Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [adv prt] all " in BNC.
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| 1 | By section 291 of the Insolvency Act 1986 a bankrupt must deliver up all his books , papers and records and give to the official receiver such information of his estate and such other information as the official receiver may reasonably require . |
| 2 | Do you really think the wife of a man like Julius should slop around all the time in old jeans and dirty sweatshirts ? ’ |
| 3 | This belief has lasted to the present day ; and , in revenge , we should round up all the people who made these awful hippy records and make them read old Charlatans interviews until they beg for mercy and we hurl them into a well filled with angry weasels . |
| 4 | Some 30 named attendees heard a long and detailed speech from the Mayor in which he hinted that ‘ for reasons which he need not go into they must give up all idea of the links becoming the property of the town ’ . |
| 5 | But a priest must give up all that . |
| 6 | Going further , Sigmoid retreated into one of his annoying fits of purity , declaring , ‘ To achieve godliness , my boy , you must give up all possessions … ’ |
| 7 | But although Cuvier won immense prestige for his work as a comparative anatomist , he was unable to convince many naturalists that they should give up all hope of being able to predict the overall pattern of natural relationships and hence the ‘ missing ’ species still waiting to be discovered . |
| 8 | The sensible parent must weigh up all considerations , as if in credit and debit columns on a ‘ balance sheet ’ , when deciding whether or not to prohibit watching television thrillers or playing with guns . |
| 9 | It must take up all of your spare time just to keep it in tune . |
| 10 | Your parents must be prepared to let you do anything , + watch anything on T.V. etc. , + you must go out all the time with your friends . |
| 11 | Scrumpy should come up , scrumpy should come up all clouded you know , you know with bits of sheep and er bit bits of sheep and rats and that lying about in it were they 've thrown them into the you think I 'm joking do n't you ? |
| 12 | For instance , if you have chosen colours that are suitable for a pink picture , you should pick out all the flowers that you have in shades of pink , and perhaps white as a contrast , plus some green or grey leaves , or a combination of the two , and some small feathery pieces to soften the outline . |
| 13 | What hinders that you should put off all dispute until you are there , and hear all that has been discovered in your absence ? |
| 14 | I must write up all my |
| 15 | Perhaps we should fence off all the roads , down to a depth of several feet and a height of many yards . |
| 16 | ‘ These units are enormously helpful to parents and we must pull out all the stops to find the money to keep the units open . |
| 17 | We must pull out all the stops and shift the red tape . ’ |
| 18 | I 'll knock out all my polish here and put them away and knock that off . |
| 19 | if you let him though he 'll , he 'll stay up all night and read to you and things like that , but no , just send him to bed . |
| 20 | No , he 's the sort who 'll run around all his married life , you can see it . |
| 21 | I was thinking I might use up all my odd scraps of wool , to make a scarf perhaps , but who would wear such a strange-looking garment ? ’ |
| 22 | You 'll miss out all the good things ! |
| 23 | lovely , and we 'll sort out all the rest |
| 24 | If ye do n't , it 'll bugger up all the books . ’ |
| 25 | So he 's at least we 'll go round all the the . |
| 26 | After all , one might dream up all kinds of outlandish ideas , and make them look good by persuasive argument decked out in the trappings of authority and the careful selection of data . |
| 27 | He 'll point out all the things I know : it 's self-indulgent , it 's dangerous , and it tells the other mob I know they 're there . |
| 28 | I 'll get out all the whole ones |
| 29 | Well not if it 's done in the pressure cooker cos it 'll come out all soft . |
| 30 | We 'll pick up all the questions at the end if that 's okay . |