Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [modal v] [be] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first place it could be argued that the power of the professional association to act is severely limited , because much of the censorship that takes place in libraries is ultimately applied by Library Committees and local authorities whose members are beyond the control of the librarians ' professional body . |
| 2 | In the first place it could be argued that a democratic government would not impose unreasonably on minorities ; this exposed the party to Liberal charges that they were indifferent to the Irish Nationalists , but it also exposed the weakness of the government 's position , as Law explained to the Commons in January 1913 : |
| 3 | I imagine it might be said that it was too insistent on formal academic instruction , that it took things like examinations very seriously and prided itself on its academic record ; yet in fact the education it gave was surprisingly wide and varied … |
| 4 | He put on a brave face to Sunday Express readers : ‘ I hope it will be believed that the Arsenal can take a licking as well as any other club . |
| 5 | I hope it will be agreed that those who think that the tax law is justified do so partly because they believe that there is in the circumstances imagined a reason voluntarily to contribute a sum which is equivalent to a just tax . |
| 6 | I mean you 'd be doubling that would n't you ? |
| 7 | I suppose I should be flattered that you gave me an ‘ A ’ — though I 'd be better pleased if you thought enough of me to send my flowers in person , instead of by remote control . |
| 8 | ‘ I suppose we should be flattered that Dinamo Tbilisi felt they needed a little help to get past us . |
| 9 | ‘ I suppose we should be flattered that Dinamo Tbilisi felt they needed a little help to get past us . |
| 10 | Where buildings overlap it can be shown that post-built structures preceded those constructed using continuous trenches . |
| 11 | In the political parlance of 1992 , I suppose it might be said that Mr Platt has given himself a double whammy . |
| 12 | I suppose it will be said that it is the height of romanticism to cling to the idea that universities can remain largely publicly funded and that students will not inevitably have to pay fees . |
| 13 | Er , Birmingham region , Brian , who will count G M B Scotland Lancashire region , John who will count Southern Liverpool region , Alan who will count South Western London , Bill who will count Yorkshire Midland , Colin who will count Birmingham Northern , Derek who will count Lancashire G M B Scotland , Mary , who will count Liverpool Southern , Jack who will count London South Western , John , the other John , who will count Midland Yorkshire , Ray who will count Northern er , and now the pep talk it should be emphasized that tellers must remain in the congress hall while congress is in session and of course that delegates must be in their allotted seats when a vote is taken . |
| 14 | Easily Accessible : If you are not keen on Shakespeare , Stratford may not be the place for you — nearly everywhere you go you will be reminded that this was his birthplace . |
| 15 | And you 're quite right , I mean it might be argued that there are big issues in local government still . |
| 16 | Erm so er I mean it could be argued that those figures go in there . |
| 17 | So I think you can be assured that it 's not something that 's been put to one side , it 's something that we 're trying to build in to all the work we do , in whatever ways appropriate , but er , I accept that the the implications for your comment , that we 've got to be continually , er watching ourselves , to make sure that we do that . |
| 18 | As Chapman observed : ‘ Although I do not suggest that the Arsenal go on the defensive even for tactical purposes , I think it may be said that some of their best scoring chances have come when they have been driven back and then have broken away to strike suddenly and swiftly . ’ |
| 19 | In particular I think it should be recognised that the role of the unions , NALGO and G M D in helping that process of change has been quite fundamental and for that reason , because we appreciate and value the essential way in which the unions have contributed to the process of changing the organisation I consider that the they much trailed proposals from the opposition groups to cut , or in the other case , to reduce the NALGO office are quite misguided . |
| 20 | I think it should be remembered that that public support actually was against a requirement of one thousand nine hundred dwellings , which is not quite the proposal being put forward by the County at the moment , but it is clear that there seems to me n not to be any public or great strength of public objection to the sort of proposals that are now before you in this enquiry , and it also seems to me that the reasons behind erm that that public support are essentially because it meets the first requirement of paragraph P P G thirty three , that the alternative expansion of existing towns or villages will represent a less satisfactory method of providing land for new housing that is needed , I think that is the essence of the public support , and so first of I think you can say that that 's that means that first criteria , and certainly it seems to meet the second automatically because it an expression of public preference . |
| 21 | I think it will be found that our record and findings are more worthy of public acceptance than the emotional , uninformed and often inaccurate outbursts of this very vocal lobby . |
| 22 | For example , I think it will be agreed that the Newtonian concept of mass has a more precise meaning than the concept of democracy , say . |
| 23 | And I think it could be maintained that when Pound left |
| 24 | Others , like the modern thinker , Alan Watts , have grudgingly admired it : ‘ Without any disrespect it must be said that Christianity is pre-eminently the gamblers ’ religion . |