Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [verb] [pers pn] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crops grown on a farm and the reasons for growing them can vary enormously . |
| 2 | and erm therefore this year er there is a case for saying we shall start to accrue some of the backlog er to the extent , but only to the extent we will expected to be paid shortly thereafterwards . |
| 3 | I was hoping , on seeing his face , an excuse for disturbing him would occur to me . |
| 4 | Software piracy is wrong , but more flexible policies for selling it would help combat the crime . |
| 5 | In our enthusiasm for flying we should not lose sight of the fact that it is a voluntary occupation and therefore subject to the normal law of supply and demand . |
| 6 | They supported the plan , but insisted that the money for implementing it must come from economic growth and cuts in spending on welfare and education . |
| 7 | A BOY went on a crime spree after realising he could n't be locked up . |
| 8 | A DEPRESSED mum has vanished with her three mischievous sons after saying she could not cope with long school holidays and mounting debts . |
| 9 | Obviously if you have any worries about undershooting you should not do this . |
| 10 | AN Ulster school is considering action against its town 's deputy mayor for saying it should be shut down for teaching a new sex education project . |
| 11 | Faulty communication patterns can be directly pointed out , and steps towards improving them can then be recommended . |
| 12 | For teachers and children who have not had much experience of collaborative methods of working it would offer the opportunity to explore , as a starting point , the potential of individual activities for generating worthwhile collaboration . |
| 13 | However , on the first piece of knitting you could position the N1 cam to give you four complete repeats and a half-repeat at the right of the knitting , that is put the Na cam between needles 6 and 7 on the left of centre ( Fig. 4 ) . |
| 14 | Remember that with any piece of writing you must address a particular audience . |
| 15 | When Jess holds the ball , looking for men to beat , the truly hooked observer is caught in that exquisite dilemma of wishing he 'd get rid of it so as not to risk failure , while at the same time hoping he 'll carry on regardless and do something outrageous . |
| 16 | The future of a novel in the process of composition is always vague , provisional , unpredictable — if it were not so , the labour of writing it would be too tedious to bear . |
| 17 | Aye , I think " till do , but the pleasure of considering I shall so entirely have her in my power is not a little disturbed by reflecting how terribly the poor creature will be shocked at finding that innocence betrayed she has so long and worthily defended . |
| 18 | As a condition of booking you must either take out our special holiday insurance arranged through the Eagle Star Group or arrange a policy yourself providing comparable or greater cover under all sections . |
| 19 | It also put pressure on Mr Sherwood to call the company 's long-delayed annual meeting to consider the bid by saying it would demand an extraordinary meeting in an attempt to vote in a new board of directors . |
| 20 | It is the skills of tailoring they will need throughout their careers ( until promoted out of the classroom ) to fabricate and negotiate again and again , with each new class , an effective and hardwearing working habit . |
| 21 | With a slight change of wording it could also serve the same purpose for an individual , but its use as part of staff appraisal is not considered here . |
| 22 | Every scrap of understanding you can glean about the dynamics of bereavement will , of course , be valuable ; but never try simply to ‘ play it by the book ’ — this or any other , for in the long run it will be the way you use your heart , not your head , that will count most . |
| 23 | Wh w when testing a new drug , you 're trading off th th the the level of testing you can do , it takes about a hundred millions pounds to produce a new drug , it takes about ten years from test tube to getting a licence . |
| 24 | Look , if you do n't mind a bit of running you could just come as far as the Tube with me and we could continue this conversation on the way . |
| 25 | That is the kind of exploit he might well claim after a drink or two , expecting his audience first to gasp , then to roar with laughter . |
| 26 | The barman fixed me with the kind of stare you could roast weenies on . |
| 27 | ‘ If Haines recommended the Jockey Club should be abolished we would have to consider it and if we felt it was for the benefit of racing we would do it , ’ Lord Hartington said . |
| 28 | This will be much harder to achieve if you start with the leash held vertically because the act of lowering it will be distracting for the dog . |
| 29 | 3.11 When there is some particular feature in a case which aggravates the degree of suffering it need not arise from the plaintiff 's concern about himself . |
| 30 | Well , well , our transatlantic cousins seem to be slipping : the usual way is for the UK to follow American fashion , but not so in all matters in bookselling it would appear . |