Example sentences of "[modal v] suffer [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | California 's philosophy underpinning its seismic codes holds that a building should not be damaged in a minor quake , should suffer no more than minor structural damage in a moderate quake and not collapse in a major quake . |
| 2 | It was left to another distinguished scientist , Sir Henry Tizard , to suggest that the British — puffing themselves up like the frog in Aesop 's fable — might suffer the same fate . |
| 3 | By the wings of Draconius , when I 've sharpened my axe you 'll suffer the same fate as Whiplash ! |
| 4 | Those , mainly Conservative councils , that were spending below the standard spending levels were tempted to spend more and gain more grant ; those that were spending so much that government was giving them no grant could suffer no more penalties ; and all kinds of ingenious methods were used to avoid the penalties through creative accounting . |
| 5 | PRESIDENT Mikhail Gorbachev has warned his Communist Party colleagues that if they delayed in dealing with ‘ overdue changes , ’ they could suffer the same ‘ excesses ’ as their brothers in Eastern Europe . |
| 6 | Maastricht could suffer the same fate . |
| 7 | Having said that , even in my old Cub I used to suffer the same fate on occasion . |
| 8 | If the change in phenotype is deleterious and selection acts against it , then many individuals would suffer the same fate . |
| 9 | Witnesses were warned that if they gave false evidence they would suffer the same verdict as that given to the accused ( Mark 14:56–7 ; Matt. |
| 10 | If it held the shares intact it would suffer the same disadvantage that our ordinary investor encountered . |
| 11 | They were terrified that the Jewish authorities would come for them and that they would suffer the same fate as Jesus . |
| 12 | Those that resonate with the strongest vibrations will suffer the most damage . |
| 13 | Do they carry home hopes that Vietnam 's Communist Party will suffer the same fate ? |
| 14 | Unless something like this is done , America 's blacks will suffer the same collapse of morale that American Indians have . |
| 15 | He said of Lynda Chalker , Foreign Office Minister responsible for foreign aid programmes : ‘ All she is doing is giving these poor people the chance to breed more children who will suffer the same horrible fate as their parents — death by starvation . ’ |
| 16 | I want to start by asking what are the risks that the Delors plan — the origin of European economic and monetary union — will suffer the same fate as the Werner plan did 20 years ago . |
| 17 | This is a very sinister way to end , leaving you to imagine whether this girl will suffer the same fate , and with the feeling it could be you next , and the collector will never stop . |
| 18 | An extremely aggressive person may suffer the same internal anguish as an extremely defensive person . ’ |
| 19 | Mid-November can suffer a few foggy days . |