Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [to-vb] in [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even a non-trading corporation may need to engage in various activities in pursuance of its objects . |
| 2 | On the one hand , we must use all possible means to regain old markets , to , open new ones up , and to encourage international trade on the basis of the division of labour ; and on the other , we must endeavour to awaken in British industry a spirit of joint endeavour … . |
| 3 | What I should like to do in this essay is to challenge this assumption . |
| 4 | Before proceeding to the discussion of pull-out torque/speed characteristics for the variable-reluctance motor , we must pause to consider in more detail the effects of neglecting the harmonics of phase current . |
| 5 | What crime have we committed that we should have to live in this way ? ’ |
| 6 | The bishops on Charles 's and Louis 's side , taking a firmer line about oaths , asked why anyone should have to sin in this case , and repeated the proposal that a complete survey of the empire be made . |
| 7 | When they are on the move they are essentially solitary creatures and find it quite inexplicable that their human owners should wish to indulge in communal walking . |
| 8 | This chart should indicate how much material the student should aim to cover in each week of language study . |
| 9 | Because of Champagne 's northerly latitude and the cold , wet influence of the Atlantic , all grapes must struggle to ripen in this region and black grapes rarely possess sufficient pigment in the skins to properly colour a wine . |
| 10 | Consequently , they argued , the Labour Party should refuse to co-operate in any way with the government . |
| 11 | They may choose to invest in financial assets ( such as government bonds or building society deposits ) or in real assets ( such as property or antique furniture ) . |
| 12 | Erm , the storage binder , we , we , er , anticipate that you of course , will wind up with shelves full of storage binders housing various diaries , and you 'll want to know in ten years ' time , which storage binder has your nineteen ninety-four diary , erm , that 's what that label is for . |
| 13 | And that was the sort of level of detail to which we thought we might need to go in those districts where it is demonstrated to us , of the district do need to be considered differently . |
| 14 | The wages themselves were good : a mounted archer was paid 6d a day , the wage a skilled craftsman might expect to earn in civilian life , and a man-at-arms received Is a day . |
| 15 | The coalition had regard to-the- mechanics of the single transferable vote and made some attempt to match the number of candidates nominated with the support which those candidates might expect to attract in each constituency . |
| 16 | Students also might begin to cluster in little sub-cultures , small tribes united by a common interest which in due course would become institutionalized and formalized . |
| 17 | To give you an example of the type of ad you might like to place in future editions of the Newsletter . |
| 18 | ‘ That 's possible — he knows I 'll be looking for him — but he 'll have to remain in this country until he can collect his legacy , and by then he 'll expect me to have given up . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ If they think you 're right I suppose we 'll have to send in another team to scour through the garbage again . |
| 20 | And she said , ‘ You know , I 'll have to look in this trunk here , but I have n't got the time , I must be off now … ’ . |
| 21 | The 10-year-olds followed an adventure route of ‘ real life ’ scenarios challenging them to think of how to deal with emergency situations that they might have to face in daily life . |
| 22 | Inset downlights into the top of the openings to light anything that you might care to place in these openings — a plant perhaps , flowers , an interesting object — and you will instantly dramatize the space . |
| 23 | Then you can pick out what you 'd like to see in more detail another time . |
| 24 | It is easy to describe the kinds of sequence you could hope to find in dramatic material . |
| 25 | They had the right religion , they were hard-working , and had small families which they could afford to keep in decent circumstances . |
| 26 | Charity knew she was n't going to look gorgeous no matter what she did , and deciding she needed all the help she could get to lure in those tips that might hold off personal bankruptcy for three months , she had purchased the skirt and shirt — with six other summery , playful outfits that she would probably never be able to wear again as long as she lived . |
| 27 | I said to Russell I 'd love to go in that helicopter he said Lyn you 're pissed . |
| 28 | I have no experience of using Pascal but I 'm sure I could learn to program in this language . |
| 29 | Having trained in private practice , you may decide to stay in this field , in which case , when qualified , you will become an assistant solicitor . |
| 30 | Derby start 2-1 down to Cambridge and Villa defend the same score at Wolves , where Taylor may have to trust in another piece of sports sagacity . |