Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [verb] [prep] a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This portable version allows her out of home or hospital for a few hours … but for most of her life she must stay connected to a larger non-stop supply . |
| 2 | The Macleod Report had specifically recommended that the Party should attempt to recruit from a wider class basis . |
| 3 | He should have waited for a better moment instead of acting impulsively . |
| 4 | Administrative changes during the late nineteenth century should have resulted in a higher proportion of cases being reported . |
| 5 | Er he , the family , must have came at a later date into Galashiels . |
| 6 | I should recommend waiting for a gentler age than that in which we are condemned for a while to dwell . |
| 7 | Low overwinter fine root mortality , relative to growing season mortality , might be due to low maintenance respiration rates under cold soil temperatures , but it is unclear why roots produced in the 1989 growing season should continue to die at a slower rate during the 1990 growing season . |
| 8 | Students who do well in the three years of the MA(General) may choose to proceed for a further year to obtain the MA ( General Honours ) . |
| 9 | But individual speakers do have control over their own pitch , and may choose to speak with a higher than normal pitch ; this is something which is potentially of linguistic significance . |
| 10 | Audit new systems : evaluate present systems to identify mistakes and hence avoid their repetition and to identify areas where a small resource input might have led to a larger benefit . |
| 11 | She thought she might have to move to a cheaper place anyway . |
| 12 | Employees may regard their property in a high-priced area as a ‘ nest egg ’ for their retirement ( as they may plan to retire to a cheaper area of housing and fund their retirement with the sale proceeds ) or they may not wish to reduce their stake in the housing market . |
| 13 | I mean he tried the Forest defence out on the left-hand side t to start with switched the player and got young Lewis in and really Forest could have done with a better ball er sorry Leicester could have done with a better final ball from Lewis . |
| 14 | I mean he tried the Forest defence out on the left-hand side t to start with switched the player and got young Lewis in and really Forest could have done with a better ball er sorry Leicester could have done with a better final ball from Lewis . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't think you could have thought of a better way of rewarding her , she seems such an independent little thing . ‘ |
| 16 | This sum of money could have resulted in a further 12 bottle banks being introduced into the district and the extension of the composting trial in urban areas to another 200 dwellings . |
| 17 | They 'd have to move to a smaller house , that 's for sure . |
| 18 | New techniques and organization of land may have led to a better diet . |
| 19 | He would have to return to a cooler part of the world . |
| 20 | He proved his stamina when bolting up at Newbury , but I just prefer TOP SPIN , who would have benefitted from a stronger gallop when chasing home Dare To Dream in a decent race at Lingfield . |
| 21 | The records are not hand-written ; they are more focused and less personal due to the wider audience , the variety of sources that can input to a debate is world-wide and some avenues of thought will survive through this to meet success which would have withered in a smaller community ; response time is faster and , confident in the formal date stamping and public manner of their input , scientists are more willing to share information earlier . |
| 22 | But there are grounds for arguing that in the UK case a considerably better productivity record would have resulted in a smaller absolute fall . |
| 23 | Deakin was a striker who found the net regularly and the evidence suggests that , had he been at a bigger club , he would have benefited from a better service and become a prolific scorer . |
| 24 | Afterwards he said : ‘ The magistrates have refused to issue a summons so I will have to go to a higher court . |
| 25 | Afterwards he said : ‘ The magistrates have refused to issue a summons so I will have to go to a higher court . |
| 26 | ‘ If the indicators for the first quarter remain flat or suggest a further fall in output , then the time will have come for a further cut in interest rates , by another 1 per cent or more . ’ |
| 27 | For , when Achilles reaches the point from which the tortoise starts , the tortoise will have advanced to a farther point . |
| 28 | The bassist is not sure whether the band will continue moving in a harsher direction . |
| 29 | They will continue to work for a stronger , more effective United Nations . |