Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [adj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Any more rowing and I 'll half the cat |
| 2 | ‘ But this time I want to land , not at Inverkeithing but , ’ he stared across the water , ‘ at some secret place far from public view where I could stable a horse without arousing suspicion or interest . ’ |
| 3 | Then , just as I 'd half a mind to twiddle with the radio in case Marlene Dietrich was still on , there would be another lurch of the Tardis-like mood and I 'd come upon a garishly-lit motel , freshly shipped across from the West , or else be smartly overtaken by a monstrous new Mercedes doing 200 kph or more with effortless abandon , at least until the next plunge into potholes and waterlogged scree . |
| 4 | He sent his parents a letter promising that ‘ if the good Lord God be merciful unto me and bring me safe home again , I will all the days of my life serve Him in praising His Holy name and exhorting others ’ . |
| 5 | She was small , and looked so frail it was a wonder she could bold the child , who began bawling as soon as the cold found it . |
| 6 | If we could all step back and watch ourselves in our daily lives , we might all learn a great deal — and with some effort , we could all no doubt be nicer , more attractive people . |
| 7 | We can tailor-make the product to the detergent manufacturer 's requirement : to release oxygen at a certain temperature range , a certain speed , with particular dissolving characteristics . |
| 8 | To whom would such a Council be answerable ? |
| 9 | What would such a policy do for unemployment ? |
| 10 | What would such a derivation be like ? |