Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [vb base] to an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The actual decision in Morris was correct , but it was erroneous , in addition to being unnecessary for the decision , to indicate that an act expressly or impliedly authorised by the owner could never amount to an appropriation . |
| 2 | Burglary is very slightly redefined in its s.9(1) ( b ) form to correct the anomaly that the infliction of grievous bodily harm need not amount to an offence . |
| 3 | This offence carries the right to jury trial , and the judge declined to usurp the jury 's role by declaring that future conduct by the Society would necessarily amount to an offence . |
| 4 | One disputed point is whether words alone can constitute an assault : the preponderance of authority is probably that mere words , unaccompanied by any threatening conduct , can not amount to an assault , but if the point of the offence is to penalize the creation of fear of imminent attack , it is difficult to see why utterances such as ‘ Get out the knives ’ or ‘ Let's hit them ’ should be regarded more indulgently than a raised hand . |
| 5 | An objection to liability in this case , advanced by Williams , is that the doctor who fails to treat has not done something ; he has merely failed to act , and an omission can not amount to an abetment . |