Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] [vb mod] [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in ( 5 ) there is no " and then " sense ; and here seems to mean just what the standard truth table for & would have it mean — namely that the whole is true just in case both conjuncts are true ; hence the reversal of the conjuncts in ( 7 ) does not affect the conceptual import at all . |
| 2 | Parents know what their children are longing for and will give them what they want , even if every piggy bank in the house has to be broken open . |
| 3 | Yet they certainly yearned for and must get something out of it . |
| 4 | That leaves us then with or would leave us with a substantial provision in Greater York . |
| 5 | There was no suggestion that this order would be impossible for the husband to comply with or would cripple his business . |
| 6 | Now , I have much to be getting on with and would appreciate your not following me about and interrupting me like this . |
| 7 | Senior staff may have encountered a similar situation before and can contribute their experience to the discussion . |
| 8 | ‘ Come on in and let's get it over with . ’ |