Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the whole point about Expo is that its influence should long outlive next year 's extravaganza . |
| 2 | Theory and criticism should not take second place to imaginative writing ’ … |
| 3 | They write of the purpose behind the Nottinghamshire teams as involving the explicit premise that casework and service coordination at the level of individual clients should logically take second place to the creation of more adequate service infrastructure — at least in the first instance ( Wistow and Wray , p 16 ) Developmental teams of the Notts kind , then , might be expected to place priority on establishing a range of new services , " accommodation services , adult placement schemes , family support services , play schemes , parent groups and Further Education courses " ( Wray and Wistow , op cit ) . |
| 4 | His sacred music of the period bears witness to the new restrictions imposed by the archbishop , who felt that music in the context of a church service should definitely take second place to devotion . |
| 5 | The Hot Pot can not fire this turn and may not fire next turn while a fresh pot is brewed up . |
| 6 | If the model is slain by enemy missile fire or similar then the catapult may not shoot next turn , but the model may be returned to indicate that another Doom Diver has stepped forward . |
| 7 | No-one can say that such a flood or a greater one may not recur next month , next year or next decade . |
| 8 | It 's ev , actually a little bit more complex than that , which is that the things that I used this year , I may not use next year , and I probably , almost certainly wo n't use two years ago . |
| 9 | Airtours might not repeat last year 's extraordinary feats , but its cash pile and cautious management should ensure that it does not lend further credence to the current theory — that this year 's fastest grower is next year 's insolvency . |
| 10 | I 'll just nip next door to the booking office and check the Old Guard — ease springs and inspect their rifles like . |
| 11 | ( You might also try last year 's ‘ She who weeps ’ [ JMT ] ; the beautiful song New African Blues certainly received a deal of wholly warranted airplay from London jazz station Jazz FM and many people have asked me where it came from . |
| 12 | ‘ I … ’ she began , and was suddenly afraid that this new-discovered , not-to-be-relied-upon inner person might yet weaken last night 's resolution that , should he offer to sightsee with her today , she would tell him what he could do with his offer . |
| 13 | He 'll bloody come next week . |
| 14 | The 3–1 favourite Zarani Sidi Anna could only manage seventh place , Walter Swinburn reporting : ‘ I was in trouble at halfway . |
| 15 | Brazilian formula one driver Ayrton Senna was third , with £14.5 million , while Mansell 's Williams team mate Ricardo Patrese could only manage 16th place on a modest £5 million . |
| 16 | Rahal , regarded as Mansell 's main rival this weekend , could only manage eighth place in qualifying because of problems with steering and road holding . |
| 17 | Cleveland Police could not confirm last night whether or not they were treating the matter as a murder inquiry . |
| 18 | He said you could always tell first thing what sort of mood Sir Emmanuel was in . |
| 19 | ‘ Yes , but I could n't sleep last night . |
| 20 | I think I 've got myself again I go that last week , oh I could n't move last week ! |
| 21 | I could n't believe last month 's figures when they came in . |
| 22 | Curran formed a useful partnership with centre-back Lee Hirst and with Adrian Meyer expected to be out through injury until Christmas , Curran could well start next season in the first team fray . |
| 23 | Forecasting nil growth in the market this year , the company said it expected a slight upturn in the final quarter of 1993 but its total truck sales would not exceed last year 's 32,000 . |
| 24 | but I would n't , I would n't mind next year , but it 's just too much hassle just at the moment , and if you look hardly anyone out of our year 's in it are they ? |
| 25 | I would n't call last season debacle making the right decisions , my own personal opinion of him is that he was the right manager to get us out of the second divsion , but I feel that given the players and money avail able to him he maybe could have done better . |
| 26 | ‘ There can be no collapse in the property market because sellers have a real reluctance to sell if they ca n't make last year 's prices . |
| 27 | I ca n't remember last time I had best butter . |
| 28 | We ca n't come next week , cos next week it 's on Thursday morning Wait a minute , that one 's for you Tim that one 's for me there we go . |
| 29 | ‘ We ca n't sail next week . |
| 30 | Pay close attention to the sweep pattern and strokes , and this will eventually become second nature . |