Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only that , but he must have swallowed the large Garry Dog I had on the line , which must have floated down in an unrestricted way to him . ’ |
| 2 | Yes if she 's coming out you mean you do n't , you do n't have to do it all tonight she wan might want to be talking about erm her grading a lot so you ca n't expect her to do any work until she 's got that out of her system she might want to go on for an hour or so . |
| 3 | Programming might have started out as an ancillary task in a student 's special subject of physics chemistry or psychology but soon takes over as the dominating interest . |
| 4 | At 133 for 2 , England might have fought back for an honourable draw ; or they might not . |
| 5 | The government could have clamped down at an early stage with tough deflationary policies . |
| 6 | ‘ The first two weeks off were difficult because I could have fallen out of an automatic cup spot , but last week was great . |
| 7 | Boyish , flaxen-haired , fresh-faced , with a spring in his step , he could have slipped out of an old singing/dancing Cliff Richard film . |
| 8 | Alan was the sort of driver who would have gone out on an ice-skating rink . |
| 9 | She was so kind when I was orphaned , she always made sure I was fed by organizing a rota of other Girls ' mothers who took me in until I was fourteen ; otherwise I would have ended up in an orphanage . |
| 10 | He was informed that he would have to sign on for an extra year to join the guards , but he told his mother , ‘ I 'll stay as long as I choose . |
| 11 | She would have hurried on after an exchange of greetings and comments on the splendour of the morning but he moved forward to take a snip at a dandelion growing on the grass verge and contrived to block her path . |
| 12 | A top level representative may be able to decide policy without reference to anyone else but others will have to refer back for an opinion on key matters . |
| 13 | Changing preferences will be shown in siting , and occupation will tend to move about within an area . |
| 14 | The basis of support for this pattern of continued authoritarian government will become less localist , simply because of the size of the urban population , and because tribal identities will continue to break down in an urban environment . |