Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As usual , I felt that , on taking leave , I ought to proceed in a direction opposite to that which he was taking , because there was a mystery as to where Eliot lived , and I did not want to appear inquisitive . |
| 2 | She had enough sense to realise that this was one argument that ought to come to a stop right now . |
| 3 | The relationship of settlements to cemeteries can be considered using the results of large-scale excavations as a control , and the actual distances between such features may act as a guide even when a relationship can not be directly inferred . |
| 4 | On the whole we are , until suddenly panic reigns and we must rush to a class again and limber up . |
| 5 | For instance , the Institute of Personnel Management proposes that organisations should consider including a commitment not to discriminate arbitrarily on the grounds of age in their equal opportunities policies . |
| 6 | The point of headroom is that those above should act as a support rather than as a control . |
| 7 | To rid himself of some of the frustration , Wright , who I know and like , should look for a solution very close to Highbury in Alan Smith . |
| 8 | We must insist on a world where natural diversity is valued and protected for the benefit of all . |
| 9 | ‘ In about an hour and a quarter , the coach should stop at a signpost about five miles from here . |
| 10 | You should relax for a while when you have finished before rushing off to get on with life . |
| 11 | When I mentioned Burma , his feeling of satisfaction was obvious , though his sense of integrity had prevented him from deciding that I should go to a country so close to his own heart . |
| 12 | So , we think for a little while ahead you should go to a school where you 'll be looked after ; I mean , where you can sleep , and where he wo n't get at you . ’ |
| 13 | So it 's six hundred , plus about half , which comes to a about nine hundred , should come to a bit less than nine hundred , and it does , so that 's almost certainly |
| 14 | If you must get into a dilemma then charge further into it in an attempt to gain control of your destiny once again . |
| 15 | Moreover we must refuse by a criterion often rhetorically invoked in these doubtful positions ; by the criterion of the strictest intellectual coherence and rigour . |
| 16 | All connections to the cold water cistern should start with a gatevalve so that the new section can be isolated if necessary |
| 17 | I suppose you might think in a case now you might think that er er certain people are n't entitled to welfare benefits or something that |
| 18 | Well that 'll do for a minute so I can use it . |
| 19 | ‘ One day we 'll ride into a town where my mother and father are in the audience , and they 'll see me … |
| 20 | This is not as wild a question as you might suppose in a country where every Buddhist is a monk some time in their lives , and can slip into the habit again at any time . |
| 21 | Between three and four hours later they 'll arrive at a point about thirty miles from here . ’ |
| 22 | After the trade wars with the West over cars and electronic goods , who can tell what that might mean for a country so dependent on trade ? |
| 23 | We 'll go for a drive somewhere , grab some lunch if there 's time … ’ |
| 24 | He said : ‘ I wo n't stay for a shower , I 'll go for a swim instead . ’ |
| 25 | I think they 're gon na do the ramblers one together cos then they 'll go for a walk together . |
| 26 | Might walk under a bus tomorrow . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I thought we might go for a coffee somewhere , and then there 's something I 'd like to show you . ’ |
| 28 | Think I might put in a note actually . |
| 29 | Yeah well it is it is and also we might get to a situation where by er you know people are slitting each-other in the throat at this rate |
| 30 | I think I 'll put on a jumper today , or a pullover it 'll be cold coming out of John 's tonight . |