Example sentences of "[modal v] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can not accept the argument that the words ‘ the interests of the State ’ in this context mean the interests of the amorphous populace , without regard to the guiding policies of those in authority , and that proof of possible ultimate benefit to the populace may for the purposes of the Act justify an act of spying or sabotage . |
| 2 | The twelfth century was characterized , therefore , by fewer but more protracted wars , which smouldered for long periods between short , sharp bouts of conflict , like the war that covered must of the reigns of Henry I of England and Louis VI of France , the one inaugurated by the great rebellion of 1173 , which outlived both Louis VII and Henry II , or that against Catalan claims in the south . |
| 3 | Yes oh yes watch , watch yourself over Christmas it 's very complex , yes because I mean the whole point in n it is to have the audio description and also it should be , it should into the runs , so that |
| 4 | Functional links necessarily yes , but Convocation must under no circumstances be subsumed ; ; we must retain our respective identities and functions . |
| 5 | But , at the same time this training must in no circumstances produce in them that destructive feeling of guilt , known as a ‘ guilt complex ’ . |
| 6 | And he especially wants to encourage female football players to join : ‘ We do n't get the response we should from the girls it would be nice to see more at the schools . ’ |
| 7 | The resulting dish , which appears on page 49 , sounds filling rather than delicious , and should in no circumstances be flipped . |
| 8 | Demonstrations in the galleries were not ‘ proceedings ’ of the House and should in no circumstances be televised . |
| 9 | There will always be homes , local authority as well as private sector , which do not always behave as well as they should within the rules . |
| 10 | It seemed an hour , was perhaps only five minutes — and he left , saying only , ‘ I must to the arms of Morpheus . |
| 11 | Once the vertebrates were established they quickly acquired hard parts displaying great complexity when compared with most invertebrate phyla ( we should except the arthropods , perhaps ) . |
| 12 | I know that some colleagues are aware of this but sadly recently passed away and I must by the colleagues in the Midland and East Coast region er to thank everybody who put into the er the collection on behalf of the . |
| 13 | I think I 've suggested the problem now , and now I 'm going to leave the parties to think about would be a need for expansion , expansion involves built developm think I 'll under the circumstances I 'll give you er the the normal time , and I will adjourn now until two fifteen to have a chance to think about that . |
| 14 | Within the material constraints of the situation they did what they could for the kids . |
| 15 | Whatever the reasons and after some soul searching they sold their home and entered college in 1921 , making the best arrangements they could for the children . |
| 16 | He failed to do all he could for the Jews and socialised with the Nazis too easily for the Poles ' liking . |
| 17 | He had so manipulated the situation that if she wanted to do what she could for the twins she had no alternative but to agree to his terms . |
| 18 | The advancing British — if advance they could through the craters and mud — would , therefore , come under remorseless , raking fire . |
| 19 | In an instant he checked , left the path and advanced as silently as he could through the trees . |
| 20 | He had a cup of tea , he listened to their story and took down what description he could of the intruders . |
| 21 | I said nothing , but turned away and walked as quickly as I could towards the stairs and down to the student canteen in the basement . |
| 22 | Thereafter Anselm gave him such aid as he could against the despoilers of his see among the Norman barons who had recently penetrated into southern Wales as far as Pembroke . |
| 23 | Bravely , she shut her mind as firmly as she could against the fears that kept crowding in on her as she hurried through the shadows cast by great trees or trod across soggy glades that made her think with a shudder of hidden bogs . |
| 24 | When in 1952 Michael Ventris announced he had succeeded in deciphering Linear B and that it was an archaic form of Greek , howls of indignant refutation were raised by the fraternity of linguistic experts as a matter of course , and when , with that beautiful sense of timing which nemesis has , a whole library of Linear B tablets was unearthed in Pylos on the Greek mainland one year later , translations of which confirmed Ventris 's conclusion , the experts did the only thing they could under the circumstances : they accused the discoverer and Ventris of having forged them . |
| 25 | ‘ She did the only thing she could under the circumstances . |
| 26 | And one did what one could with the conditions on the sordid steamer . |
| 27 | Winter discovered that he could apply a limited amount of control by squeezing Mandarin with his knees , by swinging his body to one side or the other , and by applying such pressure as he could with the reins on the horse 's neck . |
| 28 | Do the best it could with the tools to hand . |
| 29 | She pulled over as far as she could into the bushes at the side of the lane and slowed down while the car , a beaten-up old Ford , passed . |
| 30 | But now you tell me that the only reason you went to bed with me was because you thought you could up the stakes to marriage . ’ |