Example sentences of "[modal v] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , in contrast to the neo-classical school , Marxists have often emphasized that before any countervailing tendencies set in , the processes of growth in one region and decline elsewhere may for long periods become self-reinforcing . |
| 2 | Thus , even though they may for professional purposes , guarantee their subjects ' anonymity in return for access , they nevertheless stress that behind the ‘ sources in Whitehall ’ or ‘ the people of Hicktown ’ there are indeed real people ; thus establishing both their veracity and their morality . |
| 3 | They may for some reason go to a Mother and Baby Home for a short period before and after they have the baby , or even go to live with foster parents . |
| 4 | Cross-addictions may be hotly denied because the subject matter may for some be too close for comfort . |
| 5 | There may for some reason be a substantial delay between the date of the agreement and the grant of the lease during which time the tenant may wish to assign its interest in it . |
| 6 | The exception to this has been the work of Women 's Aid groups and the National Women 's Aid Federation , who have consistently and successfully f ought for battered women 's rights to housing in cases of domestic violence . |
| 7 | Any witness whose attendance in court ought for some sufficient cause to be dispensed with may be ordered ( N 21 ) by the judge or district judge to be examined before an examiner in England or Wales ( Ord 20 , r 13 ) . |
| 8 | Another must for this briefly visiting the Mournes is the traverse of the north ridge of the Bloody Bridge , on the Irish ea coast , to the Trassey road near Tollymore Forest Park ; or better still , on reaching the Hares Gap climb Bearnagh , Meelmore and Meelbeg and descend the broad slopes to Fofanny Dam . |
| 9 | is an adult but must for bureaucratic reasons be treated as a child ; |
| 10 | It does not follow that because a police officer reasonably suspects a person of having committed an arrestable offence , that the person should for that reason alone be arrested . |
| 11 | The Committee is quoting the Heilbron Report , and appears to be saying that if the public thinks that a particular law covers certain activities and in fact it does cover these activities , then it should for that reason continue to cover only these activities . |
| 12 | She should for that ! |
| 13 | I determined that it should not happen again and it seemed impossible that it should for this time I should carry with me the foundation of happiness which I had found behind the wire . |
| 14 | And he wanted to make similar remarks about our initial belief that though we use the same language and agree on the words with which to describe the colours of the objects around us , still we might for all we know see the objects completely differently ; an object that causes in me what I call a sensation of red may cause in you what I would call a sensation of blue , though we can never know this since we will continue to agree on what to say and on how to act in our differently coloured environments ( we will all stop at a red traffic light , for instance ) . |
| 15 | So far we have considered primacy either as a manifestation of corporate tradition , or as a factor in Anselm 's relations with the pope , the archbishop of York , and other interested parties who might for one reason or another support or oppose Anselm 's claims . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , Jules could not have been serious in his suggestion that she might for one single instant consider becoming Monsieur 's mistress . |
| 17 | Since married men were normally exempt , youths in some areas might for this reason marry as young as fourteen or fifteen and be given a small piece of land by their parents to maintain themselves : the proliferation of very small peasant holdings in Denmark has been attributed to this factor . |
| 18 | This means changing people 's way of thinking and working , maybe breaking down fences and getting them to share information they might for some reason be reluctant to divulge . |
| 19 | Thus , though one might for some purposes characterise the human sciences as concerned with human behaviour in all its fullness this is to misrepresent what turn out to be very different ways of looking at or being interested in the world of human beings . |
| 20 | They could for certain do |
| 21 | The same procedure was adopted as for the immediate recall part of the experiment but words were used from set B. However , before the subject was allowed to recall the words an arbitrary three digit number , provided below the word list for each trial , was given to the subject and the subject asked to repeat the number and count backwards by threes as fast as they could for thirty seconds . |
| 22 | We hammered on the door for the gaoler and returned to the main gates of the prison where Benjamin left a coin and instructed the sadistic bastard to do what he could for poor Taplow . |
| 23 | I did all I could for that plant , but while my White Poplar in the garden went from strength to strength , sprouting new branches and hundreds of suckers that came up like a forest over all the lawn , the fern bought on that memorable day when the second deluge had fallen just faded away before my eyes . |
| 24 | ‘ I did everything I possibly could for that girl . |
| 25 | I was put off at Smith field and asked to get to the Strand as best I could for another bus . |
| 26 | So it was all a hotchpotch , it was all and I had to do the the best I could for those who showed fish and that was the only way I could do it . |
| 27 | For instance , concern over a drama examination could for some candidates obliterate the possibility of second-order experiencing . |
| 28 | All in good time you will have a bed partner and let me tell you , you will care for her far more than you ever could for this one . |
| 29 | Refer to the To Wound Chart to determine the roll needed to wound , and roll a dice per hit as you would for multiple bow or crossbow hits . |
| 30 | But I would for two brothers or eight cousins ’ . |