Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [modal v] [verb] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Public authorities are creatures of statute and can do no more than the statute permits them to do . |
| 2 | Visitors will receive a warm welcome from the small enthusiastic staff of this family-run business and will see the many operations involved , including welding , woodworking , painting and engineering . |
| 3 | At the beginning of this century it was believed that one could find a basic element of learning that was common to all these activities ; and that once this was established it would be possible to construct a single theory that would explain all learning and would provide a once-and-for-all guide to teaching . |
| 4 | By the end of the period of imperial expansion , in the middle of the twentieth century , it was widely believed that everyone in the world should be a citizen of an independent and sovereign state and should have the same rights as all the other citizens in the state , but in 1500 very few people would have understood such a notion . |
| 5 | A couple of new songs had a few ideas ‘ borrowed ’ from The Mission and New Model Army and could give a few clues as to which market Echo & The Bunnymen see themselves operating in during their climb back up the ladder to fame and fortune . |
| 6 | We were acting as loyal supporters in defending the player and would do the same with any player at Cliftonville FC . |
| 7 | And above all , if the head , inside the school , is seen as someone who has a calm and consistent view of the rapidly changing priorities of school management , there is a chance that parents will come to the same view and will feel the same trust . |
| 8 | Now and again there were diversions , when one or another of the remaining five would hold the stage and would have a few moments of limelight , or glory . |