Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [noun] ['s] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As China 's reaction to Western sanctions over the events in Tiananmen has shown , further international pressure on the Dalai Lama 's behalf may only reinforce Peking 's siege mentality and strengthen its conviction that the West is conspiring to undermine socialism in China . |
| 2 | But the Evangelical Alliance UK , which says it represents a million churchgoers , immediately responded by saying the Church must not adopt society 's view of marriage as disposable and pre-marital sex as inevitable . |
| 3 | Say , the chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster , was a close associate of Edward IV and it is significant that he should already consider Gloucester 's lordship valuable . |
| 4 | Say , the chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster , was a close associate of Edward IV and it is significant that he should already consider Gloucester 's lordship valuable . |
| 5 | If I want nothing but to prepare the best Chinese meal I can manage then I should just follow John 's instructions . |
| 6 | Mothers who choose this course of action should not drink cow 's milk themselves , nor should they eat butter , cheese , yoghurt or soya . |
| 7 | We should not ban Voltaire 's Candide , Tom Paine 's Age of Reason , Bertrand Russell 's Why I am not a Christian , Scorsese 's The Last Temptation of Christ , or Monty Python 's The Life of Brian . |
| 8 | Still Charles 's biographer should not look Nithard 's gift-horse in the mouth ! |
| 9 | Lothar immediately sent emissaries into the regna assigned to Charles " so that they [ i.e. leading men there ] should not accept Charles 's lordship " , while Lothar himself moved south-east " to receive those who came to him from Provence " . |
| 10 | If it is to be a Christology , it must also concern Christ 's person — whereupon all the problems which Christology entails are again present . |
| 11 | Restaurants qualifying for family-specialist status must also have children 's furniture , a children 's menu and a play corner or children 's lawn . |
| 12 | Liberal Democrat leader , Paddy Ashdown says the improved trade figures mean Britain should now join Europe 's exchange rate mechanism as soon as possible . |
| 13 | But it was never suggested that Wordsworth should simply versify Coleridge 's ideas . |
| 14 | While there was no point in antagonising Luke further by deliberately going against his wishes , was there really any good reason why she should n't accept Rob 's invitation ? |
| 15 | The winner must then meet Ireland 's Mark Delaney , who beat Todd in last year 's Canada Cup . |
| 16 | The issues are probably too complex to be adequately dealt with here , but the government should certainly give Gorbachev 's initiative every encouragement because it seems to be in this country 's own long-term interests . |
| 17 | Eubank may not have Ali 's skills , but it is hard to imagine him becoming as used by boxing as the great man was . |
| 18 | He may not have Michael 's sophistication and finesse , but I know exactly how to handle James . |
| 19 | BAFFLED police fear they may not catch Rachel 's killer before he strikes again . |
| 20 | His state is built on ideology ; to replace it with a more liberal system might only hasten Moscow 's nightmare — irresistible momentum towards a reunited Germany . |
| 21 | How is he ever otherwise to be able to contemplate what Haydn 's piece might sound like how gemütlich the piece might or might not beat Czerny 's pace ? |
| 22 | ‘ People may think there 's something sardonic about Leeds United fans walking round with words like ‘ peace ’ and ‘ love ’ on their backs , ’ says T-shirt designer Moose , ‘ It might not solve football 's hooligan problem , but at least they look a lot better than wax-coats and ski-hats . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll not have Ling 's floor in a mess . ’ |
| 24 | Speculation about the prospect of further divisions , and the future of the OPEC cartel as a whole , had resurfaced after Gabon 's Mines , Petroleum , Energy and Hydraulic Resources Minister Jean Ping hinted on the eve of the meeting that his country might soon follow Ecuador 's example and leave OPEC , adding that " Gabon has problems similar to Ecuador " . |
| 25 | At the time empires were normal enough ; it was nationalism that was unusual and , if it did develop , it might easily break Charles 's empire into fragments because of the absence of linguistic or geographic unity . |
| 26 | However , wind and storms might also upset Re 's boat , so having fulfilled his purpose Seth chased away and the solar barque sailed majestically onwards . |
| 27 | Right we 'll now see chairman 's remarks which erm since Alan is not here has asked me to read . |
| 28 | And we might even divide Darcy 's Utopia into four and have a different Mission Statement in each , and citizens can move to the one they prefer : or work to change the one they 're in , if they prefer . |
| 29 | Were that the end of the story , the eastern wage deal might indeed strangle Germany 's economy gradually . |
| 30 | For some teachers not only was this difficult to plan and implement as an organizational strategy per se , but the increased demands imposed on them by the strategy meant that their opportunities for systematic and sustained monitoring of children 's progress were further reduced , while at the same time the increased levels of movement and disturbance in the classroom might adversely affect children 's concentration and time on task . |