Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [verb] [adv prt] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems odd , at first sight , that the potteries of Stoke-on-Trent ( q.v. ) should have grown up more than two hundred miles away from the source of their vital ingredient , but in fact the manufacture of stoneware and earthenware had been established in Staffordshire long before the secret of porcelain was found , and that area had the necessary clay , coal and water supplies for the growth of the industry . |
| 2 | Your marriage must have broken down irretrievably because you and your husband or wife have lived apart either for at least two years and your husband or wife will consent to the divorce in writing or for at least five years . |
| 3 | Even though customers might not receive the allocation of shares requested , once their money was effectively in their hands they might decide to shop around rather than return to Nationwide . |
| 4 | Well there 's kept we 've go keep and we 'll put kept on there as well as |
| 5 | For her , apart from the rewards of her job ( which she may plan to give up anyway when her parent becomes more dependent ) , her life is centred on a household where she knows she may have to deal with a slow decline in the health and strength of her relative , with all that implies for both of them in the future . |
| 6 | Perhaps you 'd like to sit down rather than sort of hover at the back , it 's up to you entirely but you may feel that you 're slightly uncomfortable . |
| 7 | Yeah but if you 'd like to come back though cos he 's at lunch at the moment . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'd like to stay on here when it runs out , though , because I think of this as my home now . ’ |
| 9 | I do n't think it could have worked out better if we had written the ending ourselves . |
| 10 | But another union blames bad management on Dowty 's part , and says Dowty Fuel Sytems would have shut down anyway if it had n't been sold . |
| 11 | Little as she relished the idea , she supposed she would have to go up there before the light went altogether — see if there was some kind of signal she could make to advertise her presence . |
| 12 | She would have backed out again if the mourners , disturbed by the noise of the door , had n't swivelled round to look at her . |
| 13 | He would have to cut back just when spending might be most needed . |
| 14 | ‘ When you would not dine with me on Tuesday , I drove that evening to my parents in Plzeň , but had I known you would sound so pleased to hear me , I would have driven back sooner than last night , ’ he lost no time in taking advantage . |
| 15 | ‘ It would have to play up just as Sybil was going to tell me something important , ’ she complained . |
| 16 | Now it 's finally open , nearly two years after De Niro first approached Nieporent with the idea , the Tribeca Bar and Grill will need to turn over more than £1.2 million a year just to break even , something that may prove difficult , given that the average bill for the restaurant 's simple fish and pasta dishes is around $40 a head . |