Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [det] [art] thing " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cissie seemed astonished that she should think such a thing . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh ! ’ she gasped , and unable to believe that he should think such a thing , let alone say it , she was not sure she did not lose some of her colour . |
| 3 | But when he thought back , there was no logical reason whatsoever why she should do such a thing . |
| 4 | I am quite astonished that you should suggest such a thing . |
| 5 | I asked the child why she should imagine such a thing . |
| 6 | Surely Dysart had never suggested he might do such a thing ? |
| 7 | ‘ Only a double-dealing Sagittarius could think such a thing , ’ Claudia said indignantly . |
| 8 | ‘ Afraid of you ! ’ she gasped , and , truly horrified that he could think such a thing , ‘ No , of course not ! ’ she faced him squarely to state . |
| 9 | Howard cocked an eyebrow , intrigued that a newcomer could know such a thing , but the Doctor did n't notice as he continued : ‘ In the city , it 'll be complete chaos . |
| 10 | ‘ I never imagined she 'd do such a thing . ’ |
| 11 | How could you believe that I 'd do such a thing ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I still do n't understand how you could do such a thing , ’ Michael complained . |
| 13 | I am not for one moment suggesting that you could do such a thing yourself because I think you would do it with more style and use a magnum of champagne . |
| 14 | Only he who is with sin could do such a thing and not be playing God . |
| 15 | Her solicitor , James Littlehales said : ‘ She 's very very distressed and finds it very difficult to understand how her daughter could do such a thing . |
| 16 | It 's hard to believe another child could do such a thing . |
| 17 | Nobody who knew Uncle Maurice could possibly believe that he could do such a thing . |
| 18 | How do you feel about the person who could do such a thing ? |
| 19 | It was unbelievable that he could suggest such a thing — and she wondered if it was a test of some sort . |
| 20 | Like warmth , if you could hear such a thing . |
| 21 | I dare say if you could quantify such a thing , my need is far far greater than yours . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Who could leave such a thing there ? ’ |
| 23 | Boz is the only one she 'd tell such a thing to , but she 's already told me Boz has n't been to see her since the attack . ’ |
| 24 | ( Today no one would dare propose such a thing , even purely as a thought experiment , but in Schrödinger 's time they had not heard of animal liberation . ) |
| 25 | I have no idea who would do such a thing to him . |
| 26 | No Christian prince would do such a thing to innocent hostages ? |
| 27 | ‘ Who would do such a thing ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Who would do such a thing ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't believe they would do such a thing without my permission . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Well , who would do such a thing ? ’ |