Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A decision to mount temporary , changing exhibitions should help resolve this problem . |
| 2 | ‘ This should help repair any damage those louts caused . |
| 3 | Well , well anyway we 'll do do that and see see what the other 's like . |
| 4 | That 'll do keep those those go with those I hope that 'll fit I do n't know my other one erm that 's fine but the other one was a bit bigger though just have to see . |
| 5 | To , yes , we 'll go do that . |
| 6 | Clearer , comprehensive and more accurate advertising and pre-entry information might help avoid some adults applying for courses for which they are unqualified . |
| 7 | Privatisation might help fix some of the economy 's ills ; but it is already bringing problems as well . |
| 8 | The collection of data from the police files formed an important part of this research , but it was thought that a look at ‘ what went on ’ behind the statistics might help explain any statistical differences that emerged . |
| 9 | A partly elasticated waistband might help eliminate this problem , but would probably spoil the overall neatness of the trousers . |
| 10 | A determined show of political resistance from Mr Yeltsin and his supporters in other republics might help convince many old-fashioned Russian nationalists that hanging on to the Baltic republics is not worth a fight . |
| 11 | You 'd make do that ! |
| 12 | He could fish with Mr Burkett — they had caught a fine pike and two trout on the lazy trawl up-lake — he could let go all those minaretted plans , those fantastical ambitions , and be what he was born to be , a jovial , lazy , loved and loving man , getting by . |
| 13 | The outcome of yesterday 's case could help dispel these fears . |
| 14 | In real life , Wilf devotes his time to dreaming up new ideas that could help make this planet a better place to be . |
| 15 | But overhead lighting could help eliminate some of the dangers . |
| 16 | But this small orange box produced by a Thame company could help prevent such accidents in the future . |
| 17 | A statement from any employee who could help prove this point would be valuable for the prosecution , especially if it is suspected the defence will deny the alleged purpose . |
| 18 | ‘ whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence would be used or it is likely that such violence would be provoked ’ The officer dealing and/or civilian witnesses could help prove this point by including in their evidence observations such as , ‘ The crowd of visiting football supporters were likely to believe they were going to be attacked ’ , or ‘ It was likely that the visiting supporters would lose their tempers and attack the home crowd ’ . |
| 19 | Paging systems and private mobile phones could help solve this problem and have significant benefits for the hotel and catering industry , as Maxon Europe Ltd explain . |
| 20 | A mobile eye screening unit could help overcome this problem , and fundholding general practitioners may be willing to pay for this service . |
| 21 | So we tried to look deeper , particularly for a way of applying our money where its unique lack of strings could help add most the eminent scientists on the Venture Research Advisory Council — the Chairman Sir James Menter , Sir Rex Richards , Sir Hans Kornberg and Professor John Cadogan — contributed their expertise to this slow painstaking process as did my colleagues in the Unit . |
| 22 | He would pick us up tomorrow early and we could help buy some last bits and pieces . |
| 23 | Well there were a woman that used to have have that and they called her Maggie and she used to serve drinks there , whisky and that was before Stromness was voted dry you see . |
| 24 | And er he used to be he he mother used to make make some tea for him and warm tea in a bottle in a glass bottle you know . |
| 25 | That rises the wood that would dry dry that |
| 26 | ‘ To talk to me like that , you must be who you claim to be — no one else would dare do such a thing ! ’ |
| 27 | In addition it was felt that if regional studios were established as well as transmitters , these would be able to originate their own material for local transmission , which would help redress any cultural imbalance in programming . |
| 28 | This would help prevent such a disaster occurring again . |
| 29 | He blamed the weak links at federal level for shortcomings in the Yugoslav programme on Kosovo , but was convinced that constitutional changes would help resolve some of these problems . |
| 30 | Some members of the Association hoped that English in education would help achieve such ends by addressing itself to countering linguistic perversion . |