Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] at [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may laugh at this rvolutionary theory BUT I speak from experience . |
| 2 | Any worker may eat at any of the canteens or special selection dining rooms . |
| 3 | In his poetry , Wordsworth uses the language of faith years before his ‘ prose mind ’ can accept Christian doctrine ; this is why his ‘ conversion ’ is impossible to date , and why there is so much divergence between the poetic and prose statements he may make at any stage in his progress . |
| 4 | Sceptics may baulk at such an idea , but given the attested presence of such equally implausible-sounding objects as a block of portable eighteenth-century soup ( ex Captain Cook ) , Inuit seal-gut underwear , African cobweb hats and other equally exotic objects , the concept of dressed fleas may seem more acceptable . |
| 5 | Some may baulk at such a suggestion but it is only making explicit what archivists do implicitly . |
| 6 | Fewer teachers have difficulties in responding to reminders that children share substantial common ground regardless of whatever special attention they may need at any one time . |
| 7 | Spending departments were to carry out reviews of programmes by questioning existing commitments and to ask whether they should exist at all and not only how they should be carried out ( see Pliatzky , 1982 , p. 99 ) . |
| 8 | In this chapter I shall argue that the no boundary condition for the universe , together with the weak anthropic principle , can explain why all three arrows point in the same direction — and moreover , why a well-defined arrow of time should exist at all . |
| 9 | Even to me then , it was strange that such a perception should dawn at that moment , when dogs were barking , wind was blowing in , everyone was making a hubbub , and Mary Shelley stood before me . |
| 10 | The draft reply contained one threat to report I M R O to the Securities and Investment Board for excessive enquiries er and for an unreasonable attitude and the other er bit of the reply was effectively a form of covering up presenting full financial information and disclosure to I M R O. Those replies were drafted by people inside the Maxwell organisation and you may want to comment on er the position , although I should stress at this stage that I like you have not seen the final version of any reply and I do not know whether I M R O persisted . |
| 11 | I should think at that time the employers thought , Well we do n't want to be arguing about wages every five minutes during this War business you know and they all got b you know they got bags of work you know that of course , do n't you ? |
| 12 | You must wait at that depth , within 0.5 metres , until a shallower depth or a new no-stop time is indicated . |
| 13 | ‘ Is it important that you should know at this very moment ? ’ |
| 14 | They have basic rights which you should respect at all times . |
| 15 | Feminists must baulk at any … conclusion which implies that the vast audience of romance readers ( with the exception of a few up-front intellectuals ) are either masochistic or inherently stupid . |
| 16 | ‘ But I must stick at that . |
| 17 | I feel we should look at all towns and villages that have a gas supply , and create a detailed register of estates and streets that do not have gas pipes running through them . |
| 18 | ‘ Because if it is , you really should look at that , ’ said Jay , letting the slow words hold her terror . |
| 19 | However , it is submitted that the court should look at that practice rather than the civil practice in relation to the admission of fresh evidence . |
| 20 | Even the chairman of the National Westminster bank has conceded that they should look at that issue . |
| 21 | For now , we should look at more of the essential components of life on Earth : the energy that comes from the Sun , and which keeps the whole system rolling ; and the atmosphere itself , which protects us from too much of that radiation , and provides several of life 's essential ingredients . |
| 22 | Again , you should look at some ways to manage stress . |
| 23 | It was decided that we should look at these in more depth ’ . |
| 24 | ‘ The Attorney General should look at this case , ’ said Billericay MP Teresa Gorman . |
| 25 | If you are writing an MA , MPhil , MLitt or PhD dissertation , you should look at this book to see what other people have written about the topic you are working on . |
| 26 | And I think we should look at this in a , cautiously because , erm , it it does n't refer specifically to York . |
| 27 | I have passed your letter to the Administration Section of the Department for formal processing , however , I should like at this stage to thank you for your contribution to the work of Lothian Trading Standards Department , and wish you well with your future career at |
| 28 | This social aspect of reading , of sharing a pleasurable experience , should begin at this stage . |
| 29 | The client must have confidence in the conveyancer and the conveyancer must maintain that confidence by undertaking each step in each transaction competently and carefully , and above all , must understand at all times the importance of communicating regularly and effectively with a client . |
| 30 | Some say that when data is damaged , its integrity is compromised , so you must look at each record before you automatically recover it . |