Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] [verb] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had intended , and was obviously successful , that George Langley should think she had asked her parents to come . |
| 2 | The crowd was surging out of the hall , we were carried along with it and I was worried about the baby in all this pushing and shoving , but did n't like to mention it in case William should feel he had to take care of me . |
| 3 | Before Edward could answer she sprang to her feet . |
| 4 | If they did n't leave the shed door properly shut , Mrs Wright would know someone had been in . |
| 5 | Thus where we might add that he killed himself while the balance of his mind was disturbed , Zande would say he did so because he was bewitched . |
| 6 | Ronni could tell he did n't like her attitude one bit . |
| 7 | Elena would regard anything called the Central London Polytechnic as an institution of the same rank , and therefore worthy of her . |
| 8 | ‘ Yes , but under protest , ’ Theda said , a fleeting vision of herself in the peach gown passing through her mind , together with a swift question as to how Benedict would think she looked in it . |
| 9 | She said that when she was … that Simon would think you had killed her . |
| 10 | What did he mean when he said half of England will think he got it wrong ? |
| 11 | And Cardiff could see what had happened . |
| 12 | She looked up and bit her lip , knowing Marc could tell she had just read it . |
| 13 | Fenton Marshall might think he knew everything about women in general . |
| 14 | He was always very protective and gentlemanly towards Tom 's mother , but as long as Tom could remember they had slept in separate bedrooms . |
| 15 | CBS or the BBC might say we made a mistake , but CNN never say we made a mistake , they just keep cranking it out . |
| 16 | Before Marc or even Sarella could protest he left the room . |
| 17 | Carrie looked up at him and Seb could see she had been crying . |
| 18 | ‘ Hugo would say you needed to sharpen up your selling-points . ’ |
| 19 | If you do n't mind , I 'll ask Tracey to get a specimen from you tomorrow morning , just in case Dr Patel would like it checked . |
| 20 | Surely God would remember he had been loyal to his king ? |
| 21 | ‘ Parkin will say he lent Nicola the scissors and there was some accident . |
| 22 | Fernando Serra would wish he 'd never started this . |
| 23 | It is nothing of the sort : however often houseguests at Balmoral may find themselves entrapped into games of charades after dinner , they retire to bed secure in the knowledge that a staff of 120 is plenty large enough to provide each couple with their personal footman and maid . |
| 24 | Just as well I 'm not actually present , or little Naomi might find herself picked up , spun three times round the cafe ceiling , and hauled off screaming to some horrendous netherworld . |
| 25 | He thought Morrissey might think he looked too weird . |
| 26 | Like Disraeli on becoming prime minister , Chapman could say he had climbed to the top of the greasy pole . |
| 27 | Now Bob would think she disapproved . |
| 28 | And on the floor Charles could see what had caused his fall . |
| 29 | He said the accused , Richard Hodgson could prove he did not get a halfpenny of profit out of the Carpenter Club . |
| 30 | Stanley used to keep it filled with Scotch — three solid feet of Johnnie Walker . |