Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [noun prp] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | God knows they have trouble enough so IBM would appreciate it if we were perfectly clear on a couple of points that came up a fortnight ago ( UX No 418 ) . |
| 2 | So there was , Grizel Huntley acknowledged , and it would be a great deal better if Penny could manage to think a bit more positively . |
| 3 | Let's go inside cos Joelle will be back soon We 'll go and say hello Joelle . |
| 4 | Tamayo said he would , but only if Remba could invent a process that would allow them to have a relief-like dimensionality . |
| 5 | They have to beat Ballyclare comfortably to be certain of going through , although a draw would be enough if Carrick can do no more than draw with Glenavon at Taylor 's Avenue . |
| 6 | So while Glasgow can lay claim to having had the earliest adult deaf organisation , Edinburgh 's Deaf Society has the longest continuous existence . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , you 've worked miracles , ’ Danny cut in before Christina could reply . |
| 8 | On Christmas morning , Murphy brought the carriage round to the front door long before Alexandra could send him a message to say she would drive herself to church . |
| 9 | Modern telephone technology is such that it is already technically possible for people to use touch tone phones from the comfort and privacy of their own homes to buy or sell shares at any time of the day or night — BSL already operates a night shift — and it will not be that long before Vine-Lott will be able to offer such a service . |
| 10 | ‘ Also , after this injury , I doubt very much whether Wigan will even consider releasing me to come down here again . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Also , after this injury , I doubt very much whether Wigan will even consider releasing me to come here again . ’ |
| 12 | He paused , then with what Robbie considered to be an unutterably complacent smile , ‘ And I doubt very much whether Petula would approve of your presence either . ’ |
| 13 | Mr Leigh-Pemberton insisted that German interest rates would have to come down before Britain could risk another cut . |
| 14 | Much as Moscow may , on grounds of economic sense , welcome a more integrated economic policy , she would not wish to see institutional machinery set up which compromised these discrete , private channels of manipulation and control . |
| 15 | Much as CND may distance itself from these groups , its rhetoric and practice of opposition is an open invitation for their malign political presence . |
| 16 | MUCH as Dallas would like to wipe the assassination of John Kennedy from its memory , it can not . |
| 17 | It had hung in Maggie 's bedroom for as long as Phoebe could remember : she had not looked at it properly for years . |
| 18 | Each month , for as long as Peter could remember , she had gone through the bank statement and done the accounts . |
| 19 | For as long as Ruth could remember , huge red roses had sprawled across the kitchen walls , fading gradually to a sandy brown against the yellowed background . |
| 20 | Fighting will continue for as long as UNITA can smuggle in supplies , most of which are thought to reach the rebels by way of Zaire . |
| 21 | Prices have gone up and up for as long as Texas can remember . |
| 22 | Lizzie Stroud had been Great-Aunt Alicia 's maid for as long as Sara could remember . |
| 23 | For as long as Sinitta can recall , she has owned a dog . |
| 24 | His hair had been white for as long as Burun could remember , but this was the first time his age had seemed to affect his behaviour . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , that might do , ’ said Peggy thoughtfully , ‘ especially as Rosalind wo n't be back home yet . |
| 26 | I had expressed concern that after the long journey , probably spent standing in the corridor , I might look rather haggard , so the wearing of a yashmak was suggested , especially as Leslie would be used to seeing this item of female camouflage in the souks and cafés of North Africa from Alexandria to Algiers . |
| 27 | It was an enraging affectation , worthy of an Oxford undergraduate , especially as Charlie might do it in the middle of a conversation , as he had done recently at a college gig : the Union President was talking to him when Charlie 's hands reached into his side pocket , the book was extracted and opened , and the man 's eyes popped in disbelief as Charlie imbibed a beakerful of the warm South . |
| 28 | Harry Andrews , who was also in their scenes , told me , ‘ Trevor was quite sickened by the sum Brando was being paid , especially as Brando could n't seem to remember his lines and had to read his dialogue off boards . ’ |
| 29 | He had a Personal Assistant who er , well did n't come into the reckoning really erm because he merely erm was filled in when Mr could n't er attend various functions . |
| 30 | Whether Tendulkar rather than McDermott will be the best bet in that direction remains open to question . |