Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adj] a [noun sg] [modal v] " in BNC.
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1 | Oh you 'll want half a tin wo n't you ? |
2 | That one year can make such a difference ca n't it ? |
3 | I do not think such a man can be killed . |
4 | It may be argued that such distinctions between what machines can do and what only humans can do are of merely temporary interest , since in principle there is nothing that a human can do that a machine might not be devised , some day , to do . |
5 | Newsagent John Ellis also said he did not believe such a call would have much influence on Parliament . |
6 | Newsagent , John Ellis , said he did not believe such a call would have much influence on Parliament . |
7 | you ca n't sink half a ship can you ? |
8 | She said the experience of the Netherlands would suggest such a move would not diminish the value of human life . |
9 | That stance was supported by the university 's rector , the rock musician Donnie Munro , who said that although in an ideal world he would hope such a sale would not be necessary , there may be little alternative . |
10 | For example , the choice of which among several patients should receive a scarce resource is not best tackled in the hurly-burly of political debate ; but the ethical ground rules which should guide such a choice may well be the product of such debate initially . |