Example sentences of "[modal v] [prep] [noun sg] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The seller should of course resist such warranties because of their vagueness , and insist that , if he is to give such a warranty , the purpose should be clearly specified in the contract , with sufficient detail to enable him to be sure that the goods that he supplies are in fact suitable for that purpose . |
2 | We must of course make full allowance for the disappearance of the most important historical sources of the third century B.C. Hieronymus of Cardia is likely to have given a precise account of the Celtic events of 280–275 B.C. Later Phylarchus continued the story . |
3 | Michel Gien , chairman of EurOpen , points to recent examples of the private sector following government procurement policy as evidence that European business is showing interest : decisions such as that by a group of car manufacturers led by Peugeot and Renault to specify certain open systems criteria in contracts should in turn have knock-on effects for open systems take-up . |
4 | Those belonging to language groups such as Kaonde , Luvale , Lunda and Lozi , which were recognised but received proportionately less time , also protested , saying that all the recognised languages should in fairness receive equal time . |
5 | However , at a board meeting the Chairman has supported JR 's suggestion that , as a preliminary measure , the accounts department should in future have some control over the acceptance of sales orders . |
6 | In addition to current and capital accounts , appropriate local authorities must by law maintain separate accounts dealing with such services as housing and transport . |
7 | You may of course decline such up-dates . |
8 | Of course , he is concerned here with speech , and not with language in general , which may of course encompass gestural systems or systems such as those used by the ape language experimenters . |
9 | A third party may of course make diplomatic representations or bring pressure to bear upon a State to perform what it perceives to be that State 's treaty obligations with another State , although such action is likely to be resented as unwarranted interference in external affairs . |
10 | So a single-member company may of course have one member , but will normally need two officers , ie the member/director and another person as company secretary . |
11 | We may of course get different amounts of utility if our tastes differ , but we all consume the same quantity . |
12 | By broadening the bases of support for the regime among the relatively privileged classes , constitutional reform might in fact make radical change harder to achieve . |
13 | The existence of an explicit prohibition on treating animals as social beings indicates that the Buid might in fact have ambivalent feelings on the subject . |
14 | The second question is the second certainly made by the Noble Earl was that the Department of Transport were urgently examining the situation , I trust with the Home Office at the same time and I would suggest that we might in fact discuss this matter if I might make er if I might make this suggestion to the Noble Earl , between now and the report stage , so that this matter can be clarified but I am sure that he will understand that we would not in fact be er feel able to erm ignore this issue er in the period between the beginning of the committee stage today and the third reading of this Bill , we do expect Government amendments to be introduced . |
15 | Eternity as the sound of endless babble : one could of course imagine worse things , but the idea of hearing women 's voices forever , continuously , without end , gave her sufficient incentive to cling seriously to life and to do everything in her power to keep death as far away as possible . |
16 | But if the general were the unclear , we could with reason abandon all science and inquiry . |
17 | With enough chips and a large enough training set , it could in principle recognise any class of retinal images with absolute confidence . |
18 | This approach to visual perception illuminates the nature and generation of our own experiences , and could in principle provide theoretical grounds for saying that a bat , or a Martian , who applied i specific ( objectively definable ) structural description to an object would be more likely to experience a specific type of imagery accordingly . |
19 | The Fundamental Rule could in principle allow any component to interact with any other component . |
20 | Although the local authority would be responsible for any damages in cases of negligence , it could in turn take disciplinary action against teachers . |
21 | This could in turn receive extensive media coverage . |
22 | Er but again y'know I could in theory provide some handouts for you which you could perhaps pick up at the end of the er of the lecture from the front or even have available in a general office for you , okay ? |
23 | None the less , they could on occasion have considerable importance . |
24 | This concentration of fish causes social stress , disease and oxygen depletion , which may in turn cause high mortality rates especially in hot weather . |
25 | ( b ) Powers of a justices ' clerk Certain functions of the court may be performed by a justices ' clerk who may in turn delegate these functions to any clerk of the court authorised for this purpose . |
26 | Inevitably this process will address difficult questions and may generate difficult solutions which may in turn have severe effects on existing interests both inside and outside the organisation . |
27 | The isotopic distinction between MORB and OIB is a source distinction , whereas the trace element differences may in part reflect different conditions of melting . |
28 | Cross-sectional studies take place at a single point of time ( although the ‘ point ’ may in practice cover several months ) . |
29 | Nevertheless , the identification of more common alterations such as p53 mutation or screening for a panel of genetic lesions , or both , may in future make genetic screening of stool samples a viable proposition . |
30 | The modern science of militarism renders wars between ‘ civilised ’ Powers too costly , and the rapid growth of effective internationalism in the financial and great industrial magnates [ sic ] , who seem destined more and more to control national politics , may in future render such wars impossible . |