Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [noun] ['s] [noun sg] " 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 | Mothers who choose this course of action should not drink cow 's milk themselves , nor should they eat butter , cheese , yoghurt or soya . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Still Charles 's biographer should not look Nithard 's gift-horse in the mouth ! |
| 8 | 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 " . |
| 9 | If it is to be a Christology , it must also concern Christ 's person — whereupon all the problems which Christology entails are again present . |
| 10 | Restaurants qualifying for family-specialist status must also have children 's furniture , a children 's menu and a play corner or children 's lawn . |
| 11 | Liberal Democrat leader , Paddy Ashdown says the improved trade figures mean Britain should now join Europe 's exchange rate mechanism as soon as possible . |
| 12 | 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 ? |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He may not have Michael 's sophistication and finesse , but I know exactly how to handle James . |
| 15 | BAFFLED police fear they may not catch Rachel 's killer before he strikes again . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 ? |
| 18 | ‘ 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 . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'll not have Ling 's floor in a mess . ’ |
| 20 | 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 " . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Were that the end of the story , the eastern wage deal might indeed strangle Germany 's economy gradually . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Pray that the missionary might truly have God 's heart for those who do not know Jesus . |
| 27 | Even his fond parents do n't call him that when he rampages through the flat creating mayhem , and Joyce was recently heard to declare that she 'd rather do Rob 's tax returns than look after the baby . |
| 28 | Wilcox and Hill set up the move , Stowell could only block Shearer 's shot and Sellars followed up to put Rovers ahead . |
| 29 | Nothing but a beast , dumb and rude and mute and savage , she called him under her breath ; a man who could only talk men 's talk , who had none of the graces a nobleman would have , but of course Tommaso Talvi would never make a nobleman . |
| 30 | Jukes could only parry May 's blockbuster at the foot of the post and the alert Deighan squared the ball back in for Steve Stairs to force it over the line . |