Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [vb infin] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In theory , the shareholders have legal control of the company , but in practice this is most often exercised by the directors who between them may have a small minority of the shares with the acquiescence of the institutions which are the major shareholders . |
| 2 | Thus , everyone may have the same wage rate , w , per hour and the same unearned income , M , but there may be differences in the tastes for leisure leading to differences in hours worked , L. As a result , measured income may vary — even though all individuals have the same endowments and market opportunities . |
| 3 | Everyone must carry an internal passport , and we were always conscious of security everywhere . |
| 4 | Everyone must feel a genuine sense of being included . |
| 5 | To them must belong the last word . |
| 6 | People who carry weapons into bank premises and threaten to use them must receive a severe sentence . ’ |
| 7 | Everyone should have a second chance . ’ |
| 8 | It is right and proper that everyone should have the same opportunity , but this can be controlled by one officer in my belief . |
| 9 | that he thinks that erm of all of these forced motivations class interest is the most damaging and he argues there 's a remedy for this , we 'll see why it 's a remedy in a minute , that certain people ought to be given more than one vote so that although everyone should have some votes , not everyone should have the same number of votes . |
| 10 | No-one should forget the disastrous collapse of Greece 's infrastructure during World War Two and the bitter Civil War that followed . |
| 11 | No-one should underestimate the enormous gain in freedom for millions who had been trapped in the oppression of communist dictatorships , but the speed with which the liberation of eastern Europe occurred was so stunning that it raised what we can now see to have been unrealistic expectations of the transition to peace , democracy , and prosperity . |
| 12 | If there is only one adult resident , a discount of 25 per cent can be claimed ( s79 ) ; it is important therefore that if husband and wife cease to live together each of them should notify the local authority that separation has taken place so as to end joint liability and for the remaining resident spouse to claim the discount ( if applicable ) . |
| 13 | France has shown some sympathy ; an independent nuclear power , it has never accepted the notion that Russians and Americans between them should run the nuclear affairs of the world , let alone the post-Soviet world . |
| 14 | Er , the the the er er the fax in the first instance has been sent by a back bench member of this house who is not a minister , but I may tell the honourable gentleman that I get all sorts of things from mail shots inviting me to all er manner of functions , all of which find their way into the waste paper basket . |
| 15 | It is only that I feel I may make a new friend and be rewarded with company . |
| 16 | As the start of the season is very close I wonder if I may make a few points for other readers to think about ? |
| 17 | I may expect no mass media to crusade , no millions of strangers to become suddenly familiar with my name and anxious for my cause . |
| 18 | I may spot the unnatural symmetry which a real stick would not have . |
| 19 | Anyway , who knows , I may get the odd half-hour just to pop down the gangway and explore those fascinating little shops down there . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I may need a few shots before I find the mark , Khan . ’ |
| 21 | My sister and I may share the same birthday , but we do n't share the same man , though if we did it would be none of your business . ’ |
| 22 | Later that year Thein Pe told Force 136 that there were many ‘ sympathisers ’ and even some activists ; he added ‘ Thakin Nu is what I may call an active sympathiser . |
| 23 | If I live , I may have a crooked back like my father , but I 'll probably die . ’ |
| 24 | I can see that I may have a little difficulty explaining this first part of my story , especially to anyone not acquainted with the often bizarre rituals of academic life . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm sorry , I think I may have a wrong number , ’ it said . |
| 26 | Along with our new view of ourselves should go a new credo altogether . |
| 27 | I must advise the hon. Gentleman , however , that the phrase in Big Farm Weekly , ’ Goodbye to the BSE scourge ’ was not mine , but that of the chief veterinary officer . |
| 28 | I must tell the hon. Gentleman that , as a new Member of Parliament , he should be more concerned with the possibility of improving the delivery of health care to his constituents . |
| 29 | ‘ An' I must set a good table for the funeral . ’ |
| 30 | To escape from Heathcliff I must go a long way away . |