Example sentences of "one [modal v] [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | If one ought to act because of an authoritative directive one 's reasons are different than if one ought to perform the same act for other reasons . |
2 | If one can find that the things described by particular words have some common characteristic one ought to limit the general words that follow them to things of that genus ( Lambourn v McLellan [ 1903 ] 2 Ch 268 ) . |
3 | To take an example from the Sixth VAT Directive , one may quote the ninth recital , which is in the following terms : |
4 | One may affirm the fundamental principle of non-violence and yet feel morally bound to kill the madman given the circumstances . |
5 | The other interesting mixed show this week is the Bluecoat Christmas Annual , in which one may sense the up-and-coming nature of work in all media by Liverpool artists . |
6 | As an example , one may cite The Offshore Installations ( Safety Zones ) ( No. 18 ) Order 1987 , which begins with the paragraph : |
7 | But one may note the steady accumulation of evidence that all kinds of mental disorder have a physical basis , and that biochemical adjustment brought about by drugs often provides more effective help to a disturbed person than any other process . |
8 | The outcome was clearly welcomed by those with liberal sentiments : for however much one may deplore the sexual activities of young teenagers , there can surely be little doubt that the protection of such a girl from an unwanted pregnancy must be a matter of primary importance , and , therefore , if need be , have precedence not only over the right of parents to give or withhold consent , but even over the right to information regarding their child , for whom they are legally responsible . |
9 | One may summarize the behavioural literature as follows . |
10 | It is not , therefore , expected that one should imitate the Japanese mode of dress . |
11 | Moreover , in this province , if one looks carefully , one should see the quiet operation of power . |
12 | If one opts to play by neoclassical rules , as Lipsey in particular had , one should read the neoclassical rule book first . |
13 | Amongst the major achievements of the century in group theory one must mention the modular representation theory of groups by matrices over finite fields as pioneered by Richard Brauer and the subsequent use of this theory in investigations into finite simple groups ( Section 6.6 ) . |
14 | To get in on the educational field one must parrot the latest jargon even if it is rejected by ‘ one ’ . |
15 | To be capable of such a thought one must possess the relevant concept , in this case that of length . |
16 | Inescapably , if one is to have a Christology , one must bring the two natures together , and herein lies the problem . |
17 | To comprehend all that was involved here , one must experience the full force of tragedy at first hand ; and here Act III of Tristan can be pointed to as a prime specimen of tragic art . |
18 | In fairness to its selectors one must stress the virtual absence of any important body of writing expressing an alternative Left viewpoint . |
19 | And I think one must ask the simple question , what sort of mechanism does Locke have in mind ? |
20 | Firstly one must determine the grammatical categories of the words in the lattice . |
21 | Apis florica ) , one must concede the conceptual point here . |
22 | ‘ But one must imagine the crowded churches in the East End of London , ’ said Everard , ‘ and the great processions — not just a few sophisticated Anglo-Catholic intellectuals pondering every word with critical detachment . ’ |
23 | Thus , in order to understand an attitudinal position , one must know the counter-attitudinal position . |
24 | This contrasts with Chapter III where the charge will arise under Case VI of Schedule D. That being so it seems to the author that one must apply the appropriate Case to the particular income — Schedule A , etc . |
25 | For all the talk of Prime Ministerial government , one must remember the unequal battle which any incumbent , when confronted by more than a score of powerful departments , faces . |
26 | On Charles Lyell 's side at first there was none of similar stature , though one might mention the great Goethe in Germany who was a keen amateur geologist and liked the gradual peaceful processes preached by the uniformitarians . |
27 | Let us begin by considering how one might analyse the attitudinal function of intonation . |
28 | Hence one might expect the orbiting gas to become more and more quiescent the farther it recedes from the stimulus of the ILR . |
29 | Hence , one might expect the middle class to opt for the political party most likely to conserve the existing state of affairs . |
30 | In such a situation , action is likely to be the product of internal negotiation , with variable dependence upon rational analysis , and one might expect the rational analysis undertaken to have a different orientation according to the stakeholder for whom it is performed ( Hall , 1973 ) . |