Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] four [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Each firm with a broadcasting service may need four satellites to reach all the US 's time zones . |
2 | ‘ I should think four pounds would do . ’ |
3 | If she is serious about knitting for other people she must do four things . |
4 | A new scoring method should give four championship points for each win , none for a loss and two for a drawn game . |
5 | A Brazilian lucky enough to earn the minimum wage must work four times longer now for a basic food ration than she would have done in 1959 . |
6 | A trust is imposed on the heirs that they should manumit four slaves when the testator 's children reach puberty . |
7 | For example , if you are on circle 96 and your next move is five , you must move four places to circle 100 and one place back to 99 . |
8 | The best new piece of equipment at the Royal Welsh Show this week suitable for upland farming conditions sounded as if it should have four legs rather than four wheels . |
9 | So whi what I 'm trying to say to you is that you should have four sides of written text , whether it 's on two pages , three or four What I will do is go through the headings and give you a very brief description of that so that you know roughly what 's in them . |
10 | I mean , for a start I do n't think she should have four dogs shout out in there all the hours that they are ! |
11 | There is no law of God or nature that says that a windmill must have four sails , and the independence of millwrights is best seen in Lincolnshire , where there are several surviving mills with more than four sails . |
12 | In each award you must complete four sections . |
13 | In analysing social episodes , ethogenics has suggested that we should take four elements as guidelines . |
14 | Oh well cos she should really she should go four hours should n't she , she 's got good jollop well she |
15 | In order to porpoise , baleen whales must reach four times their normal cruising speed — probably beyond their capabilities . |
16 | To succeed under Part I of the Consumer Protection Act , the plaintiff must establish four things , namely that : |
17 | It should last four hours , the inventor claims . |
18 | I know we said make a list , but bloody hell , she 'll filled four sides of foolscap here ! |
19 | You 'll need four pieces 4′ , 4′ , — and 16″ and 16″ or if you can cut nice mitred corners adjust the lengths accordingly . |
20 | I probably would have worked out well , I 'll be the spare man , I 'll need four men working on five lathes , because I 'll need a spare lathe in case one falls over , so I can keep four running , I 'll need four men in case one of them 's sick or one , when they go on holidays I can fill in , so we can always get four lathes working . |
21 | I probably would have worked out well , I 'll be the spare man , I 'll need four men working on five lathes , because I 'll need a spare lathe in case one falls over , so I can keep four running , I 'll need four men in case one of them 's sick or one , when they go on holidays I can fill in , so we can always get four lathes working . |
22 | Because it is calculated that a retained crew might take four minutes to get to the station the computer calculated other stations could respond quicker . |
23 | Only this time it said , with the old rasp , ‘ I 'll have four sugars . ’ |
24 | Okay I 'll take four people |
25 | She might have four children , but still thoroughly enjoyed that sort of thing . |
26 | He 's been taken to Pentonville Prison where he 'll serve four months . |
27 | I 'll get four chips with them . |
28 | Okay well you put three times twelve that 's what you were going to say so , if Claire puts six times six you put three times twelve and I 'll put four times nine just to be awkward . |
29 | In fact I 'd wait four days , I 'd wait four years to watch it on T V it 's so crap . |
30 | In fact I 'd wait four days , I 'd wait four years to watch it on T V it 's so crap . |