Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John and Jean Ladbroke may find through their marriage that their feelings towards each other are connected with behaviour which resurrects childhood ‘ rejections ’ and ‘ damage ’ . |
| 2 | The Russian Federation Supreme Soviet on Jan. 29 decided that the Volga city of Kuybyshev should revert to its old name of Samara . |
| 3 | Nobody had also said how long Marcus should remain in his sister 's house . |
| 4 | With Scottish keeper Kevin McKeown a cert to play , Walker must choose between his four southerners — Roddy Collins , Martin Murray , Rob Lawlor and Derek Carroll . |
| 5 | ‘ Lucy must go to her aunt — at once . ’ |
| 6 | Anyone with the happy task of planning their trip to Goa should rummage through their acquaintance to find a connection . |
| 7 | Nicholas 's government underrated the concern felt by Britain , France , and her traditional ally Austria over Russia 's growing influence in the Balkans , and above all over the possibility that Constantinople might fall under her sway . |
| 8 | Remember , all the time you are writing , the sport that a Querying Counsel could have with your uncertain presentation . |
| 9 | The undergraduates of Magdalene used to say about their Master that he spent the morning doing nothing and spent the afternoon writing about what he had done in the morning . |
| 10 | ‘ Ada , ’ Aronson would insist to his landlady , ‘ you know what klug means . |
| 11 | Ken would ask in his best Marchmont Street tones , ‘ Gon na have the fillet ? ’ |
| 12 | In a couple of seasons the younger players in the side should have come on considerably and be contributing regularly — it is then players like Rocky would come into their own , providing the guidance and experience that people like Strach have been doing . |
| 13 | I hope that Mr Cunningham will go to his Senior Common Room to borrow a copy of the Mail on Sunday , where he is , in effect , told off by Maeve Binchy : ‘ It 's a story where almost all sex is joyful , a lot of it carefree , most of it responsible in that puppy-like Lysander [ the main character ] usually remembers his condom . |
| 14 | So do the outside of fridges , freezers and cookers , all of which the Steamatic will return to their gleaming former selves . |
| 15 | As his former team-mates undergo a torturous five days of fitness testing abroad , Hill will relax with his family before embarking on ‘ two months of hard work on my own . |
| 16 | Sara from Southport will compete with her new partner in the Lancashire Open later this month and hopes their displays will lead to 1994 Games selection . |
| 17 | Assuming Gorbachev can continue with his reforms the KGB will be in the same position as would MI5 were a Labour anti-nuclear government suddenly returned to power . |
| 18 | Fletcher also spoke of the role Graeme Hick can play after his successful tour . |
| 19 | Although Hayward might talk about his " lodger " in a jocular fashion , he was proud of his association with the great man of letters and defended both his privacy and reputation . |
| 20 | Stuart Barnes , who captained England B superbly , warned : ‘ Their pack is strong , their scrum solid and England must play at their best to stop these guys pulling off a shock . ’ |
| 21 | Ruth might send for her things . |
| 22 | Over the last 30 years , when names like Pele , Eusebio , Cruyff , Müller and Maradona were igniting world football , the people of Scotland could retaliate with their own itinerary of hapless dupes and national scapegoats . |
| 23 | Because of the subject matter , Nicholson could draw on his own experiences with LSD . |
| 24 | ‘ Simon used to work for my father a few years ago , but he … ’ |
| 25 | Sounds like one of those magazines Miss Whipple used to hide under her bed … |
| 26 | And then they were over the bar into a small , natural harbour and the deck steadied beneath her feet as Penry piloted the boat skilfully into a mooring where the Angharad would wait for their return . |
| 27 | ‘ These people were glad I was there , ’ North would say of his time in Vietnam , in sharp contradistinction to the way most Americans seemed to feel about it . |
| 28 | After the evening meal , Ruth would retire to her area . |
| 29 | Ruth would retire behind her screen to read them and stored them in one of her drawers . |
| 30 | In breathing spells , up to their chainmailed hocks in Kroom blood and bits , the Knights would lean on their axes or swords , breathing hard , and express appreciation at being able to take part in such a splendid struggle . |