Example sentences of "[subord] [noun prp] [modal v] [vb infin] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And you 've no idea where Chris could have hidden the book ? ’ |
| 2 | However , under outcomes ( a ) or ( b ) , someone other than McAlpine would have to initiate the action ( see Scenario 2 ) . |
| 3 | Although Blake may have given the impression to the prison authorities that he had accepted his sentence and settled down to serve it ( it would surely have been odd had he done otherwise ) , in reality neither he nor the KGB had any intention of him remaining in prison a day longer than necessary . |
| 4 | However , Gayoom said that he did not see the need for a formal defence treaty between the two countries although India would continue to train the Maldives ' security forces . |
| 5 | A more dynamic and far-sighted monarch than Nicholas could have taken the initiative himself , drawn upon generations of loyalty to God 's anointed , forced through reforms to avert revolution , and opened the way to liberal evolution . |
| 6 | In these circumstances , a less dedicated man than Anselm would have let the matter rest , and hoped to end his days in peace . |
| 7 | Careful diplomacy and a wiser man than Otto might have avoided the disaster at the battle of Bouvines in July 1214 , where Philip Augustus soundly defeated John and Otto , for the Flemish cities with their economic interests had a natural ally in England and the duke of Brabant and the counts of Flanders , Holland and of Boulogne were played off Philip Augustus . |
| 8 | The waxwork of Von Sydow held what was supposed to be a Bible but Paxton wondered if Ward might have substituted the Grimoire for the Holy Book . |
| 9 | If Freud could manage to retain the pleasure principle , and also outline theoretically how other principles might operate , using energy from different instinctual sources , then this would be a perfectly reasonable development . |
| 10 | Denis Brockewell was asked if Kim would have used the knife in this way . |
| 11 | It looks therefore as if Russia will have to join the back of a long queue before its turn comes again . |
| 12 | For if God could have made the world work in any number of ways , would it not always be presumptuous to pretend that one had actually pinned Him down ? |
| 13 | to insert the Welsh because John will have to send the original off for |
| 14 | While Basquiat may have reached the Metropolitan and music television , the exhibition 's tour after the Whitney run seems far less promising . |
| 15 | While Hooper would relish facing the Russians , he would have sympathy for James if the former Watford star was named on the bench . |
| 16 | While Hooper would relish facing the Russians , he would have sympathy for James if the former Watford star was named on the bench . |
| 17 | He was sufficiently well-informed to be able to declare that it was a scandal that the town lacked any kind of orchestra , whereas Clara would have taken the lack of it as a simple act of God . |
| 18 | While Smith can claim to have the votes of some left-wingers ( all but one Scot , at any rate ) , Beckett 's nominations come almost exclusively from the right . |
| 19 | Northwich was buzzing with news of the fire yesterday and many were speculating as to whether ICI would bother reopening the plant , which is scheduled to close this year . |
| 20 | Without the promise , it must be doubtful whether Ibstock would have held the dividend . |
| 21 | It is not yet known whether Russia will attempt to salvage the nuclear submarine that sank off northern Norway in April 1989 . |
| 22 | ‘ Bold , not to negotiate with the nationalists ; as the outrage was felt exclusively by the Dutch it is doubtful whether Mountbatten would have resented the description . |
| 23 | It is unclear whether FRISC Inc sold anything or even attempted to , or whether Micron will try to peddle the technology to someone else . |
| 24 | In reply to the question as to whether Nigel could have used the Datsun , Morrison could n't say . |
| 25 | The only realistic question that poses itself is whether Britain can help to determine the how and the when of reunification . |
| 26 | When Theda would have left the room with a pile of soiled linen , the cracked voice stayed her . |
| 27 | MUCH as Dallas would like to wipe the assassination of John Kennedy from its memory , it can not . |
| 28 | And Informix Software Inc is also determined not to be left behind should any rush to NT develop — it says it will first make available Informix-SE , its mid-range relational database management system , under the Windows NT Advanced Server operating environment — just as soon as Microsoft can start shipping the operating environment ; no price given . |
| 29 | Although this grant to Ely , dated 1022 , is a likely forgery , its witness list could come from a genuine document of 1023 , as Cnut may have visited the monastery on his return to deal with trouble involving the abbot , who had recently taken his case to Rome . |