Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] [vb infin] [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Note that such an attachment may suffice to allow a learner to drive a motor cycle in excess of 250cc . |
| 2 | In particular , a database user may want to search a file in a number of ways , according to a particular application . |
| 3 | ( 1 ) Where a licensing board considers that licensed premises are no longer suitable or convenient for the sale of alcoholic liquor , having regard to their character and condition , and the nature and extent of the use of the premises , the board may decide to hold a hearing with a view to making a closure order under this section , and the effect of a closure order is that the licence held in respect of the premises shall cease to have effect while the closure order is in force . |
| 4 | ( 9 ) A licensing board may refuse to renew a licence provisionally granted under subsection ( 1 ) or ( 2 ) above if the board considers that there has been unreasonable delay on the part of the applicant in completing the premises . |
| 5 | the University may wish to consider a review of the information about assessment and marking schemes which is provided to students . |
| 6 | Also , any creditor may decide to lodge a court petition for the company to be compulsorily wound up . |
| 7 | General Motors Corp may need to sell a stake in Electronic Data Systems Corp in order to overcome a $14,000m worldwide pension obligation , industry analysts told Reuter : chief financial officer Richard Wagoner said the automaker plans to make a ‘ significant contribution ’ into its pension fund this year and next year , and over the next six or seven years , hopes to eliminate its pension fund liability completely ; analysts say it could raise almost $5,000m by selling a 25% stake in the computer services giant , and Lehman Brothers automotive analyst Joseph Phillippi said he expects it either to sell a stake or return to the equity markets ; officials from both the General and British Telecommunications Plc say that any deal for the UK phone giant to buy a stake in EDS is far from certain . |
| 8 | Bettleheim in The Uses of Enchantment provides an apt summary of what a story must do to hold a child 's interest and ‘ enrich his ( sic ) life ’ . |
| 9 | Similarly , the manager in charge of a local authority department may need to give a lead to others in defining the role and objectives of that department . |
| 10 | In the same way a horse may want to touch a person that it likes . |
| 11 | The defendant may wish to make a statement under caution which may prove or help to prove these elements . |
| 12 | Each defendant must submit to counsel a week in advance a couple of hundred words summarising his life , and this enables counsel to prepare their questions . |
| 13 | A new artist with this sort of deal should expect to receive a royalty rate of 10–14 per cent of the retail price . |
| 14 | Astute readers will note that our pages look different this week ; and those who know about journal redesign might expect to see a trickle of editorial blood emerging from The Lancet 's front door . |
| 15 | A second way in which Lakatos 's methodology could conceivably be supported is as follows : The methodology might serve to identify a programme that received strong support from the scientific community but which does not conform to the methodology of research programmes , and this identification might subsequently lead to the novel discovery of some external cause , such as the intervention of some government or industrial monopoly . |
| 16 | Parliamentary arithmetic dictated , therefore , that Labour would have to produce a package which was acceptable to at least one of the opposition parties . |
| 17 | No one in his right mind would want to start a fight in such a place as this . |
| 18 | Nobody in his right mind would try to fill a bath with a hole in it and so , I reasoned in my simple way , let the poor soul get on with it and let's all have a bit of peace . |
| 19 | where the light would strain to turn a corner |
| 20 | The President would appear to have a sense of humour . ’ |
| 21 | This programme will seek to develop a framework for economic modelling within which links between the decisions of individual agents ( firms , households , unions ) and the behaviour of the economy at an aggregate level are more clearly established than is usually the case . |
| 22 | Positive thinking will have to wait a while , but it augurs well for one of the young ringsiders who turned up in his smartest suit and said : ‘ What a disgusting fight ; I wish I 'd worn my tracksuit . ’ |
| 23 | A government department will have to issue a directive ; or the police mount a prosecution . |
| 24 | Accordingly , this chapter will attempt to provide a consideration of key matters which describe the organizational context of investment decision-making and the process of managing the changes associated with major investments or strategic moves . |
| 25 | The study will seek to fill a gap in the research literature concerning both the extent of science coverage in the mass media and an understanding of the factors which influence the selection and presentation of science to a wider media audience . |
| 26 | The bureaucrat will attempt to acquire a budget in excess of what is required for the level of output indicated by the equation of marginal cost and political demand . |
| 27 | ( 2 ) Without prejudice to the generality of the Council 's discretion under paragraph ( 1 ) of this Rule the Council may refuse to recognise a body where : |
| 28 | Miss Harker was n't just baffled , she was incensed that this chit of a girl should dare to make a fool of her in front of the whole class , but she managed to smother up her rage in tones of exasperated concern . |
| 29 | Any information provider should seek to establish a reputation as a ‘ trusted source ’ of information . |
| 30 | 17.70 The teacher 's response to written work should aim to foster a child 's confidence in the exploration of ideas and the manner of their presentation . |