The twitch broadened fractionally into what might have been a smile on anyone else but on him was just a rearrangement of composed features . |
| 2 | Typically sparked off by what might have been seen as an unfair arrest or an arbitrary use of police power , resistance to arrest on this scale was such an entirely , common feature of working-class life before the Great War that it constitutes the most articulate demolition of the myths of deep-rooted popular respect for law and authority in England . |
| 3 | That children who experience a level of difficulty in learning significant enough for a Record of Needs to have been opened up for them can learn a foreign language within a special school setting . |
| 4 | He might not even be there and the whole thing would have been for nothing and all he would have got out of it would have been kicks . |
| 5 | The year before in the Pit , we 'd talked often about what would happen when we went home . |
| 6 | Perhaps the time spent away from him would help her regain some control over the wild emotions roiling inside her . |
| 7 | It is not surprising , therefore , that the main thrust of the anti timber-frame publicity has concentrated more on what could happen , rather than on what has actually happened . |
| 8 | Right twelve shared out between they 'll get four each . |
| 9 | Dotted all over you can see the symbol of Wenceslas IV — a kingfisher and a towel . |
| 10 | Birdwatchers had always worried terribly about what would happen to Brownsea after the owner , Mrs Bonham-Christie , died . |
| 11 | Let him start talking up our achievements rather than pointing to an agenda which his party has already signed up to which would destroy millions of jobs through statutory works councils , statutory minimum wage and statutory compulsory working week . |
| 12 | This is not a step to be undertaken lightly for it can have serious implications , even if the test result is negative . |
| 13 | For some time the technology required even for what may seem advanced types of activity at home could be fairly basic . |