Example sentences of "[adj] [modal v] [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is because if there is a person on both wing-tips , neither may have a good grip . |
| 2 | Alternatively , MAS may undertake a proactive search for a client with target approach being the next logical step in MAS 's acquisition assistance . |
| 3 | This checking role was to be played by the Senate , as John Adams explained : The rich ought to have an effectual barrier in the constitution against being robbed , plundered , and murdered , as well as the poor ; and this can never be without an independent Senate . |
| 4 | And if they recommend that , that may mean a little bit of trip , down to either Nottingham or perhaps even Derby , |
| 5 | Visits from the prisoner 's family may be limited to one half-hour twice a month , but since that may involve a 400 mile round journey even such infrequent visits may not be possible . |
| 6 | Many people on the other side of the English channel believe that that may become an important institution for the future development of Europe . |
| 7 | While that may seem an attractive option for a young partner , it ought to be remembered that such payments will come out of his taxed income . |
| 8 | " Why did n't you use anything ? " is a familiar question , and there are various explanations — getting pregnant may have an unreal quality about it , something which younger teenagers in particular may feel , and even if they know the risks they assume that they 'll be lucky . |
| 9 | At this stage nothing remains but that each should present an opaque front to the other . |
| 10 | It was through these benefit or friendly societies that working people began collectively to provide insurance against the loss of income through unemployment , and to ensure that each should have a respectable funeral . |
| 11 | Moreover , these potential thoughts do not just lie there like strands of spaghetti on a plate : each must have a certain kind of relation to the others . |
| 12 | Lot seventy does not have a horn with it but Lot ninety two , the good news is it does have a reproducer er Lot one hundred and eleven should have a black dot against it to indicate that it will be removed from the premises if not cleared within the stated time Lot one seven four is withdrawn one nine one the estimate should read eight to twelve hundred and finally Lot one nine eight is withdrawn . |
| 13 | That must mean a new balance . |
| 14 | The Irish have settled into this country and there are communities of them all over do they go and see your concerts and if they do that must mean a great deal to them I should think ? |
| 15 | Unless steps are taken to ‘ eliminate it from the enquiry ’ — and that must mean a diagnostic diet — then there is no sound basis for saying that a patient 's symptoms are psychosomatic . |
| 16 | That must represent a tremendous waste of time and paper every day . |
| 17 | However , China has recently pledged to accede to the NPT and that must represent a welcome breakthrough , if it is serious . |
| 18 | That must have a profound effect on the ozone layer . |
| 19 | And that should make a huge difference I hope . |
| 20 | I said , ‘ that should ruffle a few feathers , ’ but she did n't seem the least impressed . |
| 21 | That should put a swift end to these weird undercurrents that danced between them . |
| 22 | Customers have begun coming to Arthur with specific requests for alterations to the design of both guitars and dulcimers. it is a sign that the instruments and their music are very much alive — and that should signify a healthy future for the musical instrument maker . |
| 23 | At any rate , everybody would think she had condoned his writing it and that should raise a fine storm for her . |
| 24 | Er now we think that is absolutely er essential and that should have a serious effect on Information Services . |
| 25 | Any man who has taken his brothers to court three times since 1980 must have a cutting edge to his personality . |
| 26 | Some definitions may be administrative , others functional and some may encompass a wider group than others . |
| 27 | Some may invoke a higher sanctity for parts of the constitution than the will of the people . |
| 28 | Subjects may vary in their response to oestrogens and some may need a higher dose . |
| 29 | All are striking , some are beautiful , others startling and a few may invoke an involuntary shudder — such as the ‘ Vogue Food Photograph ’ of oyster complete with inquisitively crawling snails and a pair of skinned raw frogs ' legs , or the ‘ Bug in Ear ’ , showing a black beetle poised at the entrance to the aural cavity . |
| 30 | This may necessitate a careful examination of customer needs through a survey conducted by the seller . |