Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | H.D. , nicknamed ‘ the Hama-dryad ’ , is the subject of much high-spirited comedy in the letters that Ezra and Dorothy exchanged , and this ought to provoke second thoughts in those who want to take Hilda 's account at face-value : H.D. may have honestly persuaded herself that she was the great ( though virginal ) love of Pound 's life , but it 's unlikely that Pound thought so , nor need we . |
| 2 | Let's consider first of all the quantitative ground , erm and let's talk about one of the major transitions , one of the major origins about which we have some information , and that is the origin of the mammals from the reptiles. erm we have quite a lot of fossils erm erm from the permian up to the triassic erm of mammals and their reptilian ancestors , and we know pretty well what went on . |
| 3 | Pray that these leaders may seek first the Kingdom of God . |
| 4 | NOVELL ‘ MAY BUY NEXT FOR NEXTSTEP ’ |
| 5 | A CONTROVERSIAL motorway fee that Bonn may introduce next year should be slapped only on foreigners , the opposition Social Democrat leader , Bjoern Engholm , said yesterday . |
| 6 | So let's demonstrate first of all how they work . |
| 7 | And if it be objected that A may act first ( against B ) and explain why afterwards , whereupon B acts to C 's detriment , the answer is that it is not A's act which has caused C 's loss but the implied threat that it will be repeated . |
| 8 | Everybody thought he must think first about the bringing up of the children |
| 9 | and this couple over there must think first about the children |
| 10 | I should explain first why it was Alec Davidson who exposed these mysteries to me . |
| 11 | I should emphasize first , that the two possibilities shown in Fig. 24.2 are not the only explanations for the origins of the incest taboo . |
| 12 | It was plain to the little man that the Assassin , who had exerted herself hugely , must eat first . |
| 13 | This concern should focus first on understanding ‘ how it is possible ’ for corporate crime to be endemic in our ‘ law and order ’ society , and second , and hopefully flowing from this understanding , ‘ how can it be contained or regulated ? ’ |
| 14 | We agree with the Government that MPAs should be advised that , in carrying out this review , they should concentrate first on permissions granted between 1948 and 1969 , during the first two years , as these are more likely to lack the conditions and/or present the most serious environmental problems . |
| 15 | sixty percent of customers buy first through re recommendations , for instance , right , if I can prove to you that sixty percent of customers buy , buy first through recommendations , right , would you not see that as a kind er reason why you should buy first as well ? |
| 16 | Scotland must win next tie to progress |
| 17 | Before considering making an application to the local council for a rent or rate rebate , an elderly person who is hard pressed financially should consider first whether her income is so low that she might do better to make an application for a supplementary pension , which brings with it other benefits ( previously described ) . |
| 18 | To answer these questions , we must consider first the papal anathemas at the Easter Council of 1099 , and then the character of his host at Lyons , Archbishop Hugh . |
| 19 | Community care assessments must focus first and foremost on the person 's needs ( rather than seeking to fit people in to existing services ) , must be in partnership with the person and their carers , be flexible , timeous and simple , and multidisciplinary . |
| 20 | You should speak first , as your daughter 's natural father , and when you have finished , you could then say , ‘ I will now pass you over to Ted , Mary 's stepfather ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ What I must do next season is get really , really fit and prove everybody wrong , which I have done about a thousand times . ’ |
| 22 | Designing training we started yesterday we are finishing the session now so in your opinion what are the most important things we should do first when designing training ? |
| 23 | I 'm uncomfortably aware that this does n't actually tell anybody exactly what they should do next . |
| 24 | and thought of what she should do next , without this view , without the solace of a yearly grant , without the irreproachable ( or now , through custom , irreproachable ) excuse of study . |
| 25 | Her Finals were approaching , and she had no idea of what she should do next , and indeed did not dare to think about the future for she knew that it offered her little in the way of readily acceptable projects . |
| 26 | It will often enough tell you what it is he should do next . |
| 27 | She had not the least idea of what she should do next , other than perhaps to fasten the strange garment about her waist . |
| 28 | I sat and thought what I should do next . |
| 29 | When she uses the scheme she stays at her desk whilst pupils queue for help , for marking or to find out what they should do next . |
| 30 | Left to her own devices , Lucy wondered what she should do next , then realised she had little option but to wait until she ran into Silas . |