Example sentences of "[adj] [modal v] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Military strategists noted that should a JSP-led coalition come to office and implement its stated defence policy ( particularly the application of the nuclear prohibition to US forces stationed in Japan ) , the effect on the balance of power in the region would be " incalculable " . |
| 2 | Innes McInnes was taller than I 'd expected , but then how tall should a millionaire be ? |
| 3 | Only after three months unclaimed would a package be taken off the shelves and opened , for disposal if it could not be identified . |
| 4 | So how much would a week 's holiday for two cost you ? |
| 5 | If six jars of pickle cost £3.18 , how much will a single jar cost ? |
| 6 | How much will a rucksack hold ? |
| 7 | ‘ How much can a man stand ? ’ he implored . |
| 8 | Neither could a man who was in debt . |
| 9 | When I eventually crossed the wall correctly , my second could not retrieve the runner ; neither could a party which came up behind him . |
| 10 | But what after all should a biochemistry of memory be about , and how would one know if one was discovered — that is , what sort of biochemical answer might prove convincing to both biochemists and to psychologists ? |
| 11 | And how better would a kidnapper do such a thing than to send a letter by his Majesty 's Mail . |
| 12 | How many can a man have at a time ? |
| 13 | What more could a child ask for ? |
| 14 | Deadly snakes , dangerous jungle and swollen rivers — what more could a humble daredevil want ? |
| 15 | What more could a man want , than this … |
| 16 | He smiled , ‘ What more could a girl want ? ’ |
| 17 | What more could a normal and healthy man want ? |
| 18 | What more could a climber ask for ? |
| 19 | What more could a girl possibly want ? |
| 20 | ‘ What more could a man want ? ’ |
| 21 | What more could a girl want ? |
| 22 | And how many of those would a level two child have to get ? |
| 23 | How much more would a black hole , occasionally passing through or on the outskirts of the Oort Cloud , affect the comets ? |
| 24 | He did n't , of course : and if he did not understand the rationale behind the process-approach , how much less would a primary teacher ? |
| 25 | Neither would a test ban stop the spread of nuclear weapons . |
| 26 | Neither would a sovereign state 's government necessarily want to oppose transnational corporations , for the former often find themselves in the unenviable position of needing the latter more than the latter need them . |
| 27 | Given these omissions and the history of Amnesty 's concern with this issue , how successful would a prior approach to Hiatt 's have been ? |
| 28 | 13.13.3 Can a serious breach be shown ? |
| 29 | Not until the 1920s and 1930s could a real clearance be made of this formidable mess , and a newer Nottingham begin to appear out of it . |
| 30 | She had survived this morning ; how difficult would a repeat performance be ? |