Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm I I look forward to hearing Mr 's views on on this particular matter given that he was the or or the department was was responsible for for in a sense prolonging the discussion to consider the breakdown of locations and as to whether he feels that there is sufficient technical information available on all of the sectors should a recommendation come forward for a particular sector from from the panel . |
| 2 | 3 Which set of triangles would a triangle with two equal sides fit into ? |
| 3 | On the assumption that the relevant legislation is not satisfied , what course of action can a minority shareholder who is not a director ( owning say 20% of the share capital ) take to redress the situation when new shares have been systematically issued to existing directors without first being offered on a pro rata basis to all members ? |
| 4 | So what constructive action can a lender take ? |
| 5 | Stupid really , because what good can a bit of information like that ever do you ? |
| 6 | After watching this film I have overthrown an ideal I have cherished and protected against every attack for more than 30 years : that in no circumstances should a man be murdered by conscious decision of the State in revenge for a murder he has himself committed . |
| 7 | In no circumstances should a payment be made directly to an employee as this would involve the Corporation accounting to the Inland Revenue for Income Tax deductions . |
| 8 | ( f ) IN GENERAL A TUTOR SHOULD RETURN A TEST CORRECTED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF ITS RECEIPT and only in very exceptional circumstances should a test be retained for longer than two weekends . |
| 9 | He gathered in the tarpaulin as a yachtsman might a spinnaker and dumped it behind him before peering into the semi-darkness . |
| 10 | Under what circumstances might a butterfly spread be used ? |
| 11 | Proposed mergers involving a projected turnover of under pounds 1,400 million could be examined by the Commission at the request of any state official , but the agreement said that under no circumstances could a merger qualify for both national and EC scrutiny at once . |
| 12 | In which therapeutic areas would a protocol help ? |
| 13 | The blue eyes studied her lazily in the mirror , and she had the strangest sensation he was toying with her as a cat would a mouse before a kill . |
| 14 | for not by might shall a man prevail . |
| 15 | Certain basic costs must be recouped if the retailer is to stay in business ; only in the most exceptional circumstances will a rug be sold for less than these . |
| 16 | Only by retaining an experienced independent consultant can a farmer make first a judgement about which way to go and secondly an objective purchasing decision . |
| 17 | In no circumstances can a debtor now be sent to prison for failing , no matter how deliberately , to pay a hotel bill or an account with a shop or a hire-purchase debt , yet the air has not been filled with the ululations of stricken credit traders unable to recover their money . |
| 18 | Only in the former case could a violation of autonomy conceivably be justified . |
| 19 | The client can then assess the probable costs of abandoning the disposal at each stage of the process should a sale begin to look unlikely . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ What difference could a day or two make ? ’ |
| 22 | What difference could a radiator make to an inner , more profound temperature ? |
| 23 | What higher confidence could a Christian have than to reflect that in heaven the risen Christ in his ascended manhood ‘ is around ’ on our behalf ? |
| 24 | skipper Derek Hall says that his team need a bit more luck and his ambition for 93 is to see the ground fill up … |
| 25 | Sabbath ! — a true Sabbath , a restful day , when all nature sweetly unfolded her beauty ; while man , unless blinded , must admire , and if he has been taught to worship , each look at nature would a note of praise call forth , and pave the way for prayer . |
| 26 | I hope , and I shall be bringing it up at the next police committee , that we will commit ourselves to that initiative will a view to bringing in those two pilot schemes in the county and extending it at a later date . |
| 27 | On what basis will a teacher be appraised ? |
| 28 | In our opinion , only by early recognition and aggressive intervention can a patient 's chances of survival be increased . |
| 29 | Each RS/6000 is active in mode 2 , running its own applications , but enabling one system to dump its load onto the other should a processor fail . |
| 30 | The question then arises , at what price should a Treasury bill be sold on a given day ? |