Example sentences of "[vb mod] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may the only thing is they may not wish to take one . |
| 2 | Censure me in you wisdom and awake your senses , that you may the better judge |
| 3 | Long may the overdue improvement continue . |
| 4 | So , too , may the political wrangling in Spain . |
| 5 | They 'll be pulling pints in the cricket club on saturday and then heading for London on Sunday … may the best team win … |
| 6 | If a defending player has a loose lace and this touches the ball , may the attacking side drop for goal ? |
| 7 | By the evening of I5 May the immediate emergency which had seemed to be threatening 5 Corps with the approach of an estimated 600,000 Germans and Croats from the south was over . |
| 8 | Although femininity in a man or masculinity in a woman may accompany homosexuality rather than heterosexuality ( and it is doubtful whether we can be sure on this point ) , the homosexual man or woman can occupy any point on the masculine-feminine scale , just as may the heterosexual individual . |
| 9 | And may the odd knife his great carcass dissect ; Lay open his vitals for all to inspect A heart full as black as the infernal gulf In that greedy , blood-sucking , bone scraping wolf . |
| 10 | If a third party participates in an insider 's ( eg director , senior officer , or professional adviser 's ) breach of trust , may the relevant company bring an action against that third party for the recovery of any profit made by him ? |
| 11 | 26 APRIL–13 MAY THE YUGOSLAV CRISIS |
| 12 | So may the 1990 tax act . |
| 13 | Erm in the same way as th the glass in a greenhouse works , that it let's the radiant heat in but then it does n't let so much out , so the heat builds up . |
| 14 | Come on let's the new deputy . |
| 15 | Not only must the mean value of v t be zero , as required in equation ( 7.2 ) , but the prediction error must also not be systematically correlated with lagged values of itself . |
| 16 | Erm , at what age must the selected period finish , Philip ? |
| 17 | What must the reasonable man be perceiving ? |
| 18 | But the fundamental identity in humanity must always be asserted ; as must the equal sanctity of moral obligation to people of every race . |
| 19 | I argue that even if only one process were involved , the outcome would depend on conditions and , since conditions vary , so must the behavioural outcome . |
| 20 | But what must the hypocritical collusion of government officials in this illegal activity have done to the way corporate officials regard laws against corporate behaviour more generally ? |
| 21 | What , one wonders , must the real world outside be making of any of this ? |
| 22 | That , that must the last bread |
| 23 | How far must the domestic law be re-assessed ? |
| 24 | Khalid Abdullah 's colt must be respected , as must the French filly Young Mother , winner of the Prix Vermeille over the Arc course and Brittain 's fancy . |
| 25 | Why should the primary sufferer want to seek recovery if the quality of life without alcohol or drugs or other addictive substance or process is going to be no better than that of the family member ? |
| 26 | Should the prevailing interest rate be greater than Oi l , there would be an excess supply of money ( or excess demand for bonds ) which would push up the price of bonds and push down interest rates , back towards the equilibrium . |
| 27 | Should the elective resolution cease to have effect , if the authority has lasted for 5 years or more before the election it expires forthwith : otherwise it has effect as if it had been given for a fixed period of 5 years . |
| 28 | It was intended to play a major part in the Japanese defence of the Homeland should the Allied invasion occur . |
| 29 | Should the current tide turn , we will think about it with great pleasure and renewed confidence . |
| 30 | Should the current recession or events in the Gulf turn truly nasty , selling stock short could also be the best way to make money in 1991 . |