Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [verb] [prep] [pron] the " in BNC.

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1 … the circumstances are such that any reasonable man standing in the shoes of the recipient of the information would have realised that upon reasonable grounds the information was being given to him in confidence , then this should suffice to impose upon him the equitable obligation of confidence .
2 Perhaps the most elegant formulation of principle was given in Coco v Clark ( AN ) ( Engineers ) Ltd where it was said that if a reasonable man standing in the shoes of the recipient of the information would have realised that upon reasonable grounds the information was being given to him in confidence then this should suffice to impose upon him the equitable obligation of confidence .
3 Each industry must have applied to it the test of national service .
4 The children must have impressed upon them the need for personal cooperation within the classroom as essential to the variety of learning situations with which they will be faced .
5 After a drink she might enjoy slamming to him the suggestion that Steve and Maria Luisa might get back together again .
6 And erm I think generally people do n't realize how quite unique that is. erm one thing , of course , which is also not erm very readily understood , is the involvement of the legal person , the Clerk to the Justices , in the system , so that with the three Justices you 'll having sitting you 'll have sitting below them the legally qualified Clerk , and I suppose it 's this particular feature of the system which is difficult for people abroad to comprehend _ how a legally qualified person can be sitting there without dominating the proceedings .
7 But first I 'd like to go over what the Bucharest MI6 man said to you .
8 So we 'd have to go through it the next day anyway .
9 However , because of the limitations in the design of the study it was not clear to what extent the link between subjective risk and recall was caused by less interesting factors such as the type of memory test used , the fact that risk ratings were previously given by the drivers , and the expectations subjects may have had of what the study was about .
10 I knew that Syl 's mother , like my own , would consider talking to yourself the first sign of madness .
11 This would need to retain within it the unique legal function of Convocation which would be restricted to those at present eligible to exercise it , that is to graduates and staff alone .
12 Ladies and Gentlemen , I would like to present to you the one , the only Anthony .
13 And once her nephew-in-law sought her out to ask whether she would like to discuss with him the forthcoming Derby and which horse was likely to win the race .
14 ‘ The defendant had been personally negligent in that he had failed to take such steps and make such inquiries as would have revealed to him the defects in his structure and the risks of fire thereby occasioned . ’
15 But if someone asked me what the " oldest tree in the park " meant , or what " oak " meant , or what the meaning of the sentence as a whole was , I would have to explain to him the meaning of these expressions with the help of some other expressions which he could understand .
16 The principals would change depending on what the current manager could afford .
17 Once you build up a regular routine you will want to get outside whatever the weather is doing .
18 This marketing approach to products has been beneficial for the consumer because it determines what a company will sell based on what the consumer wants , or the market place is ready to discover and buy , rather than on hope and guesswork .
19 Students may attempt forced economies on diet or take up casual part-time employment to balance their budgets , but you will have to assess for yourself the degree to which these actions may detract from your physical well-being and ability to study ( see also Chapter 15 on fit for studying ) .
20 ‘ I 've got something , all right , and the sooner I can get rid of it the happier I 'll be .
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