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 | I may treat you as a grown-up person , may I not ? |
| 5 | In the north and east the Curled or Lesser Octopus Eledone cirrhosa may treat you with a colourful appearance . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | As racial tension increases , social workers must adapt themselves to the prevailing racial climate . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Especially , your Assassin must divest herself of every tiny hidden trick . |
| 10 | It should out-point them on the rough stuff , too , for the Range Rover is still king of the wild frontiers . |
| 11 | You should treat it as a straightforward job of work and get on with it . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Prospective mineral developers should acquaint themselves with the appropriate development plans . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ 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 ! ’ |
| 17 | It was an article of faith with this circle that women must free themselves from the erotic patronage of men . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 ) . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | So , the research worker should know something about the main ways to obtain information from the library . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Mr Major argued that as good Europeans we should tie it to the strong German mark to lick inflation and sustain recovery . |
| 24 | It simply did not , and does not , offer a framework on which to hang a convincing story … the geographer , when he analyses the material properties of the man-environment systems , must base himself on the central functions of that system , rather than on the traditional divisions of physical geography . |
| 25 | We must do everything with the utmost precision , and beauty of tone . |
| 26 | If the Minister is genuinely concerned about maritime safety , he must do something about the massive proposed cuts in the coastguard service . |
| 27 | ‘ You should soak it in the Sacred Spring , ’ he said . |
| 28 | It goes without saying that you should study it with the utmost care . |
| 29 | You think I should show it in the future years ? |
| 30 | She wants her image ‘ sorted out ’ before she signs a deal to prevent any manipulation , to ensure no one tells her how she should present herself to the record-buying public . |