Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] [verb] [pron] in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In certain extreme circumstances , Her Majesty may find herself in a position in which she is called on to use her discretion in making a political decision . |
| 2 | Long before she left school , Clara discovered that whatever negligent indifference might greet her in the bosom of her family , she was capable of arousing strife in breasts other than those of Miss Haines and Mrs Hill . |
| 3 | Merymose might get it in the neck from Kenamun , but if this madman was to be nailed quickly , the odd official would have to sacrifice his dignity . |
| 4 | An image consultant such as Public Persona could point you in the right direction . |
| 5 | Time was when a priest used to put it in the parish mag if he intended being out of the parish for more than twenty-four hours . |
| 6 | ( b ) A registered foreign lawyer shall do nothing in the course of practising in partnership with a solicitor which , if done by a solicitor would put the solicitor in breach of any of these rules or any other rules , principles or requirements of conduct applicable to solicitors . |
| 7 | ( c ) A registered foreign lawyer shall do nothing in the course of practising as the director of a recognised body which puts the recognised body in breach of any of these rules , or any other rules , principles or requirements of conduct applicable to recognised bodies . ’ |
| 8 | Dr Ryan estimated that the industry would require something in the order of £330 billion to pay for new jetliners over the next eight years . |
| 9 | Gyggle would store me in a spare room of the hospital and keep me under twenty-four-hour observation while I was unconscious . |
| 10 | Once I tied a wasp to the striking-surface of each of the copper-coloured bells on the top , where the little hammer would hit them in the morning when the alarm went off . |
| 11 | Victory for Old Kingstonians at home to Oxford Hawks , the Peroni South League champions ( 2pm ) , will take them into the Pizza Express while defeat will put them in the South League , which has absorbed the London League . |
| 12 | Eventually the institution will find itself in the residual phase , in which the external constituency has ceased to exist and the biological growth is eroded by the loss to the movement of the uninterested children of the members . |
| 13 | In oriental rugs , every knot — which corresponds to two individual strands of pile — is tied by hand , and a skilled weaver can tie something in the region of a thousand knots per hour . |
| 14 | If it does n't port to NT , how could it defend its position as an open systems company , the newsletter asks , anticipating that Sun may find itself in the ‘ embarrassing position of being one of the only significant RISC systems vendors not offering Windows NT on its systems . ’ |
| 15 | If such a proposal was adopted by the GMC Kay and his committee might find themselves in the dock . |
| 16 | Further and/or alternatively , the judge said that under the provisions of article 13 of the Convention he considered that there was a grave risk that the return of the child would place him in an intolerable situation , and said that on that ground also he would have declined to order the return of the child . |
| 17 | Joyce did not suppose that German nationality would protect him in the event of a Nazi defeat . |
| 18 | Although upon return to Canada for what might prove to be no more than a temporary visit the mother 's situation might be unsatisfactory and she might suffer discomfort or perhaps even hardship , there is no evidence that there is a risk , let alone a great one , that the child 's return would place him in a situation which is intolerable . |
| 19 | ‘ The High Queen will receive you in the Sun Chamber , ’ and Fergus had known at once what was ahead . |
| 20 | Occasionally the fungus can ensconce itself in the terminal portion of the urethra , and it may then give rise to symptoms similar to those found in non-specific urethritis . |
| 21 | When Kirk Douglas became a target for a drunkard in a bar who 'd seen Douglas as the boxer in Champion , Kirk merely slammed his hand on the bar and shouted , ‘ Anyone in this bar can lick me in a fight , ’ and the drunkard backed off . |
| 22 | The boxes are currently in external alpha sites where the company hopes to validate some of the assumptions still swirling around NT and the Mips architecture such as whether a Mips NT machine can hack it in the Intel environment as a price/performance player . |
| 23 | The section does not specifically empower the policeman to give directions as to how the actor should conduct himself in the future ( as by leaving the spot ) . |
| 24 | This does not mean that the governing body should involve itself in the day-to-day running of the school . |
| 25 | Edberg 's rise to No 2 , although a welcome gesture from Wimbledon in recognition of his two titles , could backfire , with the chance that today 's draw could place him in the same half as former champions Boris Becker and Michael Stich . |
| 26 | And if a developer could not immediately secure rent from premises it builds at the dock , the Private Finance Initiative would provide it in the short-term , until the property market improves . |
| 27 | Melts that had frozen within this subconscious lithosphere would enrich it in the same elements that are enriched in the crust , so it has not been possible to distinguish between these theories . |
| 28 | Further asset sales from breaking up ConsGold will put it in an even stronger position from which to launch further takeovers . |
| 29 | Examining these theories from pragmatics will involve us in a substantial digression from our main concern : which is to account for our intuitions of coherence and thus gain insight into the needs of the language learner , who after all aims to be able to produce coherent discourse , not isolated sentences . |
| 30 | She threatened journalists Ray Richmond and Matt Roush : ‘ My husband will meet you in an alley any time — and beat the hell outta you . ’ |