Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may regard me as an amateur but the fact is that , due to physical difficulties , I can not pull and twist in a horizontal mode and so I invoked gravity to assist . |
| 2 | After all , when our western doctor 's diagnosis or treatment turns out to be ineffective we may regard him as a useless quack , but we do not also conclude that the entire system of medical science is erroneous . |
| 3 | Now as I understand it the minister 's position is that he be bound to refer that matter to the partner responsible for audit and that partner er would then be put on notice that er he ought to report it to the relevant authority . |
| 4 | In examining these conflicts and changes the particular aims of the researchers are to : elucidate the changes that occurred in the UK defence science and technology system in the 1980 's and to analyse their dynamics and interactions ; ii identify and examine the assumptions about the future being made by firms and governments to guide their current decision-making in this area ; iii consider whether clear and stable structural trends are emerging , and the factors that may influence them in the 1990's , including the transition to a single European market ; iv establish a better framework for assessing contemporary developments in defence technology policy and their consequences for other areas of science and technology policy . |
| 5 | I may treat you as a grown-up person , may I not ? |
| 6 | In the north and east the Curled or Lesser Octopus Eledone cirrhosa may treat you with a colourful appearance . |
| 7 | You ought to find someone on the same wavelength , who knows your mind , your love of freedom , who thinks of you the same instant you think of him . |
| 8 | When I hear the attacks on that modest , even cautious , and certainly prudent programme , I must compare it with the gross waste of public money in which the Government have indulged . |
| 9 | As racial tension increases , social workers must adapt themselves to the prevailing racial climate . |
| 10 | I can not believe my luck that nobody else had the sense to carry you off but that you should still be there for me and that — ’ Well , that could be taken two ways , on second thoughts that might not be the thing to say , no ; ‘ my luck that you should want me in the same way that I want you . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't know if Bobby will break into the Great Britain team for the World Cup final against Australia in October , but he should make it for the next series and then hang on to the job . |
| 12 | The model should make it through the inverted position , but will lose lots of speed in the process which can cause any number of effects during the inverted climb phase . |
| 13 | Especially , your Assassin must divest herself of every tiny hidden trick . |
| 14 | It should out-point them on the rough stuff , too , for the Range Rover is still king of the wild frontiers . |
| 15 | You should treat it as a straightforward job of work and get on with it . |
| 16 | If a potential investor should assume that ‘ preference ’ means that he should prefer them to the ordinary shares he would be sorely in need of professional advice . |
| 17 | She says she did the Byrd show ‘ because I found her a fascinating part of the underground scene in New York , and I felt somebody should expose her to a bigger market . |
| 18 | Prospective mineral developers should acquaint themselves with the appropriate development plans . |
| 19 | In fact he takes his role as guardian of these fey fellahin so seriously that perhaps one should regard him as the Brobdingnagian Mayor of Gumnutland . |
| 20 | He acknowledges that before a contemplative is ready , like Moses , to climb the mountain , he must prepare himself by the time-honoured Western disciplines of Lectio , Meditatio and Oratio — study of scripture , meditation and prayer — but he tells his readers that other authors will tell them all they need to know about these . |
| 21 | ‘ But what I really do n't understand is why on earth you should think anyone of a sound mind would actually want to gain entry into your very confusing family ! ’ |
| 22 | It was an article of faith with this circle that women must free themselves from the erotic patronage of men . |
| 23 | Such an exhibition , and its permanent record in the lavishly illustrated new book edited by Wendy Roworth , should alert us to the rich possibilities offered by serious reassessment of the work of such a varied , complex and intellectual artist as Angelica Kauffman . |
| 24 | They were left feeling drained , insulted and angry at a man who suggested he should bill them for the five hours he spent at their home . |
| 25 | If a secured creditor omits to disclose his security in his proof of debt , he must surrender it for the general benefit of creditors unless the court relieves him on the ground that omission was inadvertent or the result of honest mistake ( r 6.116 ) . |
| 26 | Perhaps they reflect nothing at all except the accidents of conception : but I suspect that there is often , in fact , a buried clue here , and that if we could unearth it we should know something about the early growth of many market towns that no documents will ever tell us . |
| 27 | So , the research worker should know something about the main ways to obtain information from the library . |
| 28 | If you have any special requests you must include them in the special request box on the booking form , but please note that special requests are not guaranteed and are subject to availability . |
| 29 | That will worry hon. Members on both sides of the House , and we should discuss it at the earliest opportunity . |
| 30 | Staff wishing to avail themselves of this flexitime arrangement should discuss it in the first instance with their line manager . |