Example sentences of "[vb mod] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Must a Recognised Body Comprise the Whole of the Practice ? |
| 2 | Must a reluctant bride . |
| 3 | But must a foraging hyena be conscious of the food it has not yet uncovered , or a homing salmon aware of its destination as it begins the laborious trip upstream to its natal stream to spawn ; both exemplars of goal-seeking behaviour ? |
| 4 | 1 When must a local authority investigate ? |
| 5 | However , if collocations like ’ weak tea ’ and ’ powerful car ’ are so numerous as to evade any method of acquisition other than years of learning , how then should a machine-readable collocation dictionary be compiled ? |
| 6 | The worker should make strenuous efforts to help parents exercise their rights fully , for example by helping them obtain legal advice , and only after these steps have been taken , should a final agreement be signed . |
| 7 | More important was the software — how should a parallel computer be programmed ? |
| 8 | Why should a real man lock himself away from such pleasures , eh ? ’ |
| 9 | Print-outs are provided to guests who wish to keep abreast of particular events , but should a major story break during the night , the information is slipped under every guest room door . |
| 10 | On the other hand , why should a successful man , who could doubtless have any woman he fancied , be interested in her — plain Alice Pritchett from a simple working-class background ? |
| 11 | Nor should a serious programme leave unchallenged Mary Kaldor 's hollow phrases about how science should ‘ meet people 's needs ’ . |
| 12 | Should a serious accident strike , there is a plan that pays you substantial cash benefits to help you rebuild your family 's future . |
| 13 | That 's why Lloyds Bank Insurance Services have negotiated with the Sun Alliance Insurance Group , to bring you , a valued customer of Lloyds Bank , Accident Cashguard — a Plan that helps protect you and your family from financial hardship should a serious accident strike . |
| 14 | But it could mean the difference between financial security and financial disaster for you and your family should a serious accident strike . |
| 15 | Should a serious accident strike , there is a Plan that pays you substantial cash benefits to help you rebuild your family 's future . |
| 16 | That 's why Lloyds Bank Insurance Services have negotiated with Sun Alliance and London Insurance plc , to bring you , a valued customer of Lloyds Bank , Accident Cashcard — a Plan that helps protect you and your family from financial hardship should a serious accident strike . |
| 17 | But it could mean the difference between financial security and financial disaster for you and your family should a serious accident strike . |
| 18 | The court did say that an intention to use the article , should a suitable opportunity arise , would be sufficient mens rea . |
| 19 | Why should a mixed bag of businesses perform better under the direction of a headquarters team , rather than as individual firms responding to external commercial pressures ? |
| 20 | Should a new road become liable to traffic jams , as the London orbital M25 motorway has done , transport officials will suggest widenings or further road construction as a solution , thereby compounding the problem , according to the report . |
| 21 | Should a new product or service be launched ? |
| 22 | Should a Black man be promoted over ‘ one of our men ’ ? |
| 23 | This is because , should they be wounded , or should a small cut become infected , they may temporarily lose peak condition . |
| 24 | But what should a first-class playground offer ? |
| 25 | Under no circumstances should a young child be left alone with any dog , since there is inevitably a risk of conflict . |
| 26 | Under no circumstances should a bounced cheque be ever returned to a customer . |
| 27 | Should a higher form of awareness decide to tip the balance here or there ( perhaps by embryo implantation ) or put it on ice ( as in frozen embryos ) so that knowledge can be gained which will enable future embryos to prosper healthily , then it will not be acting contrary to what Nature itself does by trial and error and evolution . |
| 28 | So far as prosecution is concerned , the most likely outcome , should a guilty decision be reached ( most parents plead guilty ) , is a fine . |
| 29 | Or to what extent should a religious discourse be developed or avoided in favour of every-day language ? |
| 30 | Why should a future leader of the Liberal Party throw up that possibility in order to be a curate , whose work in popular mythology ( and sometimes in reality ) consists in having cups of tea with elderly women ? |