Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pron] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well now , Barney , ye may think yerself an old man but I do n't think of meself as such ! ’ he exclaimed testily . |
| 2 | Bowling took no further part in the proceedings , but he may think it a small price to pay for providing one of the turning points in a memorable match . |
| 3 | Although geneticists may think it an odd idea , it is therefore sensible for us to speak of genes ‘ for ’ stone shape , stone size , stone hardness and so on . |
| 4 | It was as if he were thinking : Since we 're lumbered with this bore , let's throw him a predictable subject and hear his predictable views . |
| 5 | Let's make it a special event . |
| 6 | But the law reports are a random collection of cases , and the very fact that each of those cases resulted from a dispute which the parties could not settle by agreement and had to take to court may make them an unrepresentative sample of the applications of the procedure . |
| 7 | You must think me a terrible whiner . " |
| 8 | You should make yourself a simple planning diary of the weeks of the term , boldly marking key weeks and dates . |
| 9 | ‘ They should make him a national treasure , ’ said Ian Wright . |
| 10 | I never put the case for a timetable motion on the ground that we should make it a permanent feature of our parliamentary procedures . |
| 11 | This must make him an ideal employer for Mrs Brocklebank whom he reckoned to be on the lazy side . |
| 12 | ‘ We are the first England representative team to face the Springboks in 23 years and we must make it a memorable day , one the selectors can not ignore . ’ |
| 13 | I think we must make it a positive step forward that this council not only goes forwards to build but it goes forward to use that building and give the firemen of this county the right tools , or firewoman , the firemen and the firewoman of this county the right tools to work with . |
| 14 | Perhaps , as my niece would say , I should buy myself a new dictionary . |
| 15 | She should buy herself a new frock and set her cap at someone else . |
| 16 | Rather than treating the foreign investor as a rival , we should consider him a valuable helper , for he increases our production and the efficiencies of our business . |
| 17 | Law 27 , Penalty Kick states that : ‘ It may be taken by any player of the non-offending team and by any form of kick provided that the kicker , if holding the ball , must propel it out of his hands or , if the ball is on the ground , he must propel it a visible distance from the mark . |
| 18 | ‘ But those other poor souls , whoever they are , we must give them a decent burial . ’ |
| 19 | " People are always telling other people to do that kind of thing , " said Clelia , " it must give them a vicarious thrill . |
| 20 | Your employer must give you a written statement when making a redundancy payment , showing how the amount is calculated , unless the amount of payment has already been fixed by the decision of an industrial tribunal . |
| 21 | Yer should give 'im a good talking to , if yer want my opinion . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ That should give him a good laugh . ’ |
| 23 | If the utilitarian looks at it in this way , he takes it as a criterion for an acceptable use of ethical words , and way of understanding moral judgement , that it should give them a factual content which is the only one which it is sensible to expect people in general to endorse as a sensible guide to acceptable conduct . |
| 24 | They pass the ball sweetly , create space effortlessly , and in Alemao , Branco , Valdo , Dunga , Mozer and Jorginho possess players who should give them a formidable momentum next summer . |
| 25 | The fact that this was the chosen approach of the Evil One in tempting Eve should give us a healthy respect for its subtlety and danger : ‘ Did God say … ? ’ he asked : His innocent-sounding questions about the facts of the case were designed to open up the deeper issue of God 's goodness . |
| 26 | Tommy Grant placed the big , round , iron , copper-lined sugar pan on the side of the stove , straightened his back as far as it would go ; then , turning to the bench , he pointed to the five tin trays of liquid toffee , saying , ‘ That should give us a fresh start in the mornin' , miss . |
| 27 | This device should give us a single analysis in about five minutes rather than ninety as at present as we do n't need to separate the mixtures , we can do the analysis directly . |
| 28 | If we say the cost of production of a bird laying 276 eggs per 52 week period is 60p per dozen ( I 'm taking Stuart Hinchly 's ) figures demonstrated at the Royal Show ) , by retailing our own produce this should give us an average price of £1.25 plus per dozen . |
| 29 | If you are uncertain of the type of frame you want to use , or even of the very important role it plays in setting off the finished picture , browsing through the photographs in this book should give you a good idea of the tremendous versatility of frames , and also show you how the correct frame will focus the eye on the design itself , as well as balance all its elements . |
| 30 | Kathy and Eric Price run this small hotel as an ‘ extended home ’ which should give you a good idea as to its all pervading atmosphere of warmth and hospitality . |