Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [noun] [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The burden of Mustakimzade 's argument , then , is that Molla Yegan was a mufti but not the Mufti , that he , like any other had the power of and might give fetvas when the need arose , but that he did not attain the office of Mufti .
2 They even take a pop at Donald Trump on ‘ Panhandlin' Prince ’ , although doubtless they 'll change sides when the money starts to roll in .
3 LOSE 10LBS BY CHRISTMAS — a diet that 'll pay dividends when the time comes for a little festive cheer !
4 Manfred Kerstan , the German owner and skipper of the yacht Albatross , thought that the entry fee might put people off the ARC in future and that a lower fee with correspondingly fewer organised social functions , might , in fact , be better .
5 If we would have faith only the size of a mustard seed , how our lives would be enhanced .
6 Such an amendment would permit claims where the employee 's invention falls short of revolutionising the employer 's position but nonetheless contributes greatly to the latter 's economic well-being .
7 The time might have come when they would find reasons why the King could do no right and why no kingly head deserved to wear the cap of Liberty .
8 The discussion will include areas where the pattern recogniser could be improved , and will describe methods used to implement some of these ideas .
9 Thus wetting involves a reduction of energy and will take place whenever the liquid is given the opportunity to meet the solid .
10 As the packing density is α , a proportion α of the total file area will hold records when the loading process is complete .
11 And then you can borrow money out the bank again .
12 They can spot conditions where the desert locusts are likely to breed rapidly and move into crop-growing areas , where a single swarm can consume 80 000 tonnes of corn a day — enough to feed 400000 people for a whole year .
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