Example sentences of "[det] [modal v] [verb] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | That may give us a pointer to one approach . |
| 2 | That may teach them a lesson for kowtowing to the Germans and it should warn us to be wary of both countries . |
| 3 | That must give us a message . |
| 4 | ‘ That should give him a good laugh . ’ |
| 5 | That should give you a good help with that . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm red , so that should give you a fair spread . |
| 7 | Tommy Grant placed the big , round , iron , copper-lined sugar pan on the side of the stove , straightened his back as far as it would go ; then , turning to the bench , he pointed to the five tin trays of liquid toffee , saying , ‘ That should give us a fresh start in the mornin' , miss . |
| 8 | That should take him a long time to . |
| 9 | This should give you a good idea of what to expect if you do n't have the processing power or , perhaps more importantly , the inclination , to go Windows shopping . |
| 10 | ‘ All that aside , though , this should give us a lot more loose rein here . ’ |
| 11 | Secretary 's ‘ Joey the Clown ’ particularly in demand , this should net us a further useful sum . |
| 12 | The first is the lack of experiments — some might call it a betrayal of science teaching . |
| 13 | ‘ You mean that this might give me a chance to do a bit of snooping , ’ I said . |
| 14 | But Foggerty says something like this might do him a lot of good . |
| 15 | With motor insurance zooming in cost , this could give you a valuable saving . |
| 16 | This could leave you a little room to argue , should the need ever arise , that reasonable notice in your case was a longer period , such as six or 12 months . |
| 17 | This could leave you a little room to argue , should the need ever arise , that reasonable notice in your case was a longer period , such as six or 12 months . |
| 18 | This could save you a lot of work later |
| 19 | This could get one a good office job . |
| 20 | This would cost me a fortune . |
| 21 | This would give me a base to aim for . |
| 22 | These will have been issued with a fixed redemption value and we must assume that the holder calculated that this would give him a return equal or similar to alternative returns currently available . |
| 23 | This would give them a period of study and experience abroad after which it could be decided whether to offer them permanent appointments . |
| 24 | This would give us a weakened form of the argument we are considering . |
| 25 | ‘ Some would think you a fortunate man — in this remote place … ’ |
| 26 | And he 'd come out maybe at ten o'clock , just gone and give you tuppence or some would give you a penny . |
| 27 | There was a coalition , some would call it a cuts coalition , between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats , to produce a budget . |
| 28 | This will leave you a quarter of a pint of milk for tea and coffee through the day . |
| 29 | This will make you a far more positive candidate in any interview . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , the strategy is placing renewed pressure on LAG : ‘ Lignite Action 's position has always been that they do not want to allow any form of boreholing or test-drilling by the company because this will give them a foothold into the area and once in , it will prove more difficult for them to be ousted again ’ . |