Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [adv] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , we might find that the experiences of children in care differ according to the circumstances surrounding their entry , so that grossly abused children may stay longer and occasionally be adopted , while offenders might return to their parents after a relatively short spell in a residential establishment . |
| 2 | In the following four sections we shall examine five different habits used by animals to avoid being eaten : potential prey may actively flee their predators , or they may stay still and try to be invisible , or they may stuff themselves with sickening chemicals and advertise their unpalatability with bright ‘ warning colours ’ , or they may mimic the warning colours of others , and finally , in some circumstances , an animal may make itself less likely to be eaten by living in a group . |
| 3 | You referred to the ex-parliamentary stars , President the budding prima donnas well I should , I would suggest that they ought to go away and look at their roots . |
| 4 | ‘ You ought to go there and ‘ ave a word with the guv'nor . ’ |
| 5 | Poor fellow , perhaps he ought to go home and rest . |
| 6 | The goat may bleat loudly and persistently and may go off her food ; she may jump other goats or be jumped by them . |
| 7 | If there 's an inquest , Meredith thought , he ought to come forward and give evidence . |
| 8 | ‘ I was n't ; it was only when I was talking about it to Gina that I thought I ought to come here and tell you . ’ |
| 9 | He ignored her words and continued to squeeze her arm until she thought that soon the bones must crunch together and splinter under the pressure of his fingers . |
| 10 | The lectures should treat fully and amply of anatomy and physiology ; of the veterinary pharmacopoeia ; of chirurgical operations ; and of the structure , geometrical proportions , mechanic powers , beauty , defects and age of the horse … |
| 11 | And job situation maybe is that , but I think we should stay here and fight , and demand that we have the industries up here so that people from Scotland can stay and better , better theirselves here rather than move away . |
| 12 | So if you ca n't be more positive — ’ she folded her napkin and threw it down like a gauntlet on the table between them ‘ — then I do n't see why I should stay here and listen to you . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Then the police came along and told us we should stay inside and keep away from the windows . |
| 14 | But as far as their ideas of women in society goes it has n't changed — that women should stay home and do the cooking . ’ |
| 15 | Now that the Labour party has finally decided to publish its phoney budget , it should think again and drop those damaging and vindictive proposals . |
| 16 | I say I should think really and truly er schooling today is more fun than it was . |
| 17 | We must pack now and be away from here . |
| 18 | Tourist shuttle delivery should commence shortly and all rolling stock is due to be on site by the end of this year . |
| 19 | To be guilty of theft the offender , as I shall call him , must act dishonestly and must have the intention of permanently depriving the owner of property . |
| 20 | All directors , whether nominee or non-executive directors or otherwise , must act honestly and use reasonable diligence and skill in the discharge of their duties ( See Re City Equitable Fire Insurance Co [ 1925 ] 1 Ch 407 ) . |
| 21 | As with any other interlocutory application , the applicant must act promptly and with frankness . |
| 22 | Clearly the Trust must act boldly and be willing to fell over-age trees . |
| 23 | And I suppose it 's up to us like the erm the old stagers to we should know better and I think Tom the Union chap , he 's he can see that and he wants to avoid it cos he 's got to speak to the lot of them ? |
| 24 | Lucker and Laverne 's mum ideally should wait together and keep each other company because we 're not going back . |
| 25 | ‘ If the Ombudsman 's report recommends that compensation should be paid , the Government should act urgently and honour it . ’ |
| 26 | The European Council " considers it necessary that the governments and parliaments of the member states should act clearly and unambiguously to counter the growth of sentiments and manifestations of racism and xenophobia . " |
| 27 | Companies with a problem should act promptly and with legal advice , because delay could affect their legal rights . |
| 28 | ‘ BCCI has emphasised how vital it is that auditors should speak plainly and freely to the Bank , ’ Chancellor Norman Lamont said . |
| 29 | Having chosen your leather corals carefully , and provided them with a good aquarium environment , they should grow steadily and live for a long time ( ten years has been reported ) , and possibly even reproduce . |
| 30 | It must show clearly and unequivocally the reasoning of the Community authority which adopted the measure so as to inform the persons concerned of the justification for the measure adopted and enable the Court of Justice to exercise its powers of review . |