Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This distinction can be put briefly by saying that whereas an appellate court has power to decide whether the decision under appeal was ‘ right or wrong ’ , a court exercising supervisory powers may only decide whether the decision under review was ‘ legal ’ or not . |
| 2 | A trustee may only resign because of ill-health , ceasing to be a qualified insolvency practitioner or because of some conflict of interest ( r 6.126(3) ) . |
| 3 | Crossings took the traditional form ( Figure 6.11 ) : there is no doubt here as to whom the road is for , or that walkers may only cross when permitted to do so by car drivers . |
| 4 | Now what actually happens , now as I say I 'm going to the far end , your casualty may literally shriek as they go down , now this is the person that has no warning at all , they may shriek as they go down and it 's the air that 's coming out of the body , they will go rigid as every muscle clenches , the teeth clench , the muscles go rigid , erm and they 're going to be very , very blue because erm , because er they 've stopped breathing which seems like an eternity . |
| 5 | This continues until the list consists entirely of tableaux which have been processed , which must eventually happen since there are only finitely many possible tableaux . |
| 6 | ‘ It is questionable whether concepts applicable to offences involving inanimate objects , such as arson under the Criminal Damage Act 1971 , should necessarily apply where what is in issue is a man 's consciousness of the fact that the woman with whom he is having sexual intercourse does not consent to it . ’ |
| 7 | Reid J. referred to previous authority in the area of labour relations , and concluded that the court should only intervene if the Board 's decision could not be rationally supported on a reasonable construction of the legislation . |
| 8 | It had various elements : detention upon arrest should only continue if the person was unwilling to identify himself or herself ; or if there was a likelihood that he or she would not turn up at court ; or if there was a need to prevent the continuation or repetition of the offence ; or if the arrest was essential to protect the arrested person or other persons or property or to secure evidence by questioning or other means . |
| 9 | You should only criticise when you 're |
| 10 | But for priority shareholders — customers of companies who will qualify for the 10p discount on each of the subsequent 70p part-payments should only sell when the price has risen as high as 150p to 160p . |
| 11 | The release the release of green fields should only happen when there is no other solution . |
| 12 | I am a very wealthy man and I should greatly enjoy providing you with all the beautiful things you should have by right . ’ |
| 13 | You must not smoke when dealing with members of the public . |
| 14 | Therefore , the l.e.d. must not flash when the car is being driven . |
| 15 | On the tail , lane road , give way to vehicles coming towards you you must not overtake if you would have to cross or straddle double white lines with a solid line on the out of you , erm if you 're within a zig zag area , the pelican crossing , after a normal overtaking sign until the end of the restriction , do not overtake when you can not see far enough ahead , for example , when coming through |
| 16 | If you are applying for your first provisional licence you must not drive until you get it . |
| 17 | Stepping stones , for safety 's sake , must not wobble when walked on or accumulate slippery algae , so brush them regularly . |
| 18 | It should be hard enough to secure the tesserae , but it must not harden before the local pattern has been completed . |
| 19 | While it is wise to show a certain deference to those older than you who have been doing the job for years and who would be alienated by over-confident brashness , you must not look as though you might be a drag on whoever you are hoping to work with . |
| 20 | I shall explain here the lease evaluation techniques that finance directors should normally use when deciding whether to lease or buy . |
| 21 | I told Harry that I did n't really see how this could be resolved in your absence so we should just leave until you return from holiday . |
| 22 | It is submitted that there is no good reason why an obligation of confidence should not arise if the supplier of the information clearly expresses it to be confidential . |
| 23 | The court held that in the absence of bad faith ( for example , an intention to deceive ) the court should not intervene unless the leaflet misstated the law or was manifestly inaccurate or misleading . |
| 24 | On the timing of negotiations on the prospective EC membership of those European Free Trade Association ( EFTA ) states which had submitted applications , the meeting stated that official negotiations should not start until ratification of the Maastricht Treaty had been completed and a decision on the Delors II package had been taken . |
| 25 | He also insisted that the belief that everything was made for human benefit should not intrude when assessing the merits of rival theories . |
| 26 | When I spoke I made it clear that I intended to do something about the position of the ‘ early leavers ’ and that I thought it right that people should not suffer if they transferred their pension from one job to another . |
| 27 | If you are out shopping , get tired , and are tempted by a cake and a cup of coffee , your overall health regime should not suffer because you decide to enjoy yourself in this way occasionally . |
| 28 | A candidate should not smoke unless invited to do so . |
| 29 | You should not smoke if you are pregnant see page 19 . |
| 30 | You should not smoke if you are pregnant ( see page 19 ) . |