Example sentences of "[det] [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That may make it seem as if we thought each had specific dates and a definite content . |
| 2 | That may mean they need a little help from a perm says Nicky Clarke |
| 3 | ‘ That may prove I 've been married , but it does n't prove that she 's still alive . ’ |
| 4 | Now if I give you an example of a bit of behaviour where erm a situation and , and er give you an idea of how introverts and extroverts would behave in that area , that may help you to work out which you think you are . |
| 5 | It was all motion , always moving … so I suppose that must mean I did n't stop ; not really . |
| 6 | Sights like that must make you think a bit and make you realise you are very lucky , |
| 7 | ‘ That must help you to sleep sweetly , ’ Holly said . |
| 8 | That should make you keep your distance , not want to kiss me yourself . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ That should give you time to think of a plausible excuse ! ’ she said bitterly . |
| 10 | This is the challenge that awaits us and that should find us united in our ministry of communication . |
| 11 | This is the challenge that awaits us and that should find us united in our ministry of communication . |
| 12 | That should get them stirred up . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Oh well , that should keep you going for a little while . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Maybe men like that should have it happen to them , ’ she says . |
| 15 | She clutched the doll to her heart , and told herself to think of poor dead Effie whose fate had been so much worse than her own , and that should teach her to count her blessings as her dear aunt Nella had always said . |
| 16 | ‘ That should suit you right down to the ground . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ That should prove I 've an eye for a winner . ’ |
| 18 | You have a self-disciplined and energetic approach to life now that should help you get even the most arduous and onerous tasks done . |
| 19 | Of course some may say he ruined the day . |
| 20 | This may lead them to consider suicide more readily than other people . ’ |
| 21 | Of course , this may lead them to run onto the rotted wood , which will give way and let them in for a long fall … |
| 22 | As the language of mathematics is so tightly defined , the ability to use mathematics to communicate in a particular language may take longer to develop than we would expect , and this may lead us to underestimate pupils ' grasp of ideas , particularly since language is so closely related to culture . |
| 23 | This may mean they have been going together for as little time as a few weeks , and a relationship of more than a month or two may be regarded as serious . |
| 24 | In effect , therefore , we stop acquiring any new skills and this may mean we risk having too narrow a repertoire of skills to equip us adequately for the variety of people-situations we are likely to encounter . |
| 25 | This may mean we need younger managers , if we are to capitalize on the correlation of ‘ helicopter ’ ability with managerial performance . |
| 26 | This may make her feel that society regards her as a second-class widow , and you may need to help those who come into contact with her to understand how important it is going to be for her future adjustment for them to treat her just as they would any other bereaved person . |
| 27 | We have seen by now in a good number of cases , including those immediately above , that when one takes account of the interaction between the meanings of particular words and the value of the constructions in which they may be used , it is often easy to see why certain structures are grammatical , and others are not ; this may enable us to say in turn why other related structures are ungrammatical . |
| 28 | This may help them assess the range of teaching quality within the school , on the assumption that a generally high level of provision across the week for a given class will tend to produce better attendance and vice versa . |
| 29 | This may help us to understand why it is that the family was never more expertly advised , psychoanalysed and researched , yet never has it fallen apart more dramatically than in the last generation . |
| 30 | This may help you identify visual elements which are unfamiliar to your students and would therefore make it easier to decide how much emphasis you should give to them and how you might introduce them . |