Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [noun] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Easements for both gas and water mains may restrict development for a 4 — to 10 -metre swathe through a site , depending on the size and pressure of mains , and both are very expensive or impossible to divert . |
| 2 | The Great Northern Hotel may make way for the new concourse but its loss will compensated for by the refurbishment of the grade one-listed St Pancras Hotel . |
| 3 | The terms and conditions should make provision for the following items . |
| 4 | Your alloted space in purgatory is reserved the moment you decide , for whatever reason , that a bottle of excellent but inexpensive champagne ( Safeway £7.49 ) must make way for a grander counterpart like Bollinger ‘ 83 ( Sainsbury 's £20.45 ) or , if the devil has really got to you , Dom Perignon ‘ 82 ( £44.99 at Tesco ) . |
| 5 | Having settled the principle , the partners must make provision for the actual event . |
| 6 | In time of special and genuine difficulty the Council will of course be prepared to extend the period for submitting applications but bodies must seek approval for a late application no later than the time when the application normally would be due . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , within controlled limits and in certain circumstances , civilised life must provide room for a certain amount of transfer of that responsibility to the social and political structure , but human beings must never forget that parenthood is first and foremost a personal responsibility . |
| 8 | That it is wrong , we may learn from the sights all around us : drunken men lying on the ground , cursing and making oaths ; young women lost to the bondage of early motherhood , always pushing children about in small carts , and making oaths ; reckless gamblers who by their own improvidence must sell double-glazing for the prudent man 's windows . |
| 9 | At this point I must express thanks for the valuable contributions from training organisations , district societies , district training boards , the National Student Liaison Committee and various Institute committees ( including the Competence-led Assessment Steering Group ) . |
| 10 | ‘ They should get credit for the informal aspects of what they did , and their staff work was superb ’ , says , a senior associate with the congressional Office of Technology Assessment . |
| 11 | One should visit Italy for the first time either alone or with a lover , she decided . |
| 12 | A much improved performance from its insurance arm Eagle Star should push profits for the nine months over the £1bn mark . |
| 13 | All the energy and drive which gave to that campaign so electric a character in the first weeks of this year must find outlets for the same fundamental objectives in new , and yet familiar channels . |
| 14 | he should ask Scott for an accurate estimate now , when he could still withdraw . |
| 15 | The Pope 's Vicar of Rome , Cardinal Ugo Poletti , has taken to scolding the Christian Democrats for their divisions which may bring victory for the secular parties and the Communists in city elections on 29 October . |
| 16 | A petition to them might bring assistance for a particular project , but their schools received little attention : salaries were simply noted in the accounts and no one stopped to consider whether £10 which had been generous by the standards of earlier centuries might now be inadequate . |
| 17 | Such a description might sound high-flown for a small , transitory occasion . |
| 18 | In 1338 the northern clergy were to instruct their parishioners about the crucial need for , and inescapable burdens of , defence against the Scots , so that the ‘ pious exhortations ’ of the priests might induce support for a united struggle against the enemies of the realm . |
| 19 | This might have implications for the many companies which import computers made outside the European Community especially the " clone " importers who affix their own name to the equipment . |
| 20 | You never know who might mistake Armstrong for a real taxi and offer me a few quid as a friendly gesture for giving them a lift . |
| 21 | We 'll pay £5 for every original letter published . |
| 22 | We 'll pay £5 for every original letter published |
| 23 | We 'll pay £5 for every original letter published |
| 24 | He was very preoccupied with religion and at any hour of day or night might summon Alvares for a religious discussion . |
| 25 | Appetite might be poor and food that is eaten will be difficult to digest ; bowel movements will occur at inconvenient times in the night or at unaccustomed times during the day , or the traveller might suffer constipation for a few days . |
| 26 | Sisters or brothers are often close , and youngsters of the same age often strike up friendships ; but other horses may become friends for no apparent reason . |
| 27 | He had been wondering if the man suspected , wondering how he could prepare Rim for the final crushing rev elation . |
| 28 | You could win tickets for the biggest weekend in the air show calender . |
| 29 | I reckoned , however , that if I went back to Edinburgh , I could see Leslie for the occasional ‘ forty-eight hours ’ . |
| 30 | It was Europe on 5 October 1989 , where a vast human drama which could provide scenes for a thousand films is in progress , writes Patricia Clough . |