Example sentences of "[ex0] [modal v] [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here there may arise a conflict between two principles , one that the court will not imply a term unless it is one which reasonable men would obviously have agreed to if their minds had been directed to the point , the other that a contract should if possible be interpreted in such a way as to achieve fairness between the parties … mistake is a much more difficult problem … [ than fraud or partiality ] . |
| 2 | There may come a point when the rights and needs of other people have to be taken into account in the planning which is done for old people and it is morally unacceptable to take a stance which disregards others ' interests . |
| 3 | There may come a point when a person with HIV infection who is ill should tell the GP treating them otherwise there may be a dangerous delay in making an accurate diagnosis . |
| 4 | On the subject of granny flats , if you are caring for elderly parents there may come a time when a little bit of outside help could make all the difference . |
| 5 | There may come a time when I ca n't find any new records that I like — and it 'll certainly be sad day if he ever does decide to hang up those headphones . |
| 6 | There may come a time when I ca n't find any new records that I like — and I certainly could n't fake it — but at the moment I relish people putting their hands round the door and saying , ‘ You call that music ? ! ’ . |
| 7 | There may come a time when I ca n't find any new records that I like — and it 'll certainly be sad day if he ever does decide to hang up those headphones . |
| 8 | There may come a time when I ca n't find any new records that I like — and I certainly could n't fake it — but at the moment I relish people putting their hands round the door and saying , ‘ You call that music ? ! ’ . |
| 9 | It may seem a contradiction in terms to assert a public interest in publishing untruths , but there may come a point at which the reliability of the source and the potential danger to the public cohere to impose a duty on those possessed of the information to alert the public . |
| 10 | To some , there may seem a host of potential pitfalls to be negotiated in choosing kitchen equipment , refrigeration in particular . |
| 11 | There may develop a fear that they are uniquely abnormal or that their sexual practices are uniquely unnatural . |
| 12 | There may follow a period of spontaneous singing in tongues by the congregation , after which the whole assembly might lapse into a profound corporate silence and a still waiting upon God . |
| 13 | There may follow a lack of communication and understanding between the computer professionals , the legal advisers , the ultimate users and the supplier of the software resulting in the purchase of a system which is cumbersome , does not provide all the information the users now realize they would have liked and which runs far too slowly to be of any practical use . |
| 14 | Any character searching through the books there must make a Dex test . |
| 15 | There must exist a point of reference . |
| 16 | There must exist a genuine link between the state and the ship ; in particular , the state must effectively exercise its jurisdiction and control in administrative , technical and social matters over ships flying its flag . |
| 17 | The same provision stipulates in this connection that ‘ There must exist a genuine link between the state and the ship ’ and that |
| 18 | There must exist a genuine link between the state and the ship ; in particular , the state must effectively exercise its jurisdiction and control in administrative , technical and social matters over ships flying its flag . |
| 19 | At the same time we argued that private morality or immorality was a private affair and therefore that ‘ there must remain a realm of private morality or immorality which is … not the law 's business ’ . |
| 20 | Unless a deliberate attempt is to be made by society , acting through the agency of the law , to equate the sphere of crime with that of sin , there must remain a realm , a sphere of private morality and immorality which is , in brief and crude terms , not the law 's business . |
| 21 | Life as seen from the platform at Paddington is most varied and one can not help thinking that an official who spends most of his time there must gain a vast knowledge of human nature … |
| 22 | ‘ There must come a time when it is called to a halt , ’ Lord Donaldson said . |
| 23 | There must come a point at which man must stop trying to decide his own destiny , and I believe that point has come now , in our time . |
| 24 | There must come a point when educators and business leaders share and learn about the transferability of technology from one domain to another . |
| 25 | There must come a point when you realize that all these confidences are piling up , useless , in the store room , like the possessions elderly people sometimes keep for no purpose . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , if the court 's powers are to be meaningful , there must come a point at which the court , while not disregarding the child 's wishes , can override them in the child 's own best interests , objectively considered . |
| 27 | Because there must come a point somewhere in time where the shop will say well you 've now had these goods so long they 're no longer our responsibility . |
| 28 | There must come a time when so much head of water is piled against the beach that at certain points it is enough to initiate return seaward flows , which are the rip currents . |
| 29 | If more blocks are added to the pile in the drawing in the same manner as those already there , there must come a moment when the whole pile will tip over . |
| 30 | If the authorities refuse to increase the size of the monetary base , therefore , there must come a point at which further lending , and monetary growth , are inhibited . |