Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [noun sg] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The court may stay execution pending a hearing under any of the rules in Ord 37 ( Ord 37 , r 8 ) .
2 Whatever the truth , it is to be allowed that in speaking of them as effects in the ordinary way , to the extent we do , we may make use of a conception other than the one we have been examining .
3 Fourteen miles away you can visit Grey Mare 's Tail , a great waterfall , and here you may catch sight of a herd of wild goats which live in the area .
4 Some individuals can take up the suggestions of the hypnotist to the extent of becoming deaf or blind or unable to smell ; they may withstand pain without a murmur , re-experience being a six-year old , or even forget everything that happened , after hypnosis , until given a prearranged ‘ release ’ signal .
5 Remembering always that it is far better to announce that you are the ‘ Co-operative Funeral Service ’ to a person who may seek information regarding a memorial , than to announce that you are the ‘ Co-operative Memorial Service ’ to a person who requires information regarding funeral arrangements .
6 Large leaves may need support from a cane or , in the case of ficus , can be gently rolled up with an elastic band .
7 But finds that are deteriorating ( such as iron objects which corrode rapidly in damp conditions ) , that have been preserved by unusual conditions ( such as waterlogged wood or leather which dry out and warp or crumble if left untreated ) , or any others which are fragile may need conservation in a laboratory to prevent further decay and to strengthen them , so that they can be handled and studied .
8 And the County Council 's consistently said to the West Yorkshire authorities , you must make provision for a range of sites in suitable locations to help draw er development that would othe otherwise come to North Yorkshire .
9 To explain this type of unemployment more fully , we must make use of a model of the economy within which the level of DD unemployment is determined .
10 An employer from a partnership company should consider membership of a course committee as a right rather than a favour , and the college should see the invitation as an obligation not a dispensation .
11 in this case the defender was not insured and was not licensed but an insurer was conducting a holding defence while they considered whether they should repudiate liability under a policy issued to the owner of the vehicle and persons taking the vehicle on hire .
12 Thus for SiFH 3 , the stretching vibration of the SiF bond must give rise to a dipole change along the C 3 axis , conventionally the z axis ( see Fig. 5.17 ) .
13 The trustee must give notice of a dividend to all creditors who have proved their debts ( r 11.6(1) ) .
14 ‘ It 's grossly unfair and discriminatory that cold take-out food should carry VAT from a hotel but not from anywhere else .
15 A program object which must precede declaration of a user defined function ( FN ) or procedure ( PROC ) .
16 He thought that the discount for contingencies should be comparatively small and that the £10,000 the widow received from the estate should give rise to a deduction of £200 from the annual dependency for the accelerated benefit that she received by obtaining it on his death .
17 The first big solo of the Brahms B flat should give the impression , hopefully , of surmounted effort , but later on there are passages of the greatest intricacy that should emerge light as a feather .
18 Judges , magistrates and justices ' clerks believe they must keep custody as a deterrent against frequent offenders and ‘ to give society a rest ’ .
19 If universal education is a genuine ideal ; if , unlike the Greeks , we may claim to believe in such a thing as a democratic intellect , then we must stop thinking of a kind of people , a ‘ work-force ’ who will obediently slot into the place society has for them , trained as a kind of technological army .
20 No presbyterian can see why a monarch should have jurisdiction over a belief in God 's kingdom .
21 But to go on from this to the recommendation of the Bullock Report that workers should have representation on a company 's board is to change the nature of the institution , which in my judgment is quite unwarranted .
22 The announcement was again dogged by the spectre of the SNP 's deal in voting with the Government on the Maastricht Bill two weeks ago , with its leaders being asked why voters should have confidence in a party which voted with an administration which strongly advocated the continued Union .
23 Erm , I do n't think either a father or a mother intrinsically has to be necessary , I think what 's important is that children should have access to a variety of loving adults , one or two , or maybe three of those who they should have a special relationship with , does n't matter whether they 're male or female , so long as the , the children are loved and they feel secure and happy , it does n't matter about , you know , this is mother , this is father .
24 Self-help groups can be very useful and ideally every physician caring for diabetics should have access to a person skilled in helping people to rid themselves of the smoking habit .
25 Reception staff should have access to a database containing information on Garden events , basic Garden information , and staff skills and specialisms .
26 You must enter Lavondyss as a child , not a woman .
27 In his statement smuggled to the Independent in London , Brucan said : ‘ I must take issue with a misconception prevailing in the West that this regime owes its survival to the repressive organs of the State .
28 The provision of the services already described is important , but this must take place in a society that fully accepts the implications of disability , otherwise the disabled feel they are rejected and discriminated against .
29 A disadvantage , from the policeman 's perspective , is that the offence must take place in a public as opposed to a private place .
30 If the child is to be a resident patient the treatment must take place in a health service hospital ( which includes a hospital managed by a health service trust ) .
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