Example sentences of "[modal v] a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | How should a system of justice deal with these ? |
| 2 | And the occasional newsflash , I daresay , should a swarm of killer bees approach , or a hurricane , or a radioactive cloud , might well be useful . |
| 3 | Why should a faculty of theology teach only the history of Christianity or the study of language ? |
| 4 | It was at about that time that I wrote a paper entitled — I hoped provocatively — ‘ What should a biochemistry of learning and memory be about ? ’ |
| 5 | But what after all should a biochemistry of memory be about , and how would one know if one was discovered — that is , what sort of biochemical answer might prove convincing to both biochemists and to psychologists ? |
| 6 | This figure would increase to 1,232,750 should a density of 100 persons per acre be adopted for the central area . |
| 7 | The cardiotocography machine must certainly not be used as a poor substitute for midwifery care , nor should a shortage of midwives be used as an argument for a policy of continuous cardiotocography . |
| 8 | Eucalyptus and tea tree oils are credited with anti-viral properties as well and are useful as a room fumigant should a member of the family be stricken with ‘ flu . |
| 9 | Who should a woman of this age be taking her clothes off and demanding sex all the time ? " |
| 10 | The Club is committed to notifying a player should a bid of a certain amount be received , and I would stress that the final decision is always that of the player 's . |
| 11 | Next in schedule three there is provision to compensate Mr and Mrs for the extra work involved in caring for Paul , it is agreed that er since they are in the special position of course of being Paul 's carers they are , not er , I mean no disrespect to nursing but they 're not erm it is agreed that there should a deduction of twenty five percent , that would give an annual figure of two thousand , six hundred and thirty one times four will amount to ten thousand five hundred and twenty four pounds , adding these figures together , future care during schooling comes if my addition has been accurate to ninety three thousand , six hundred and fifty pounds in total . |
| 12 | How much of those snapshots might a history of mass media study ? |
| 13 | How , then , might a supporter of the mental sentence view try to deal with the holism of the mental ? |
| 14 | Well might a poem of that time depict the good ship of state being blown along by the prayers filling its sails . |
| 15 | ‘ How could a scrap of a woman who 'd never left the country get mixed up with some crazy Venetian ? |
| 16 | ‘ How could a daughter of mine take up with that bloody scum ? |
| 17 | How far could a minister of the people be educated beyond their level ? |
| 18 | What better inspiration could a literature of theory have than an audience composed of theorists and critics ? |
| 19 | Could a course of treatment be judged without reference to the accompanying activities of the doctors who arranged it ? |
| 20 | How could a member of his family have got there ? |
| 21 | Could a member of the public expect a professional response , or one based on superstition and prejudice ? |
| 22 | Could a form of cumulative selection get going ? |
| 23 | Oh yeah , lots of stuff made for the Army and and and they did n't know , I mean the manufacturers s sent the work to the hosiery dye- yards they they did n't know what they were sending or what they got , they just churned it all out and and that was it you know it were I could a lot of things about that . |
| 24 | Only in the former case could a violation of autonomy conceivably be justified . |
| 25 | How could a family of fourteen hungry people give anyone a present ! |
| 26 | How else could a crowd of deadbeats like that have kept control all these years ? ’ |
| 27 | In what special ways , Sarah Matthews asks , could a group of American widows maintain their sense of self-identity ? |
| 28 | Could a ship of any size — I mean , a ship capable of being in Bilbao now — get to the place ? " |
| 29 | As Cannon comments , ‘ in no other populous state of the nation at this time could a handful of millionaires and a political consultant so early have decided on their own to run an aging actor for governor without consulting party leaders . ’ |
| 30 | But while there may a shortage of suitable female candidates , it also becoming clear that there are women who have made it precisely because they refuse to be deflected from their chosen career . |